Category Archives: Drawings & Paintings
Why Not Paint the World?
“Art is the child of imagination and gives life.” Mirka Mora (1928-2018) Mirka in Melbourne VIA and Mirka with painted sweater VIA Mirka Zelik Mora (1928-2018) recently died. Born in France, in 1942 Mirka, along with other Jewish family … Continue reading
The Burden of Beauty
Frederic Leighton was an English artist who followed his own shadow looking for a direction to go in. Maybe it was because he was still very young but I had a feeling it was because he was ambiguous within. In … Continue reading
Freud’s Cat
Nothing can be more overwhelming for self-image and self-esteem than a lousy love life—something I quickly learned after an abrupt break up. Unhappiness is very destructive and I began developing a series of quirks and tics For example, I draped … Continue reading
Nick Cave’s Weather Diaries
It was our first night together in the big room with a little bed on via Garibaldi. Nick Cave and the Seeds provided the background music. Hugh found it all so poetic but, to tell the truth, Nick kinda unsettles … Continue reading
Eudora Welty (1909-2001)
Even though the fan was going full blast, I was suffocating. It was a night in June of 1963 and I was in Jackson visiting my friend Eudora. There’d been much tension in town due to the demonstrations. Nerves were … Continue reading



