All too often, we study art in a vacuum. Louis Armstrong played minor 3rds on major chords, Seurat painted using only dots, James Joyce wrote extended metaphors… but why? As I researched the career of English naturalist painter, John Constable, … Read more...
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Constable: Release Notes
Today is the day! My first studio release, Constable, premieres tonight at 8PM Eastern time. Here it is:
On this cherished day in late September, I got on my bike and hit the road with nothing but my camera, … Read more...
Does the Ant Feel Anxiety?
Do you ever feel small? Itty bitty?
That’s ok, build a tower. wear a crown. make a name.
Bigger the universe, bigger the fame.… Read more...
Beauty is a Verb
The world is filled with an incomprehensible number of beautiful people, processes, and things. I don’t mean beauty in the magazine cover kind of way but in a broader sense appreciating how something appears, behaves, or sounds. I’m talking about … Read more...
Conversation with NEA Jazz Master, Sheila Jordan
Recently for my Jazz History class at school, I was tasked with interviewing a musician connected with the bebop movement. Sheila Jordan, a friend and mentee of Charlie Parker’s, Duke Jordan’s former partner, a former student of Lennie Tristano (said … Read more...