What's the difference Between joy and pain? Frankie Beverly says; 'Like sunshine and rain.' Two sides of the coin; Yin & Yang. Happiness, despair, Pious and profane.

I recently had a 'conversation' with Claude AI, asking it what art trends are on the horizon for 2025. I'm well aware that having such a...

"Sometimes, I get lost for words; supposedly being a poet, I'm not supposed to get lost for words But sometimes it happens anyway, and...

I'm an old-school guy. As such, I really like and admire old-school art. In this particular case, I'm not talking about Rembrandt or Van...

The Beast has been an original character of mine for years. When I was in high school, he was scribbled all over my notebooks and in the...

In a previous post , I discussed how there may be an inherent link between creativity and mental illness. This link has probably been...

As I write this, I'm reminded of lyrics from the old Newcleus jam Computer Age: Push the Button: "...I know the Lord cannot be too glad...

Aristotle is once said to have said, “No great genius has ever existed without a strain of madness." So with this quote in mind, we come...

"Why So Serious?" That's a famous line from Heath Ledger's Joker in the 2012 Batman film The Dark Knight. As a long-standing comic book...

When you write a blog, you learn all sorts of interesting new (to me) concepts. One such concept is that of the Grey (or Gray. Actually,...

A global pandemic. A war raging in Europe. Racial injustice. Gun violence. Rising inflation, gasoline, and food costs. With everything...

There's an old Zen about a conversation between an old butcher and his customer, which was overheard by a passerby. The customer asked...

Sometimes things just come to me. I mean, as an artist sometimes inspiration can come out of the blue. Other times, I may need some help....

It is a sad consequence of human existence that armed conflict is part of our reality. Even as I write this, the shadow of war looms over...

February is finally here, and the season of love is upon us. Not all of us will celebrate Valentine's Day per se, but it's as good a time...

I had no intention of writing a post like this. Since February is approaching, I could have put together a post about love and how it...

"I like the painting...but why are they naked?" This was the comment I received from a customer who purchased one of my paintings some...

February approaches, bringing with it the requisite lovers anticipating Valentine's Day, weather forecasting groundhogs, and of course...

Yellow is my favorite color. When I was a kid, it was orange. I've always liked colors on the warmer end of the spectrum. Colors on this...

Finally, we come to the crown jewel of my 'Eve' series. Oil on canvas and a whopping 24 X30 (that's a big piece for me). I had to use a...