art, Biography, Book Reviews

Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision – review

One of my quandaries as a novice artist is to discover my style, or put another way, to recognize and develop my voice. After about five years of working at this art thing, I’m still feeling my way. Loose is in. I’ve tried painting loose, but my loose paintings never succeed. Impressionism and expressionism retain… Continue reading Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision – review

Writing Life, Writing Prompts, Writing resources

Freelance Writer’s Almanac – January 2014

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first post in the Freelance Writer's Almanac series. Today we start a new year. It's interesting to look back and see what happened 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago with a view to remembering, reflecting on, and perhaps writing about these things. Of course if you choose to… Continue reading Freelance Writer’s Almanac – January 2014

light, nature, Poetry Friday

Leisure these days

I've been keeping up with the November Poem-A-Day poetry prompts at Poetic Asides. Yesterday's was  "Talk back to a dead poet. Choose a poem you like by a poet who is no longer living and offer a rebuttal." I chose the poem "Leisure" by W. H. Davies (1871-1940). Here is the original: Leisure What is… Continue reading Leisure these days