You are one of my favorite writers. I know few people who paint with words and evoke feelings as you do. I hope you are working on your own book as well. I am always happy to see one of your posts in my inbox although they often make me crave something I didn’t realize I lacked. I saw a Miro exhibit once, by chance. I was on a tour and the bus stopped…we had an hour or two free and there was a museum with a sign for his exhibit. I took my son and was astonished as I felt something…emanating from those paintings. He, like you, is not a regular artist. And I like that.
Jeff, your post is both hectic and peace-giving in tone. I too have had that kind of day here on an unusually warm and sunny day in San Francisco. Following Julia Cameron’s advice, I did both a walk and an artist date while taking my car downtown for ongoing repairs and dealing with the insurance company. . I usually let circumstances, serendipity and the Holy Spirit direct me. I ended up at the area of City Hall and discovered the fantastic, huge main branch of the public library. I got a library card, saw a tattoo exhibition, checked out Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales from the South Pacific, bought 3 used books for 12 dollars (including Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), took photos all over the area and took an Uber back to my digs. I am now sticking a feather in my cap and calling it macaroni in honor of a great day. Sounds like yours was, too!
That sounds like a great day, Tim, and I love Fear and Loathing. Such a great book. I laughed out loud so many times reading that. Interesting you mentioned Michener. I have a copy of Hemingway's "A Dangerous Summer," which I think was published posthumously (it was originally meant to be the epilogue to "Death in the Afternoon" but when it came in at 100K words, they had to cut it). Anyway, Michener writes the Introduction. I still need to read it, but this is an interesting tidbit on the whole thing: https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/09/books/the-last-ole.html
Thanks Jeff. Apparently Michener and Hemingway both liked bull fighting in Spain. (It’s in Michener’s Iberia, which my wife and I listened to via Audible this year.)
You are one of my favorite writers. I know few people who paint with words and evoke feelings as you do. I hope you are working on your own book as well. I am always happy to see one of your posts in my inbox although they often make me crave something I didn’t realize I lacked. I saw a Miro exhibit once, by chance. I was on a tour and the bus stopped…we had an hour or two free and there was a museum with a sign for his exhibit. I took my son and was astonished as I felt something…emanating from those paintings. He, like you, is not a regular artist. And I like that.
Thank you, Terra. It's always nice to hear from you. I feel seen by you. And a Miro in person?! Wow. That sounds cool. :)
It was one of those moments that has stayed with me…it was cool.
Jeff, your post is both hectic and peace-giving in tone. I too have had that kind of day here on an unusually warm and sunny day in San Francisco. Following Julia Cameron’s advice, I did both a walk and an artist date while taking my car downtown for ongoing repairs and dealing with the insurance company. . I usually let circumstances, serendipity and the Holy Spirit direct me. I ended up at the area of City Hall and discovered the fantastic, huge main branch of the public library. I got a library card, saw a tattoo exhibition, checked out Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales from the South Pacific, bought 3 used books for 12 dollars (including Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), took photos all over the area and took an Uber back to my digs. I am now sticking a feather in my cap and calling it macaroni in honor of a great day. Sounds like yours was, too!
That sounds like a great day, Tim, and I love Fear and Loathing. Such a great book. I laughed out loud so many times reading that. Interesting you mentioned Michener. I have a copy of Hemingway's "A Dangerous Summer," which I think was published posthumously (it was originally meant to be the epilogue to "Death in the Afternoon" but when it came in at 100K words, they had to cut it). Anyway, Michener writes the Introduction. I still need to read it, but this is an interesting tidbit on the whole thing: https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/09/books/the-last-ole.html
This is on the wall in my office.
Thanks Jeff. Apparently Michener and Hemingway both liked bull fighting in Spain. (It’s in Michener’s Iberia, which my wife and I listened to via Audible this year.)
It's cloudy where I am. It rained this afternoon and then subsided. However, judging by the clouds, it might rain late in the evening.