My sister Ellie sent me a challenge, illustrate this Haiku: The mad girlIn the boat at midday,Spring currents. Here’s mine… Here’s Ellie’s: I really enjoyed this 🙂 Seems like a fine way to spend these strange days. Apt advice from other times: “None of us know what will happen. Don’t spend time worrying about it.Continue reading “Haiku Fun”
Tag Archives: Art
Art and Opportunity, Success and the Now
Being a little enclosed with the kids these days in Madrid (locked in due to Corona virus) seems to be a tremendous opportunity on endless levels. As the outside world has come to a near halt, the inner-world has a great chance to calm down too. How madly we usually live! There is much moreContinue reading “Art and Opportunity, Success and the Now”
Collaboration
My little daughter occasionally takes my phone when no one is looking and manages to activate the camera. Then I find lots of photos like this: I thought this next one was actually very good, no idea what it is: When she went to bed I put it into Photoshop, spun it 90º, fiddled withContinue reading “Collaboration”
Change 1: Draw
There are a series of nice changes I am making in my life. I’d like to write about them, and see how they stick. The first, is to draw more again. My grandmother was an artist, and my mother worked for a while in a shop selling antiquarian books and art, which meant that weContinue reading “Change 1: Draw”
Notes from Ben 