Small-Art Compendium

The other day I glanced out of the studio window and saw a small boy whacking the hell out of a cherry tree with a stick. Some of the blossoms fluttered down like snow. We'll call this a haiga . the boy is breaking cherry blossoms The Boy Is Breaking Acrylic, graphite on Stonehenge paper Paper size: 8" x 8"

These don't always make perfect sense, but they are interesting nonetheless. Other Life Forms? This is not mere theory. This is not the age of tyrants,  half-mad loosed upon infidels already baleful so godlike.

Swimmers The last swimmers have come in brighter as the earth lurches -  playing yellow,      a key higher. Source: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

drunk mad with lust, the pale moon looked down Source: Page from Sir Henry Morgan Buccaneer by Cyrus Townsend Brady

My other great creative love is writing tiny poems, although inspiration and motivation seems to come in waves. Lately, I've felt like composing  a few. Found poetry  , such as the one below is such fun and a great way to enter the poem-writing world if you are new to it. I'll post found poetry here, but you can read more of my tiny poems at my poetry blog, Noodle . Try finding and creating some found poetry in 2012 -- it really opens up the creative channels in a unique way. The Undertaker's List 1. First, place the bones gently. 2. Strain for at least 6 hours until  almost  (almost), 3. Slice if necessary. 4. Sprinkle      sprinkle. Source: World Food Italy by Linda Doeser

Fields Beyond 6" x 8" Oil on linen panel $500 This little painting certainly falls into one of my enduring motifs: a huge sky over a vast area of land or water. I love the grandeur of a big sky, the sense of awe and I strive to make the viewer feel like they are on the edge of that vista, taking it all in. For that to be effective, because the subject itself is so big, I like to keep the painting simple. My personal aesthetic leans towards minimalism and simplicity in art -- and well, everything really. And everything includes poetry. Another of my passions is writing tiny, minimal poems that I post on my blog, Noodle . "Fields Beyond" inspired the following little poem: blue paint against the whole sky words are puny