blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcLB3vp5TCI
dumpster life lessons
If you see something (or dare I say, someone) that you or others would label an “eyesore” or pain-in-the-ass. Look again. I dare you to find beauty and meaning in those things. It is difficult; but, it can lead to new understandings, acceptance and maybe even appreciation. My interest in dumpsters or what others may call containers (or whatever you use to collect rubbish, trash, garbage) is well known and long standing. Dumpsters are not only utilitarian but can reveal a beauty that was forged within their utilitarian function. This morning (2/14/21) I decided to head out with my camera (my valentine – LOL). I came across this large dumpster at a building where construction was being done. I almost never ever pass up a dumpster opportunity and this was no exception. You can see from the first image – the setting. Unimpressive, maybe even documentary. But that doesn’t stop me. That’s just the entry point for my imagination and creative thinking. I somehow am inspired by suffering, difficulty and challenges and find they are signposts along the road of life to happiness. I don’t seek them out but when they present themselves I do seek to turn around those situations into something worthwhile or worth living for.
Hinge: It all hinges on seeing that difficulty as an open door to something better. Unexpected – most likely. But a door or pathway revealed that I may not have considered before.
Overview: When we are confronted by such a door we must take a step back and take time to look at the details.
Details: These details offer clarity, understanding and unapologetic saturation and texture that makes it possible for us to complete the transformation from repulsion to acceptance and maybe even a sense of beauty. Art. Life is art – from beginning through to the end – and after the end, in memory and spirit.
*to view larger individual images in order: click on the first image below showing the dumpster in it’s habitat. Then click on the arrows to navigate through the complete set of images.
black and blue restraints
pallets in red and blue
FYI- this will be my last post for this month. I’m taking off the rest of September. God willing, I will see you all in October 2020. Peace Out.
Got a problem? Too Bad, “Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Goodbye!” 😉
It’s time to fly this acid world, retool and re-energize.
through lines
social amputees
Does anyone else feel like social amputees since the pandemic started?
Solomon’s Split Decision
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pr7 f7r60 17
pr7 f7r60 1
Happy Saturday August First. Today is the first in a new series of abstract compositions. I hope you enjoy them as much as I had finding them. The title is in code followed by the number in the series.
three portals
how much is that birdie in the window
a confined escape
a bend in the blue
love is all around
mapping your dreams
Nuclear Samurai
coupling rust and color
broken distraction
framing collateral damage
corona virus don’t panic
A brand new image.
If this Corona Virus will teach us anything – it is that when it comes to human experience – the best of all possible futures is a dystopia for the majority and a utopia for the minority of survivors. That said, I prefer to think of the future as not written in stone. I like Bob Marley’s sound advice
“…don’t worry about a thing, ’cause everything’s gonna be alright”
and Michael Franti – don’t panic – Stay Human – spend less time looking suspiciously at each other and more time looking out FOR each other.
and finally
extreme ways
Black Celebration
tempest
Elsewhere At The Dark Tower
Darker Than Blue
Message Massage
Starting off the month of March, all this week, like February ended – Abstracts inspired by music.
Favorite Quotes by Marshall McLuhan:
“The Medium Is the Message”
“Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance.”
“Art at its most significant is a Distant Early Warning System that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is happening to it.”
“Today the Tyrant rules not by club or fist, but disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort.”
blue balls
she dances with her arms raised up
