Archives for July 2016

I have recently been exploring boundaries and have found some beautiful lines that are helping me to be a more thoughtful, loving artist. I'm mostly unloving toward myself, as the creator of my art; but I'm going to change that. I think ... Read More...

Hemingway said, “Clarity is the indispensable characteristic of good prose,” and E.B. White gave the means to that end when he said, “I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.” We understand editing in writing, but we sometimes treat ... Read More...

Written by Buddy Odom Dear Mrs. Browning, It has been some forty-plus years since high school graduation, and I think of you. What a love you had for Latin! Your petite and brittle frame would slowly shuffle past our desks as we ... Read More...

Three weeks ago, the award winners of the 25th Oil Painters of AmericaNational Juried Exhibition were announced. The best of the best had the honor of exhibiting in this important show, and only 10 percent of the 2000 entries juried were ... Read More...