Back in my Flickr days, I curated a street photography group called Life, Love Joy & Pain (LLJP). It targeted one of the many street photography subgenres I have identified. A list of some of them are below, along with examples of famous shooters who popularized them. I’ve added some sub-bullets to show how even…
I once wrote 12 rules to help newcomers become prolific writers. There was some good advice there, but looking back, most of it can be boiled down to, “Be consistent and results oriented.” Being prolific isn’t about how many projects you start. It’s about how many you finish. Were I to give similar advice today,…
In March 1969, Diana Ross and the Supremes hosted the television show, The Hollywood Palace, a musical variety show typical of the 1960s. It was among a flurry of televised performances for the group, all of which proved instrumental in making Diana a generational star. By 1970, the group had dissolved and Diana began her…
As a child of the 1960s, I am drawn to photos taken during my youth. Colors were primary; cars were large, loud, inefficient, and unapologetic. Gas stations were a way of life. No refilling every two weeks for that lot. You bought gas often and since it was cheap, you liked. Filling stations were like…
As a multidisciplinary artist, I find that passing time has different effects on how I perceive the art I create. The same does not seem to be true for others’ art. If I like another artist’s piece, I will always like it. Occasionally, as I grow more in my understanding of art, my tastes broaden,…
These Days of Art posts are not meant to be informative, but inspirational. I hope to present you with a little piece of art that you may be unfamiliar with. Take from it what you will, whether it is new or simply a reminder of something forgotten. Today’s art is presented by Louis Prima, trumpter,…
I don’t need to say much about this one. If you know music, you will hear the arrangement, the skintight musicianship, the moodmelting backing vocals, and the brainfreeze lead’s vocal range. J Paul is here, and he’s live with a remake of Aerosmith’s “Dream On.”
My wife knows I don’t want a funeral when I die, but should she survive me, and I hope to God she does, it will be up to her. Funerals aren’t for the dead; they’re for the living. Instead of a bunch of words, I’d rather people just hear and see … me. Not my…
In 1968, music producer Carl Davis gathered a group of session musicians and laid out a track written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders called “Am I the Same Girl?” The song was accompanied by lead vocals provided by Chicago native and Brunswick Records recording artist, Barbara Acklin. Barbara’s vocals were not to Davis’s liking,…
Even though few people ever read this blog, and though we’ve stopped regularly posting to it for years, I believe keeping a live conduit to art is more important than ever. Put simply, Earth culture sucks. That being true, I will attempt to reinstate something I was doing years ago: Days of Art. That is…
The Artists' Sanctum 