Category Archives: the creative process

What about Art, with a capital A?

Letter #332 From: Vincent van Gogh To: Anthon van Rappard Date: The Hague, on or about Wednesday, 21 March 1883 I dislike writing or talking about technique in general, Rappard — although all the same I sometimes long to talk … Continue reading →

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Haiku for a Monday, Late September

daily and daily •
hours spin us round and round •
and dizzy, we spin. Continue reading →

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Typing and Typewriters

I first typed on a much older big black typewriter. I took a typing class in High School where we learned on both the standard manual typewriters and on the brand-y new IBM selectrics. These were looked at with skepticism … Continue reading →

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Important Life Skills Dept.

It’s a good life skill to be able to amuse yourself and focus your attention on stuff that’s going on.

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Things that make you pause

Sometimes you need to stop and look. Maybe take a photo or two to remember or reference what you stopped to look at. Stopping and looking is always good though. This was my front porch the other morning. Continue reading →

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