Theodore Sturgeon, science fiction writer, said once that “90% of everything is crap.” I believe this to be true. That means that even if one is out of ideas, there is a good chance the next one you get will not be worthwhile.
I started reading about my favorite artist (Paul Klee) again recently. Paul Klee’s elemental theory of creativity is that “[I]t is imperative that the artwork embody not merely the form that appearances assume, but the forming by which it is installed.” according to John Sallis in his essay, “Klee’s Philosophical Vision”(1). Although the meaning of […]
I started work on another level of remove from the hospital visit last week (see At the Hospital, One Step Removed). I have a couple of ideas in mind. Perhaps I should narrow it down to one idea. Don’t know if this is going anywhere.
Today’s watercolor study is a preliminary sketch of the projection of ideas through an atmosphere of confusion. That was my intention. I need to execute many more sketches to perfect the visual expression of this motif.
Below is the tenth group of watercolors that I painted for earlier posts in this blog. Please see the original posts for the back story and inspiration of each painting. Originally posted on September 25, 2014 (Cancelled Flight); stamp collecting comes to the fore: Originally posted on September 2, 2014 (Is Writing Like Painting?); sometimes it’s hard […]
My interest in the brain arises from having a brother who is autistic, low functioning and nonverbal. For the longest time I wanted to understand what the brain does and why my brother is the way he is. Today’s post and yesterday’s post focus on an effort from 1934 to define what thought is and […]
