Every Chicago photographer is familiar with Michael Weinstein, the photo critic for the NewCity weekly. He is one of the city's treasur...

..."newness" or originality are often matters of subtle degree. The new doesn't have to be an epoch-shifting breakthrough. Ju...

© Jane Fulton Alt "To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we kno...

                                 Mark Rothko ~ From a lecture at the Pratt Institute, 1958. The recipe of a work of art—its ingredients—...

© Ben Canales ; The Star Trail;  Crater Lake National Park, Oregon National Geographic 2011 Traveler Photo winning photo What is ...

I began the Burn work over 5 years ago. As many of you know, it coincided with my sister's first chemotherapy treatment. For the first ...

I attended the opening of The Ragdale House this past weekend.  It is a magical place where many artists have found the time and space ...

Never heard of it? Neither had I until my good friend and mentor, Dick Olderman , told me about it and then sent me a book, Wabi-Sabi for A...

These photos were taken this season from the Burn. I have been working on this project for 5 years. It seems like each season offers its own...

Did you see the "Where Heaven and Earth Come Closer" article in the NYT travel section on Sunday? It took my breath away and I am...

There is something in the air. After I called out for the first creative collaboration, I realized that I had, in fact, just completed a col...

According to Tolstoy, art must create a specific emotional link between artist and audience, one that "affects" the viewer. Thus, ...

You there, Come with me into the world of light and be whole, For the love you thought had been dead a thousand years Is back in town and as...

Our Situation on Earth --by Albert Einstein "Our situation on this earth seems strange. Every one of us appears here involuntarily and ...

You haven't heard from me lately because I just returned from a retreat at the Omega Institute in upstate NY where I once again met with...

"We shall not cease from our exploration And at the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for ...

I am not sure if you saw the article On Reverie in the New York Times yesterday but it is too good not to share. I have posted an excerpt bu...

The 365 photos project continues to be a challenge. Some days I am really into it. Other days it feels like an imposition and/or a stretch. ...

Today BY BILLY COLLINS "If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you want to ...

I just finished reading a wonderful book, Nine Lives : In Search of the Sacred in Modern India, by William Dalrymple. It was recommended to ...