Staying in Touch Left and Right
Posted on October 4, 2012
Through the Eye of the Needle
Having been away for a while doing some left brain work with words and schedules, I travel back to the right from time to time to stay in touch with the truths that only the right brain knows.
One lesson learned is that in any pursuit, some contribution from each can be key. While the left brain can keep us on schedule and govern the craft, it is the intuitive right brain that gives the directions and says “stop” when something is done.
And so it should be in art, in politics, in science and life.
Feeling Koi
With Head or with Heart?
Posted on September 3, 2012
Raw
It is said that some people think with their heads and others with their hearts. But it’s really so much more complicated than that, isn’t it? In making a decision, or just trying to understand the world, one can be logical, emotional and intuitive in different measures all at once.
There is also creative thinking, analysis, synthesis, critical thinking, science-based thinking, thinking that relies on authority. And of course, there are those times when we will let new facts, insights, and new ideas in, and times that we won’t.
It can be useful — and also one of the joys of sentience — to understand the changing mix of influences on how we each understand and relate to the world.
Focus
An Obama Event
Posted on August 10, 2012
The Candidate
Regardless of one’s political persuasion, there is something to be said for experiencing a major campaign event. This one last June in Tampa was held in a community college gymnasium with a standing-room-only crowd. It seemed there were more people waiting in line than the place could ever hold.
The press of humanity, the excitement and energy in the room, the warm up acts, the sound system, and the candidate’s charisma all worked to make it a powerful experience, almost like an old rock-and-roll concert, but without the music.
These few images are not meant as reportage, but simply one person’s impressions of the day.
The Crowd
The Watcher
The News, in Red
Ballerina on the Wall
Posted on July 27, 2012
Ballerina on the Wall
The City of Sarasota commissioned artists to paint murals on the walls in each elevator lobby in the new Palm Avenue Garage. “Ballerina on the Wall” is my impression of a small part of “Dance” by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra. The ballerina was waiting demurely in the stairwell, a surprise and contrast to the mottled concrete walls. There are many more pictures of the murals, both in process and complete, on the architect’s Facebook page. Take a look!
“That Rooster Thing” is from a local farmstand. That rooster was there among the shoppers, standing proud, looking ready to let out a rooster roar!
That Rooster Thing
Sunburned Canoes
Posted on July 2, 2012
Sunburned Canoes – 2012
Myakka River State Park is just inland from Sarasota near the west coast of Florida. It is a wide and shallow river basin with two lakes, the river, and a large forested area. The forest is thick and can be dark and damp underfoot, with palms, oaks and a canopy made dense with spanish moss and other epiphytes clinging to the branches.
In the summer it rains a lot, and being inland away from the sea breezes, the Park is often hot and humid. While this may be uncomfortable for us, it is perfect for all manner of plants and animals to thrive — alligators, snakes, fish, birds, deer and more. It so seethes with life, even the canoes seem alive!
Forest Lights – 2012
Illumination
Posted on June 14, 2012
Illumination — 2012
There are many ways of seeing, sometimes with just the eyes, sometimes with the mind, and sometimes even more deeply. And what we see with our eyes may be different from what we see with our mind or our heart.
As with life, art is about finding meaning among the fleeting visions.
Red Dot Chevrolet — 2012
A Pink Pelican and a Line to Cross
Posted on May 27, 2012
Pelican Dance – 2012
A pink pelican seems to dance atop the turquoise-green water, while in town those in charge have installed a line that begs to be crossed, yet no one does.
Such is life in this well-behaved coastal town.
A Line to be Crossed — 2012
Back to Nature
Posted on May 9, 2012
Floating Over the Green – 2012
The shapes and colors of natural things have always been an inspiration. Sometimes it is useful to return to that source to regain perspective on our modern world.
Hibiscus Flare – 2012
A Modern Fireplug in the Weeds
Posted on April 24, 2012
A Modern Fireplug - 2012
Next to a modern glass office building on a busy street was a small patch of weeds about the size of an executive’s desk. In the center stood a shiny brass fire hydrant. It looked almost like it had been put there on display, as though this were some sort of zoo.
Urban details like this often provide visual clutter rather than interest. But this fireplug in the weeds became the inspiration for two very different reflections on an urban landscape.
In the Weeds - 2012
In the Courtyard
Posted on April 8, 2012
Lattice - 2012
A courtyard can be a magical place — outdoors, but enclosed and private, even in the center of the city. In many ways, the more urban the surroundings, the more magical that bit of private space and greenery seems. These images from a small courtyard here in Sarasota celebrate some of those feelings.
Someone's at the Gate - 2012
St. Croix — Hotel Caravelle Artwork
Mocko Jumbies
Donald Diddams 