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The Fleeting Sounds of Summer in Minor Pentatonic Chords
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The Fleeting Sounds of Summer in Minor Pentatonic Chords

The following is a reboot of a post from 2012 with a surprise new ending. I have this super vivid and fairly recent memory of writing the original post in a moment of nostalgia at the old Octane Coffee shop in my neighborhood and was shocked to discover that I’d written it just over 7…

Beauty, A Force for Good
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Beauty, A Force for Good

I’ve been reading Alain de Botton and John Artmstrong’s book Art As Therapy, literally outlining how we could experience art to help us navigate life’s challenges and how we deal with them. Talk about revolutionary…The book’s basic idea is that, instead of museums offering sterile galleries organized as “French Impressionists” or “Italian Landscapes before 1600,”…

ME IN YOUR OWN STUDIO WHENEVER YOU WANT
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ME IN YOUR OWN STUDIO WHENEVER YOU WANT

Learn from the Master Who started the revival Although I primarily make my living as a professional artist, teaching is a huge love and a significant part of who I am. Seeing a lightbulb go on for someone else is as satisfying as making artwork myself. I’m also passionate about documenting nearly lost processes for…