Category Archives: Commentary

The Fight “Quit copying me” “I’m not copying you, you’re copying me!” “You are too copying me, I was doing it first” “I was doing it second, and doing it better, so you started copying me.”. It was the same … Continue reading →

I was preparing myself for an upcoming visit to the Palace Legion of Honor in San Francisco to see the Manet and Morisot show. It taken more than four years to develop, contacting museums and collectors, to be able to … Continue reading →

Chirality: a curious word. Handedness, the spiral, the twist. Clockwise or counterclockwise, right or left — and, most importantly, does it matter? In the physical world, the answer is yes. Humans are mostly right-handed; most spirals are right-handed. Righty is … Continue reading →

This label has been in the news lately. President Trump suggested that the Russian forces might not have the ability to fight a successful conflict with the Ukraine military. Ukraine is much smaller in physical size and certainly does not … Continue reading →

We are more like cheetahs than chimpanzees. That sounds brash, but it’s not far from the truth. Cheetahs today have only about 6,500 breeders, and in the past they dipped far lower — perhaps just a few hundred animals ten … Continue reading →

I keep my spiritual door half-ajar, living the soft economy of being both open and closed. My tongue travels between knives and hammers; it teaches me caution with words. Walking is a miracle — falling forward, repeating the act. My … Continue reading →

Pondering a Public Post Facebook, Twitter (X), TikTok—all allow and encourage public posts. Early online spaces required joining groups; there was usually some sort of vetting. Public posting changed the game. I’m thinking there are a number of reasons someone … Continue reading →

The polarization of American politics has caught my eye for several years. I’m old enough to remember a time of great debates between sides, yet maintaining social connections and occasional eating together. There were some people during the 1960s that … Continue reading →

The phrase Convivial Digital Images is deliberate. It sets these works apart from the frictionless churn of “AI art” and from the dismissive category of “filter effects.” The digital is present, but not as a gimmick. It is treated as … Continue reading →

Johannes Gumpp — Triple Self-Portrait (1646) In the Vasari Corridor at the Uffizi hangs what may be Johannes Gumpp’s only painting. At twenty years old, he shows himself from behind, staring into a mirror, painting what he sees. One man, … Continue reading →