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This scene brought to mind the American artist Charles Sheeler (1883-1965), whose works I’ve gradually come to enjoy. His scenes are clean and uncluttered, being of the Precisionist school of modern art that depicted an idealized form of industrialism. Known for painting so-called “immaculates,” this group of artists (also George Ault, Ralston Crawford, Charles DemuthContinue reading ““Sheeler’s Wheel””

Dead Can Dance is an Australian duo that formed in 1981. Their music was described as “ethereal goth” in the early days but gradually evolved/expanded to include numerous worldly (and otherworldly?) influences, including African polyrhythms, Gaelic folk, Middle eastern, Gregorian chant, etc. I have an old friend who likes them, and that may be asContinue reading ““Dead Can Dance””

Don’t be like R. Long, here. Because it’s more like R. Lame. Severely anemic in style and completely lacking in the bold expressiveness of his/her fellow taggers (I wonder what percentage of street artists are women and also how we might “raise awareness” about them). Yes, there’s that skinny swoosh that tracks back from GContinue reading ““Oh, Baltimore…””

It was my habit over the early to middle COVID days to capture images of abandoned masks in their myriad shapes and colors, as well as their variation in condition and repose. It was also my habit to share some of these in group texts with friends, which was generally encouraged, or at least wellContinue reading “Collaboration Station:”