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Flirting with Google+ (Since Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Are All So Demanding) Dear Diary, Just between you and me, I’m feeling a bit...

Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...

Success at day’s end “Like a parent with many children , I’d find it hard to name a favorite among my creative passions—Art, Design,...

Where are you heading? by Jann Alexander © 2013 “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” —Yogi Berra Being...

Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...

“ It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene,...

There’s more creativity to be found on a hike in Big Bend than at my Mac. ©2012 JannAlexander.com Mixing multitasking with creativity ...

Mail thinks this is junk. Mail is right. Welcome to 2012. The day that experts’ columns appear  with abandon, advising us on New Year...

(And Your Brand Is Your Image.) If you’re a visual artist or photographer, your image is your brand. Literally. You’re known for what you...

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs , US computer engineer & industrialist, ...

We are continually amazed (yet entertained) by Dumb Things Artists Do To Try to Get Into Galleries . Dumb, because they’ve given no...

Frisco Gold by Jann Alexander © 2013 Featured in the Art issue of Rare this month, my work (including my  Vanishing Austin photo series...