Welcome Sunshine Musings of the Artists Mind In early Spring I went to the dollar store and saw a bag labelled “Various Flowers”. The image on the packaging offered blooms in every size, shape, and colour possible, so I took a leap of faith and bought a bunch of them. I had every doubt that … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #466 – Welcome Sunshine
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #465 – A Spy Drone Or Something Like It
A Spy Drone Or Something Like It Musings of the Artists Mind For years I had no idea what these hideous bugs were, despite hearing them throughout my childhood in the summer as sign of the Montreal heatwaves. It took my wife’s cat to catch one and crunch it down noisily to finally pay attention … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #465 – A Spy Drone Or Something Like It
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #464 – Peony Hawaii
Peony Hawaii Musings of the Artists Mind This peony is an heirloom flower in the truest sense. It comes from my grandfather’s garden and this particular plant is now close to one hundred years old. The flowers come back every year and every year we catch one or two so beautiful it makes you travel … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #464 – Peony Hawaii
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #464 – The Old Into The New
The Old Into The New Musings of the Artists Mind During the 375th anniversary celebrations for Montreal we found this amazing installation on the Old Port. Stacks of old shipping crates painted with new white paint and transformed into projection screens. The projections were a visual history of the city they were celebrating. With changing … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #464 – The Old Into The New
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #462 – The Dragon’s Eye
The Dragon's Eye Musings of the Artists MindThe immense beast is awakening after eons of sleep; eyes junky with time and its skin dry like tree bark. The eye opens slowly and we see the empty void of death that is about to take flight once again. What have we disturbed from its peaceful sleep? … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #462 – The Dragon’s Eye
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #461 – Somewhere On Gilligan’s Island
Somewhere On Gilligan's Island Musings of the Artists Mind Do you remember watching Gilligan's Island? In almost every episode there was a forced pause for a creepy effect and the camera either slowly spanned some random spot in the jungle or paused on it while the ominous music signalled something was about to happen. I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #461 – Somewhere On Gilligan’s Island
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #460 – Through The Ghost
Through The Ghost Musings of the Artists Mind! Get in really close… closer. Closer! CLOSER!!! Somehow it just doesn’t feel urgent or ominous when the object is a dandelion fluff, does it? Amazingly the camera focused on the landscape past the fluff and left it looking like a photograph taken through a ghost. I’m going … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #460 – Through The Ghost
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #459 – The Spotlight Is On You, Luther
The Spotlight Is On You, Luther Musings of the Artists MindCould this be the final burial place of the progressive monk, Luther? Is this the plot where the whole Luther clan is interred? Why were they placed in such a dark part of the cemetary? We may never know for sure. The amazing thing is … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #459 – The Spotlight Is On You, Luther
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #458 – Meaningful Tribute
Meaningful Tribute Musings of the Artists Mind Imagine a corner of the cemetary where you suddenly find yourself and wonder how did you not see this when I walked past it on my way in. It was behind some very old stones and in a bright clearing, and yet it never came into focus. It … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #458 – Meaningful Tribute
The New Renaissance Mindset 