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The local newspaper, the  Austin American-Statesman,  calls the Blue Genie Art Bazaar “simply the hippest holiday art fair in town.” So...

Shop for my art prints at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar in Austin, Texas “Simply the hippest holiday art fair in town” —the  Austin...

Flower Power prints in prep  | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 The holiday frenzy is almost upon us, but for exhibiting artists,...

Inspiration and creativity are some pretty crazy bedfellows. Plenty of more philosophical and scientific minds than mine have devoted...

Though I’m not one of them , advocates of disorganization thrive on it. The truth is that even the most organized among us have lapses in...

Refracted City by Jann Alexander ©2014 Sit at a comfortable distance from your iDevice or monitor, and cover one eye while gazing...

Where Dreams Become Memories by Jann Alexander ©2014 The mocha of my dreams had begun life less than an hour earlier. It was a typical...

As the sun sets and daylight wanes, the most magical palette lays down color on everything a camera can capture. From golden time to...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what if you could illustrate just one word with just one photo? Here are a selection...

See the USA by Jann Alexander © 2013 Don’t tell the folks at Rustoleum , but we photographers really like rust and are frequently...

I came upon the tree I dubbed ‘Palo Duro Tree’ in a West Texas canyon, bent and alone, begging for a photograph. I obliged, using my...

End Is Nigh iPhone 5s Pano by Jann Alexander © 2014 “There is no certainty; there is only adventure.” —Roberto Assagioli Adventure...

Windy Magnolia by Jann Alexander ©2014 How many apps does it take to edit an iPhone photo? Sometimes, the auto-edit function built into...

Tell a lifelong news junkie  she can’t read the morning news? Anathema. Since high school, as newspaper editor, my wakeup routine was...

The Train That’s Not Running by Jann Alexander © 2013 Ah, orange. Even when it’s fading away on an abandoned boxcar in a South Dakota...

A Monochrome Moment in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2014 “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” — Aaron Rose...

Finding Zen by Jann Alexander ©2014 The benefits of being mindful are many and well-noted. But perhaps not so acknowledged is the way...

Achieve a few goals with creative thinking, and you can improve your quality of life immeasurably. Here are three proven methods.

When it’s time to play my great deathbed scene on social media, it might just go something like this. Scene: hushed hospital room, sole...

Made in the Shade by Jann Alexander © 2014 It’s summer in Texas, so you make for the shade to find your favorite hammock, and let...