Archive for On Writing
See the Beauty First
The best friends of beauty in a novel are deep contemplation, honesty, intentionality, originality and love. Deep contemplation, because lasting beauty is never superficial. Honesty, because duplicity is ugly. Intentionality because true beauty comes only from beautiful motives. Originality because again, nature’s variety proves it inseparable from beauty. And love, because it is both the [...]
Read moreNeed a Father’s Day Read?
If you’re looking for a great read to share with the man in your life, let me recommend In High Places by Tom Morrisey. Not only is this a well written, action-packed work of fiction but for the next few days you can also get it in eBook format for free! Check out these links [...]
Read moreBreaking the Rules
At a museum recently I saw early paintings by Mondrian done in a representational style. Then in another room were the works he is known for: blocks of color confined by black grids on a stark white ground, a style called “neo-plasticism.” In one of the earlier representational paintings I saw him already experimenting with [...]
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