“… Abstraction came about through the ever-narrowing focus of aesthetic gaze. The post-modern offshoots of abstract art may seem to be engaged in the same artistic project; but the appearance is, it seems to me, deceptive. Post-modern abstraction is really construction, in which abstract elements are combined ab initio, and without reference to the natural…
Into the semi-wild… Vacation noun, often attributive va·ca·tion \vā-ˈkā-shən, və-\ a respite or a time of respite from something Examples of vacation in a sentence: A single woman, de-spoused and with grown kids out of the house and in need of respite from the ordinary, finds a spot on a map and a range of…
Here is the first photographic montage of my recent visit to Horicon National Wildlife Refuge near Mayville, Wisconsin, on a Monday morning in September: Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters/Visitor Center is located at W4279 Headquarters Rd. Mayville, WI 53933 Horicon Marsh Visitor Map Previous Posts: For the Beauty of…Horicon Marsh Horicon Marsh and the Landowner…
For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the Love which from our birth Over and around us lies: Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our Sacrifice of Praise. Original text from 1864 of Folliott S. Pierpoint’s hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth” When I…