All Blog Posts Tagged 'art' (67)

The Alexander Steele Mysteries

Alexander Steele is a retired African American private detective turned night club owner living in Philadelphia. He hoped to put the detective life behind him and move on with his longtime girlfriend Shakia. When one of Alex's friends brings him an encrypted travel drive with info on the blackout that was created three months before the recent Canadian blackout; Alex…

Had a great day today! I first sent off three books that are on their way to Charis Books and More in Little Five Points, Atlanta. Then we drove down to New Orleans to hit some of the indie bookstores to see if I could get I Wandered from New Orleans onto some real bookstore shelves. It was a great success! Some books were bought outright, some were placed on consignment. Brilliant day! So, for my NOLA peeps and pops who want to check it out firsthand and pick up a…

What Is Art and What Is It For?

A man who works with his hands is a laborer;…

How to Use Music and Art as a Relaxation Technique Meditation

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Susan_Masters]Susan Masters

The power of art induces a calm state of mind, this is a well-known fact. It is no use mentioning that the capacities of any beautiful object, be it a flower, a painting, a piece of music, a movie or a well-written book, help us let go all the negative thoughts and the…

The Wilson Plaza -West Festival Entrance is very close to the booth. Please look at the

maps on the LA Times Festival of Books site to locate this entrance.

What does the above have to do with writing? How many times have you read a passage where the sentences flow like music? Or a paragraph "paints" a picture of a scene that puts you right there? If the author does it right, it's music and art. A lot of us who write also play music, or in my case, create on canvas.

And there's a lot of be said for the similarities---composition, color, light, atmosphere---how many times have you heard it's important to create "atmosphere"? And…

A young admirer views Gustave Blache III's painting, Portrait of a Young Man,

the artwork used for the first-edition cover of I Made My Boy Out of Poetry.

That the painting,…