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  • Fantastic Imagery here! I must share this post from Utsav Raj – “The smell of trees. — My Spirals”

    Sharing fantastic Poetry by Utsav Raj ‘The Smell of Trees”

  • Have a Heart it’s the Best way to be!

    I paint from the heart. That is the way I like to begin my process of making art. What is your approach? This ArtDesign is created from my Oil paintings called “Heart and Forest.” I used the Layout App from Instagram. Simple but satisfying!

  • On olives and Istria.

    Originally posted on aho no toko: The word Istria may sound rather exotic to some, it surely did to me. Other than the vague idea that the place is somewhere in Croatia (as I was told), I knew close to nothing about it. And yet, we decided to jump at the opportunity, and move there…

  • Succulent Roasted Chicken

    Originally posted on The Artist From The Inside Out: This is one pretty Bird!  My fiancée’ has perfected the art of roasting chickens.  We  found this great recipe (and we have tried it twice thus far) in my Bon Appetit magazine. I will post the recipe at the end of this blog post. Mmmmmm….mmmm, they…

  • Creating ArtDesigns from my Original Artwork has become Addictive!

    The solution to my art supply crises has been answered with the easy to use instagram Layout App. And mam-oh-man I didn’t realize how my creative juices would flow!

  • Take a Break from December with the Year’s Best Longreads — Discover

    Great book recommendations from a great blog, for relaxing during the hectic pace of December.

  • Poetry For Sleepless Nights

    Poetry I wrote inspired by a collection of insomnia poems by famous poets.

  • Cabin Fever

    A self-expression of feeling trapped inside on a bitter snowy day. A metaphor regarding the emotion of feeling stuck.

  • Freelance Writer vs Blogger

    Originally posted on MiddleMe: Due to the rising work of LadyRedot.com and MiddleMe.net, I have no choice but to recruit freelance writers for LadyRedot’s travel articles. As I interviewed some of the freelancers, I noticed that there is a great disparity between a writer and a blogger. Leave professionalism aside, I have encountered both noobs…

  • Spine art

    I made these after visiting my chiropractor and then gave her one of them for her office.

  • Owl in the abstract

    Colorful oil pastel of an owl abstracted.

  • WORDS

    The connection between writing poetry and making art is one in the same.

  • Blogging is Dead, 10K Readers on WordPress…

    I love this. I fully believe that the written word is NOT dead. And my wife and I talk about this all the time, and even if it is DEAD I don’t care,I will never give it up, and besides, it will revive as everything seems to do.

  • I Want to Talk About the Digital Divide: Old School vs. New School, Ageism, Inequality and Social Injustice.

    This blog talks about my experience with the digital divide as an aging artist. How I became less hostile toward technology and have learned to embrace digital art and design after snubbing it for decades.

  • SEO Basics: To Grow Your Site’s Traffic, Make It More Visible

    This is really helpful for new bloggers and anyone trying to understand SEO

  • Fear and Panic are the Enemy!

    Don’t Panic, Instead, Live a Life of Truth, Clarity and Calm – and Abundance Will Prevail. I believe in the cliche’, if you build it they will come — gasping? I know…wretched, but true. I believe in this overused term, of course, until my own panic sets in and fear leeches into my psyche! I…

  • Finding Ways to Progress your Writing Career — Nicholas C. Rossis

    I recently came across an excellent resource for freelance writers by Laura Yates of blogging.com. Laura is a writer, coach, and podcaster who has been blogging and writing in the niches of fashion, beauty, relationships, and personal development since 2009. You Won’t Get Anywhere by Standing Still – Finding Ways to Progress your Writing Career…

  • Poetry about my beloved grandmother, Tateh.

    Originally posted on The Artist From The Inside Out: Tateh and CeDe ( my grandfather) circa 1937 Our Storyteller Upon the landscape of your face tumbling from the folds of your laughing brow and between the creases of your weathered jowl I see the history of Palestine. I see children playing under olive trees, and…

  • The Pivotal Moment I Followed My Passion And Became An Artist

    Photo by Kat Jayne from Pexels That pivotal moment came – after personal tragedy I was Twenty years old – lost, depressed, and confused after my cousin Billy committed suicide. We were close growing up as children. Billy’s suicide was the dark storm that wrecked me. As a child of the 1970’s and 80’s, drug…

  • AHHHHHHH — Frustration is Frustrating!

    For years I’ve dappled in poetry and blogging. I’ve been skirting the edges of this craft (this art form) since my early days in Art School. Today I feel a calling, a force within, a palpable frustration in my need to write. Why?…