We Are Not Sorry

Won't apologize for various ancestors spreading Christianity and Civilization across the world. #ColumbusDay #HappyColumbusDay #WeAreNotSorry #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Civilization #Christianity #SpanishEmpire #BritishEmpire

You ask me why I dwell here in the green mountains; I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care. As a peach-blossom floats down stream and disappears into the unknown, I too have another world that's far from men. - Li Bai

Icons: Saint John Of Damascus on Iconography, Iconoclasts, & The Second Commandment

An Exact Exposition of The Orthodox Faith: Book IV, Chapter XVI. Concerning Images But since some find fault with us for worshipping and honouring the image of our Saviour and that of our Lady, and those, too, of the rest of the saints and servants of Christ, let them remember that in the beginning … Continue reading Icons: Saint John Of Damascus on Iconography, Iconoclasts, & The Second Commandment

Visual Haiku – Hiroshi Yoshida & Hasui Kawase – Japanese Woodblock Prints

Hiroshi Yoshida Hasui Kawase

Russian Monk

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have mercy on me, A sinner. I painted this tonight on my Chromebook

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The Prehistoric Artists – Chesterton on Cavemen

I was browsing the internet today and I came across some images of cave paintings in France that varied in age between 17000 and 77000 years in age and I was moved by the graceful style of the paintings and it brought back to mind a passage of Chesterton from my favorite book "The Everlasting … Continue reading The Prehistoric Artists – Chesterton on Cavemen

The Crumbling Theodosian

Every day Another brick falls. Every day The vines creep closer. The statues are ground to dust. The words are fading. The blood is covered with earth and forgotten. The happy heart decays Until only beasts once more remain

Portrait of YuXuanji – 鱼玄机

(Translation) Melancholy Thoughts (For Zi'an) Falling leaves fill the evening, mingling with the rain; I stroke vermilion strings alone, sing a pure song. I let go my resentment at having no soulmate; I cultivate my character, leave the bitter sea’s waves. Wealthy people’s carriages pass outside the dark gate; piles of Daoist books lie stacked … Continue reading Portrait of YuXuanji – 鱼玄机

Portrait of a Man at 28

Jan 5th 1987, Year of the Fire Tiger

Only The Bright Moon Shines Upon Me

The full poem by Wang Wei In a Retreat Among the Bamboos Sitting alone among the dim bamboos, I play my lute and Whistle long notes. No one knows I am deep in the woods. Only the bright moon, shines upon me.

Painting – Feelings At The End Of Spring – 鱼玄机

Painting I did this week. Translation by Leonard Ng: Feelings At The End of Spring Sent To A Friend 暮春有感寄友人 The voices of orioles wake me from sad dreams; light makeup hides the tear-stains on my face. The bamboo grove is shadowy in the moon’s faint light; the River lies silent beneath the night’s thick … Continue reading Painting – Feelings At The End Of Spring – 鱼玄机

At Night I Dream That You and I Are Two Plants That Grew Together

"At night I dream that you and I Are two plants that grew together" Pablo Neruda

You Looked So Right In That Red Dress

"And you looked so right, In that red dress, Like you could start A hundred wars." -Bloc Party

Self Portrait At 27

Wanton in the Window

The Art of Utagawa Hiroshige

Been digging on Utagawa Hiroshige since I saw one of his prints hanging on a friends wall, and considering the amount of Japanese and Chinese poetry I have been reading lately I felt instantly drawn to it. Anyway I hope you all enjoy these as much as I did. The first print is the one … Continue reading The Art of Utagawa Hiroshige

The Heart Roars Like a Lion At What They’ve Done To Us

The heart roars like a lion At what they've done to us -Charles Bukowski

Japanese Poetess Marichiko

I waited all night. By midnight I was on fire. In the dawn, hoping To find a dream of you, I laid my weary head On my folded arms, But the songs of the waking Birds tormented me. -Marichiko Ballpoint Pen and Photoshop 2 Hours