August 2021 | By Don Gialanella A New York Tale In 1979 I graduated with a BFA from The Cooper Union in New York City and was thrust into… Read More
The Right Place and Time

August 2021 | By Don Gialanella A New York Tale In 1979 I graduated with a BFA from The Cooper Union in New York City and was thrust into… Read More
Good news. My first radio interview is coming up. The fine folks from Tuesday 8 O’Clock Buzz at WORT 89.9 in Madison, Wisconsin want to entertain the morning rush hour… Read More
Painting as Improvisational Dance Kenny Jensen Blog Post #13 Being the Moment Back in May I started a new practice of quick, stream of conscious, oil painting sketches, to offset… Read More
Growing a Painting Practice Kenny Jensen Blog Post #12 Materials Once I decided to give it a go as a painter again, the first step was to create a bunch… Read More
July 2021 | By Helen French Mythical Notions and Alligators . . . I recently returned from a vacation in the mountains of western North Carolina. My in-laws have a… Read More
July 2021 | By Cecilia Lueza A Colorful Summer . . . . . . So far, this summer has been full of new challenges, new places to visit and… Read More
Good fiction starts as late in its protagonist’s life as it could and still do the story justice. I think I’m approaching that time – the essential challenge, the seminal… Read More
A Petrified Forest The trunks and branches bare no leaves The trees still made sound The wicked wind from the West huffed and puffed The roots held tight to… Read More
Magnum Opus During 2020, the year of pandemic isolation, I decided to focus the formidable abundance of “at home” time on a labor intensive computer project that I was… Read More
July 2021 | By David Manson O Som Do Jazz . . . About 12 years ago my wife Andrea and I formed O Som Do Jazz (“the sound… Read More