leadbelly

these morning glories cover the railing to our porch, they are beautiful and invasive, they get their name because they open in the morning.  can we have too much beauty? when will this beauty reach a point that i will have to tear it down? should i wait until the flowering season ends when the plant is uglier? i read a book once that informed me that the seeds of this plant hold the same compound of LSD and in fact they cover the commercial seeds with poisin so that this drug cannot be extracted.  supposedly since the 60's people have been growing and saving their own seeds  that are chemical free.  should we regulate what nature provides?

mississppi john hurt

I thought of the story of the palm trees and how they were planted in African Americans' yards in Oakland during the fifties.  Although I live in Albany, I wondered if a black family lived here amongst the Chinese Culture that prevails in this region.  I was also wondering what people from China might plant in their garden to remind them of their home land.  This drawing was done in my backyard as the sun was setting and the sky was constantly changing colors.  I made the palm tree much more prominent than it really is while fantasizing that it filled my entire backyard instead of the freeway and an apartment block.

gospel choir performance today

I'll be performing with this group today, the director is a gem, this music will move your soul

Barbara Allen

 ...the weather is frightening, 

the thunder and lightning, 

seem to be having their way.... 

i hear you say that sometimes you prefer the version on the computer, 

i think its because we have the chance to rework our art one more time 

or maybe more than once, 

are you able to embrace the computer as a valid artistic medium?