Art/Skill/Techne

  • St. James Infirmary | James Booker

    Don’t worry about watching the video. Just listen to the brilliance of James Booker. Shut your eyes, open your ears, and enjoy! Related articles Musical Genius Getting His Due (hispanicbusiness.com) Outfest 2013: Documentary Overview (whatnottodoc.com) Song of the Day: St. James… Continue reading

    St. James Infirmary | James Booker
  • PLATFORM Magazine Issue 04: ‘Portrait of a Boy’ by Platform Mag

    ISSUU is a wonderful resource to which you can gain access by connecting to it through your Facebook account or by signing up. Besides The Arts United journal which my friends in Texas are doing, I also found at ISSUU… Continue reading

    PLATFORM Magazine Issue 04: ‘Portrait of a Boy’ by Platform Mag
  • The Arts United, Issue 3: Metaphysical Expressions

    My good brother in the spirit, Will Bermudez, is Creative Director for The Arts United Journal. (He is also a bad ass photag–one of my favorites, actually). The whole Arts United team–Daniela Riojas (Director), Viktoria Valencuela  (Chief Editor), Jose Mojica (Production… Continue reading

    The  Arts United, Issue 3: Metaphysical Expressions
  • Spring on the Min River

    Posted by KWB wandering among the borderlands of the Ether. Continue reading

  • 13 Iconic Photographs of Egypt ~ Photography News

    Egypt commemorates today – July 23, 2012 – the 60th anniversary of the 1952 Revolution which inspired other neighboring Arab and African countries to undertake social and economic reforms. These photographs tell stories of Egyptian people who lead a simple… Continue reading

  • Tannhäuser Overture | Richard Wagner

    Sitting and waiting for the newest Teen Wolf episode on MTV and suddenly I think, “Hey, why not listen to one of Richard Wagner‘s greatest overtures?” Indeed, good brother and sisters of the Ether, why not? Now, I am quite… Continue reading

  • Ernst Fuchs

    Ernst Fuchs is a fascinating and visionary artist in the tradition of the mystic intellectual and seeker. He is one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism and has made some of the most intriguing religious paintings… Continue reading

    Ernst Fuchs
  • Thomas Gainsborough | WikiPaintings.org

    Born in rural Suffolk, the largely self-taught [Thomas] Gainsborough established his reputation as a society portraitist at Bath, a popular resort, before moving to London in 1774. Despite his urban success, he never lost his love of the countryside and… Continue reading

    Thomas Gainsborough | WikiPaintings.org
  • 15 Fishy Pictures | photographyblogger.net

    Fish come in so many sizes, shapes, and colors. It’s amazing to think about all the incredible and unique species of fish there are! Whether in an aquarium or under the deep blue sea, their beauty remains the same. via… Continue reading

  • Public Art, Private Expression | Advocate.com

    The history of authors and artists who are attracted to others of the same gender is long though still not very well known by many. I make the rather clunky “attracted to others of the same gender” because a) homosexual… Continue reading

  • True Affection | The Blow

    Related articles Today I Started Loving You Again – Merle Haggard (keithwaynebrown.com) Grace Jones – Use Me (keithwaynebrown.com) Dat Boi Heazy “Smoked Out/ Peyote” Promotional Music Video (Dir. By G.RanK) (thekidgrank.wordpress.com) Justin Timberlake Nudity-Laced Music Video Yanked by YouTube (variety.com) “The Devil… Continue reading

    True Affection | The Blow
  • Gallery for Christopher

    From conversations with my buddy-friend-guy, Christopher, a small gallery comparing the work of two contemporary artists in 1973 with a few pieces by an old European master from c. 1500. Enjoy! Related articles The Domestic Cat in Early Modern Period… Continue reading

    Gallery for Christopher
  • Sunflowers: See a dozen great photos | Earth | EarthSky

    All of these photos came from EarthSky Facebook friends. We asked you to post your sunflowers pics, and wow! Here are a dozen of them – sunflowers from all around the world. via Sunflowers: See a dozen great photos |… Continue reading

  • Francis Ford Coppola Interview |Esquire

    Apocalypse Now Redux and Godfather I & II are among my favorite films… could not resist this piece over at Esquire magazine. A pleasure to read as Stephen Garrett allows Mr. Coppola to just ramble from question to answer to question.… Continue reading

  • America in ruins | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

    Photographers Daniel Barter and Daniel Marbaix toured the United States to capture crumbling buildings that were once schools, prisons and asylums. Their images range from the majestic to the eerie, and show worlds once full of life, now long forgotten.… Continue reading

  • Ave Maria – Our Holy Mother of Perpetual Help

      Related articles St Teilo’s Church – the writing on the wall (heritagetortoise.wordpress.com) Ave Maria-Celtic Woman Cover (hopeandloveradio.wordpress.com) The Blessed Virgin…and also Mary, the lady who mothered Jesus (tellmeabouttherabbits28.wordpress.com)   Continue reading

  • Colorful Photos of Paint Being Flung from Barbie Heads and Various Objects

    Some amazing still life photography from Peter Schafrick via Colorful Photos of Paint Being Flung from Barbie Heads and Various Objects. Continue reading