A Man Needs Enemies

The Art of Huang JunBi (1898-1991): A Chinese Master

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

Russian Monk

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

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.

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 Terror

The Terror Where does it come from? Have a drink Get up close Look at the spider Look at the complexity So small So alive So beautiful... The terror - It is terrified of you... Hungry That's it.. Gorgeous Desperate Creature.

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 …

If I Were The Devil

I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world; I would delude their minds into thinking that they had come from man's effort, instead of God's blessings; I would promote an attitude of loving things and using people, instead of the other way around; I would dupe entire states into relying on …

Humans and Spiders and Love and Poetry

A Human Who Needs Other Humans She had sores on her face And her clothes did not fit her And she was running from group to group Drunk, and dirty, and clumsy. No one wanted to be near her And all the people snickered and laughed At her pitiful ways Then she came up to …

The Solar System In High Definition

  “Ever since men were able to think, they have been wondering what this universe really is and how it came to be there. And, very roughly, two views have been held. First, there is what is called the materialist view. People who take that view think that matter and space just happen to exist, …

Contemplations: I will put my hand over my mouth in silence, and sit in dust and ashes

  Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: "Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words? Brace yourself, because I have some questions for and you must answer them. Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me if you know so much. Do you know how …

The Wilderness: Living Life Deliberately

The wilderness, the mountains, the rivers, and streams, they are etched into a man’s soul. He cannot escape, only ignore them. A man needs the wilderness as much as he might need love. The wilderness and nature are the other things that balance out his heart. Men run around in a frenzy all their lives …