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Collecting Eye Candy for Inspiration—and Fun
Oysters as Eye Candy by Jann Alexander ©2014 Eye Candy. It was the way I described San Francisco, the first time I was there. Later, it...

Jann Alexander
Jul 5, 20142 min read


Why I Can’t Resist a Window
Blue Window by Jann Alexander © 2014 I can’t resist a window . When I travel, I collect images of windows, and their siblings, doors,...

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May 22, 20141 min read


Finding Art in Architecture
Open by Jann Alexander © 2012 “Art is everywhere: in nature, in architecture, in literature, and more. It’s anywhere we see beauty and...

Jann Alexander
May 16, 20141 min read


There’s One Color That Makes Austin Outstanding in Spring
Austin in Lights by Jann Alexander © 2014 Blue. Austin, Texas is so damn blue in spring. It’s Austin’s most consistent feature most of...

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May 7, 20141 min read


Letters from the Past, in Upstate New York
Letters from Genesee by Jann Alexander © 2012 By Jann Alexander Letters from Genesee’s Past: It’s not often you score three times in...

Jann Alexander
Apr 25, 20141 min read


There Is Nothing Fair About Fair Use
Too Late to Look for the Spear by Jann Alexander © 2013 Royalty-free art is everywhere. Why rip it off? One of my cherished,...

Jann Alexander
Apr 3, 20148 min read


Watering the Desert: Reflections as Distortions
Desert Reflections Jann Alexander ©2010 Reflections of the vast brown Chihuahuan desert that surrounds a vivid green church in the tiny...

Jann Alexander
Mar 23, 20141 min read


To Dive Inside a Pistachio Dream
Pistachio Dream by Jann Alexander ©2013 If you dream in green and ice cream, you may want to dive inside a pistachio-colored booth at...

Jann Alexander
Mar 16, 20141 min read


It’s All About Your Perspective
Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 In Austin, Texas, we take our local landmarks seriously , and our city ordinances decree...

Jann Alexander
Mar 9, 20142 min read


The Challenge Comes With A Risk: Print, Or Paint?
The photograph (left) that inspired the painting (right) . See both here. As a photographer who paints, and a painter who photographs,...

Jann Alexander
Mar 6, 20142 min read


Remember the Alamo?
Remember the Alamo by Jann Alexander © 2014 “Remember the Alamo!” If you’re leading a charge against a conquering army with but a ragtag...

Jann Alexander
Mar 6, 20141 min read


Abandoned. Why?
Abandoned by Jann Alexander © 2014 Why am I so drawn to photograph abandoned places and things? My image library is overflowing with...

Jann Alexander
Mar 2, 20141 min read


The Inescapable Frost Tower
Frost Sunset by Jann Alexander © 2014 Ever notice how the Frost Bank Tower follows you all around downtown Austin and appears magically...

Jann Alexander
Feb 18, 20141 min read


Here’s to Halcyon Days Ahead for Legal Vices
Those Halcyon Days by Jann Alexander © 2014 Some of Austin’s towers are getting pretty overtowering, but locally-owned Halcyon is...

Jann Alexander
Feb 9, 20142 min read


How Can We Overcome Barriers to Creativity?
We think of barriers quite literally, as physical obstacles in our paths. But barriers can be much more debilitating to our creativity...

Jann Alexander
Jan 27, 20141 min read


Unexpected Pairings
Light meets design makes shadow creates pattern bathes piano attracts musician rides bike brings color makes music becomes art =...

Jann Alexander
Jan 26, 20144 min read


Windows and Doors Have Stories to Tell . . .
How can you pass by an intriguing window or door by without making note, or making a picture? There’s a story to be told behind them . ....

Jann Alexander
Jan 25, 20141 min read


Austin Is a Town of Continual Juxtaposition
Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 There’s no shortage of colorful contrast in Austin , and there hasn’t been in a long long...

Jann Alexander
Jan 24, 20141 min read


2013: The Year A Giant Wrecking Ball Ate Austin
Endangered Species of Austin poster, $25 It’s time for end-of-year portfolio assessments. The giant wrecking ball that’s tormented...

Jann Alexander
Dec 31, 20133 min read


Juxtapositions Tell the Story of Our Town
What a city of contradictions is Austin. Old butts up against the new, old is lamented when exchanged for new. The town’s a shiny magnet...

Jann Alexander
Dec 11, 20131 min read
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