Red Room Where the Writers Are

To edit or not to edit -- that is the questionable! »

I just took on a new editing job, which isn't surprising because I have a writing and editing service called, you guessed it,

Dorothea Lange & John Steinbeck could be turning in . . . »

their graves, so could photogpraher Horace Bristol, painter Maynard Dixon, writer Langston Hughes or many other artists who decried the exploitation of California migrant workers in the 1930s.

On Katrina: `Hello, I jus' got off a road outside New Orleans . . .  »

I was run off the road by one of your trailers! . . . I was behind one of your trailers . . . the driver kept slowin' down in front of me and everybody else . . .

Exhibition Review: "Women Impressionists", The Legion of Honor, San Francisco »

The exhibition “Women Impressionists” currently showing at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco is really four exhibitions.

A Solemn Vow... »

I've made a pact with my Muse...and my Readers:I'll never sell them short.

Sending Readers, Authors and Fans to My Blog »

Dear red room readers: here's a bit from my regular blog, www.waxword.net, where I talk about Hollywood, the world of entertainment and media and, oc

Hugh Grant, Andy Warhol and $21 million. »

On November 13, 2007 a minor painting by Andy Warhol sold for $21 million at a Christie’s auction of post-World War II and contemporary art, in New York City.

Fangs, Fur & Fey »

Well, all of my writer friends are at (or on their way) to the Conestoga conference in Oklahoma which is starting tomorrow and I'm stuck in the desert heat of Arizona. Sigh.

Fur, Fangs & Fey »

Well, all of my writer friends are at (or on their way) to the Conestoga conference in Oklahoma which is starting tomorrow and I'm stuck in the desert heat of Arizona. Sigh.

New Pages for Jesse James in the Mayan Underworld »

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys... 'cuz this might happen.

Time »

This year is a banner year of big birthdays.  My younger sister turns forty, my older sister turns sixty, and my husband turns fifty.  My bank book turns to dust.  We are a party family, so there a

A Duck Revived »

Are you ready for the next step in your evolution as a writer? »

Psst...

Something's Coming »

Big Sur is burning . . . »

. . . we get calls these days from people south of Carmel, they want to know how to get paintings appraised so they can be insured.

important questions »

In a comment to a post, James Whyle wrote that “theatre is ritual,” and that its purpose is to remind us of the important questions.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Ana Elsner, Shared Passions »

Ana Elsner and Lawrence Ferlinghetti: two Poets, two Artists...I have known Lawrence Ferlinghetti for many years and am familiar with his poetic voice as well as with his visual artistic expression. We are both poets and artists at the same time.

fun afternoon in prison »

Spent yesterday afternoon writing poems with a group of men at New Folsom – aka California State Prison: Sacramento.

``God wills, Man dreams, the Work is born'' _ Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), Portuguese poet and writer »

The Volcanic eruptions on the Azore Islands in the early 1950s were devastating to Portugal.

The Great Cafes: Cafe Sabarsky, The Neue Gallerie, New York City »

I’m not sure that fine art actually needs coffee.

City of Light »

Paris. Paris. Paris! What else is there to say?

Sleepless »

I am a night owl and often stay up until 3 A.M. I have not pulled an all-nighter for some 25 years. Back then, it was to meet deadlines for art school projects.

Seeing Peace: Artists Collaborate with the United Nations »

Peace Billboards is a project of Seeing Peace: Artists Collaborate with the United Nations, an innovative public art installation

Velazquez and the soul of Juan de Pareja »

The portrait of Juan de Pareja by Diego de Velázquez that hangs in a gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan is surrounded by other estimable works, even a few of genius.

Art and Hope »

What is art worth to you?

The World is Wonderful...so Just Go! »

Congratulations to my fellow Roaring Forties Press (www.roaringfortiespress.com) author and blogger (http://aknickerson.blogspot.com/), Angela K. Nickerson.

Shock and Bore »

I have an exhibition opening this coming week at the Thorndyke Student Gallery at Southern Oregon University. The images being exhibited span my career as an artist.

VBT: Days 2 and 3 »

Today: New ZealandYesterday:  iTunes

My Story "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil" in IMAGE Number 57, just out »

My story “The World, the Flesh, and the Devil” is in the current issue (#57) of IMAGE: Art, Faith, Mystery, along wi

Art, Education and Hope »

Obama talks about the importance of arts in the schools, and students at a South Bronx high school talk (beautifully) about “Yes we can.”

Writing Programs and Group Minds »

Writing Programs and Group Minds

Hello, John Milton »

Can you fall from grace?

Chinatown Uncles »

Switching from my computer to my painting table helps to keep my attitude about writing fresh. I have to relearn how to write once I return to the keyboard. The same for my painting.

Writing in the Garden of the Gods »

* CALENDAR ALERT * SAVE THE DATE * WRITING IN THE GARDEN OF THE GODS

Throwing flowers before the feet of Julie Taymor »

A big happiness about Julie Taymor is that it is possible to watch one of her films fully expecting to see something wonderful, then find it to be even better than imagined.

Oh, thank you, Belle Yang! »

Did you see the beautiful bit of art Belle Yang put on a comment to one of my blog entries?

Taoist Tale for the Day »

writing on the wall, on the wall of your computer screen or mine, on the wall that separates us and that joins us ... i wonder: what if 

The Liar's Diary On-Sale Today »

Patry Francis is an artist. Not just a writer; she’s one of those soulful beings we all want to be.

Firenze: David »

He is gorgeous with strong arms and big hands – the kind that would swallow mine as we walk, holding hands, along the Arno. His sweet, curly hair is almost boyish

Image v. Word »

In my first blog post among such an esteemed group of writers, I thought it might be useful to expound on my