The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color. Hans Hofman I just had the good fortune to spend three days at the Bennington Center for the Arts immersed in color and creativity. Morten E. Solberg was the featured artist at the Art of the Animal Kingdom […]
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine Shell on a stony beach, Lameshur Bay, St. John USVI Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. ~Seneca It's been a long journey these past weeks, full of adventure and new horizons. From micro to […]
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine Shell on a stony beach, Lameshur Bay, St. John USVI Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. ~Seneca It's been a long journey these past weeks, full of adventure and new horizons. From micro to […]
Joseph Raffael exhibit at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery, Chelsea, NYC "I am treading more and more into leaves and silence. I see more faces watching, non-human faces. Ironically, I, who profess no religion, find the whole of my life a religious pilgrimage. The origins of this hunger are as mysterious as why we, who are […]
Self-expression must pass Eternal Return by Joseph Raffael into communication for its fulfillment. Pearl Buck Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, email, texting, cell phones, Skype, hoaxes, cyber art… new technology surrounds us with tools, options, decisions and distractions. The barrage is constant. The only control available is in your head. Choosing inspiration is a good start. I […]
Self-expression must pass Eternal Return by Joseph Raffael into communication for its fulfillment. Pearl Buck Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, email, texting, cell phones, Skype, hoaxes, cyber art… new technology surrounds us with tools, options, decisions and distractions. The barrage is constant. The only control available is in your head. Choosing inspiration is a good start. I […]
Joseph Mallord William Turner It's already been several weeks since our wild ride down the back bone of the Taconic Mountains to Williamstown MA, and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute to see: Circles of Influence, O'Keeffe and Dove. It was wonderful to see old friends by O'Keeffe such asThe Lawrence Tree painted in […]
Life is all memory, except for the one present moment, which goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going. Tennesee Williams Tad Merrick during the photographic process Which is why documenting the event is ever so important for an artist. As artists, our heart, soul and energy are poured into the creative process. […]
Drum of Fire by Liza Myers “Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame.” Henry David Thoreau This piece is dedicated to two drummers: Jim Germond and Baba Olatunji. The precision and energy that they manifest is astonishing and energizing. This piece is so muscular. I feel stronger just looking at […]