http://blog.kaysarverart.com/ Visions from the Heart en-us Copyright 2010 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:32:55 +0000 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:39:43 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss We attempt to measure existence surveying primal rhythms moon and sun, daylight, nightfall counting never-ending stars that metamorphose into animals, gods and monsters forming a virtual season map holding It like a living thing placing mechanical gauges upon our... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/08/_we_attempt_to.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/08/_we_attempt_to.html Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:32:55 +0000 I become impatient when I am working on a new series of paintings. I have the urge to place one or two of them on display at the gallery (or somewhere else), as I am less excited to keep... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/08/happy_accident.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/08/happy_accident.html Art Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:23:46 +0000 Translucent blue-green water washes over my feet white sand pulls from under my vision fixed upon sunlit crystal symmetry dancing through rhythmic waves. The news gnaws a hole into my being. I see the death of an ocean dolphins,... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/07/oil_spill.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/07/oil_spill.html poems Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:31:07 +0000 Sometimes, it is the repetition of things that can lead us there... the mind begins to wonder because you have been somewhere, or done something so many times before. I am specifically referring to exercise, but this could apply... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/06/reconnection.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/06/reconnection.html More Thoughts Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:41:08 +0000 What causes someone to put off the thing they love doing/creating the most? Perplexing. And, when I finally “do it”, I am completely satiated with a primal fulfillment, and a renewed sense of the anticipation to continue the journey.... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/05/unofficial_bio.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/05/unofficial_bio.html Art Sat, 01 May 2010 15:00:11 +0000 It’s not art, but it was extremely satisfying to have made it anyway…. my new composter. It is the first year since the late 80’s that I have attempted to grow a vegetable garden. I am kind of ashamed... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/04/its_alive.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/04/its_alive.html garden Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:54:28 +0000 I was thinking about how things come to us as we go about our day... odd things, that we may even forget about a moment later. Maybe just a person walking by that had an unusual look, or a... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/04/uncomfortable_f.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/04/uncomfortable_f.html Other Worldly Things Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:54:03 +0000 It is the sweetness of a new leaf just emerging from a seemingly lifeless branch, its tender shades of greens hinting of pale pinks and violets ... those first fresh signs of Spring. Soft rains deeply soak, awakening all... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/03/sweet_spring.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/03/sweet_spring.html Other Worldly Things Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:25 +0000 This all started a couple of years ago. I had planed to somehow get more natural light into my studio, and as any artist will tell you, this could be most beneficial, but first I needed more room to... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/01/let_there_be_da.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2010/01/let_there_be_da.html Art Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:05:07 +0000 I know we all have them. Memories that so willingly pop up at this time of year - some quite charming and cozy, and some that we wish would just go away. Sometimes it is just the pace of... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/12/fond_memory_chr.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/12/fond_memory_chr.html family Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:14:30 +0000 He stands alone inside a carved niche glowing in candlelight seeming to move with the dancing flames - they glaze the gold-leaf edging his fine clothing. She dreams he will save her waving his bold sword the blade arcing... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/12/saint.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/12/saint.html poems Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:30:29 +0000 Don Julio fishes on the shore before his silent audience. He speaks to them - his protectors their blank stares glassy eyes set open or shut. Some with empty sockets pecked away or fallen out from rot. A plastic... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/11/isla_de_munecas.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/11/isla_de_munecas.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:16 +0000 Unseen. Invisible. Veiled and obscure. Hidden - out of sight. Something that is unable to be seen, even when it is right there just waiting for that glorious moment - when someone or something looks at it! Sort of... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/10/visible.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/10/visible.html Art Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:25:18 +0000 It had not crossed my mind until just recently to take photos of some of my work in progress. Someone asked me if I do this, after we both heard another artist speak to a group about documenting the... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/09/the_process.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/09/the_process.html Art Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:11:03 +0000 Ok... sometimes it takes me a while to finally see what is going on around me. I noticed something different about the nature of things near our home. I thought it was more about the drought than anything else,... http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/07/try_peregrine_f.html http://blog.kaysarverart.com/archives/2009/07/try_peregrine_f.html Birds Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:29:37 +0000