The Visionary

Monday morning inspiration:

Arthur Ganson's TED talk here .

Impossible/The White Queen as the Thinker

The White Queen in Through the Looking Glass made it a rule to try to imagine impossible things before breakfast. Am I the only creative person who identifies with this woolly-brained creature (she is essentially the same character as the sheep who owns the peculiar shop)? Difficult to know which are the useful (inspirational) woolly thoughts and which are mere puffy clouds of distraction. And speaking of inspiration/distraction, I saw this post this morning on the fabric of meditation blog, which makes me want to start saving laundry lint again.

Waiting for the spark from Heaven to fall

It's best to be prepared. There's a bit of J.T. Steiny influence in this.

Son of a Gun

When I was in college, the equestrian stature of Bartolomeo Colleoni in my art history book made a great impression.  On finishing the above, I realized I had drawn a descendant of the statue, whose sculptor appears to have heartily disliked his subject. I believe this statue was also kept in mind when I saw the Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God by the remarkable resemblance of Klaus Kinski (in a typically unhinged performance) to the Venetian statue. Western Civilization - it begins in bronze and ends in pastiche. Th...Th...That's all, Folks.

Edit: Massive rant tomorrow. More art on Tuesday.