The Journey Into Art (Stages Along The Way)

I recently showed my work to a renowned artist. I asked, "Was this good art?"

The work in question had both curved and straight lines.

He then recounted previous conversations with artists...

Bodie is a preserved mining town and state park in the eastern Sierra part of California. I have spent most of a

day there....twice.

This project though has some interesting roots in my artistic journey as it relates specifically to Bodie...

Here are the steps that went into Mono Lake grasses 6. Some of the steps look very subtle, even without seeming change from the previous one...

Today I had an open house and reception for the presentation of this project.

It was very well received and gratifying to talk to so many people about my work and its evolution over the last 12 years...

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something...

The true wilderness experience is one, not of escaping but of finding one’s self by seeking the wilderness.

- Howard Zahniser

A playa is a dried-up lake bed within a desert basin...

Creativity goes away when the most important thing in life is surviving.

As most know, my primary profession is medicine, and the past 6-8 weeks have been quite hectic, to say the least. Thankfully I have not had to fight for the survival of my life nor for others in my personal and professional circles...