Intricacy of Science as Art

One of my favorite books and inspiration for art is by a German scientific illustrator, Ernst Haeckel, whose works are featured in Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel. The illustrations will draw in me for hours of contemplation. This year, 2019, is the...

A Strange Mix, but i like it

It is an odd mix of favorite things I have – being outside, in a kayak, in the woods, on a beach, and being on the computer, staring at a screen. I guess I am in good company with Sandra Dieckmann, whose artwork is reflective of my own passions. Japanese Crane,...

Green Man

The green man has been dated all the way back to the second century.  He is a face. . .  made of leaves?  peering out from leaves?  imagined out of greenery?  He can be found on ancient memorials, temples, cathedrals, and tombs. Consensus seems to be that he is the...

Dot Dot Dot

Dots are a part of both of my business logos.  I like dots. Maybe it’s because my mother always loved polka-dots. Sorry, digression here – why do they call them polka-dots?  Merriam Webster defines polka dots as  a dot in a pattern of regularly distributed...

Art and Storytelling

I have a lot of hobbies and things I like to do, but reading probably tops the list.  I read while I eat breakfast, I read during lunch, I take breaks to read, and even if I get home at 2 am, I read before I fall asleep.  I read everything, from almost every genre,...