Tag: life

  • Hypnotic

    Hypnotic

    I’m killing two birds with one stone tonight. For the letter H, I wanted to use the word hypnotic. It’s such a cool sounding word. I’ve always thought of hypnotic as meaning something that puts a person into a trance, like a hypnotist, OR – when referring to people – a person that is mesmerizing…

  • It’s 5:00 Somewhere…

    It’s 5:00 Somewhere…

    A Boomer Tale. –Gladys and the Gift of Gab– Oh my God, this is awful.  Whoever thought that dressing up celery juice to look like a cocktail would make it taste any better was seriously misled. No matter what you drink it out of, it’s gross. Suzanna makes me go on this health kick with…

  • Art of Simplicity

    Art of Simplicity

    “The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity”Douglas Horton I’m sure the meaning behind Horton’s quote was a bit more profound than the way I’m interpreting it – but it’s perfect nonetheless. Simplicity is hard! Basically, for many of us I would imagine, simplicity means change. It’s like trying to eat healthy if you…

  • …in the window

    …in the window

    “My head was once a filing cabinet. Now it’s a flurry of papers, floating on a draft.” -A.J. Finn, The Woman in the Window I started this woman some time ago and just came back to her after I got tired of the newer things I’ve been working on. I keep doing that… losing interest…

  • Gone Fishing

    Gone Fishing

    “A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.” -Benjamin Franklin. I thought I’d do something different on this image. It’s a sketch / paint blend, with a paper background, so that it looks a little old school and handmade (not digital). Looks like this man knows how to…

  • Almost Paradise

    Almost Paradise

    “Paradise is here or nowhere: you must take your joy with you or you will never find it.” -Orison Swett Marden I decided to continue on with my thoughts about the world (or my life) appearing to be more monochromatic these days – as opposed to full color. My hopes with the image were that…