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Twelve Ways to Get Enveloped in Big Bend
Let yourself become enveloped by the natural beauty in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in twelve photos.
Jann Alexander
Aug 72 min read
Murder And Mountains: Two Books, Two Themes, Two Reviews
Last week I read two books in two days. Yes, that required putting a halt to all activities beyond eating and feeding the dog. Even...
Jann Alexander
Mar 4, 20164 min read
One Tree, Two Apps, Three Treatments
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...
Jann Alexander
Sep 6, 20141 min read
Finding My First Sweet True Love
Beautiful That Afternoon Later, I painted what I missed while reading. ©2014 Jann Alexander I was lucky to never lose my first true...
Jann Alexander
Jun 22, 20143 min read
Painting Trees: Only the Loneliest Need Apply
Trees in the Snow painted by Jann Alexander © 2014 The lonelier the trees, the better: I’m drawn to them like autumn leaves are to the...
Jann Alexander
Feb 18, 20141 min read
Expressing Yourself Is Always a Work in Progress
Is it finished? ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit. I’m facing that question...
Jann Alexander
Oct 25, 20132 min read
It Was Beautiful That Afternoon
It Was Beautiful That Afternoon , oil on canvas by Jann Alexander © 2013 A summer cycling trip through Idaho, approaching the Grand...
Jann Alexander
Oct 11, 20131 min read
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