O’Dark Thirty

I know when and where I'm not. It's not Navy, and it's not Maine.

Working It Out

Daily writing promptWhat details of your life could you pay more attention to?View all responses Last night, I found myself in the shop. I'd had a dream about the three-dimensional approach I've been using for the ship portraits. In the dream, I applied it very dramatically to enlarged portraits of boats. But if it's one …

Wings

Years ago, I had a weird dream. Two of my favorite artists, John Haley Bellamy and Salvador Dali, were sitting with me in a coffeehouse discussing art. I merely sat by and listened while the two masters talked. They were deeply involved in a discussion of exaggeration and distortion in art. At one point, they …

Dream Times

Get me out of bed too early and watch me be belligerent until the second cup of coffee rolls down my throat. About that point, I might start to get a grip on reality, watch the sunrise, and feed the cats and the dog.  In the past, girlfriends have learned the hard way. Poke the bear too early, and …

Dream time

Since my hip operation, my sleep routine has been shattered and episodic. But it has also been filled with dreams.

Flashback Friday – Train Dream

It was a Friday evening in the summer. Four or five of us were sitting on the porch, drinking beer, smoking, watching the nighthawks diving for insects, and telling tales.