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Glowing Orange Corduroy by Jann Alexander ©2015 Here’s a Few Ski Tips. Why should the visible surface of skis have all the fun? With...

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

Summer’s gone wild in coastal Maine. It’s a short season for anything that blooms there, so the wildflowers make the most of it.  ♣ See...

Lotsa Hats by Jann Alexander © 2014 Every spring the Texas Hill Country wildflowers I await most fervently are the vivid, colorful,...

“Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As...

Are you possessed by color? For artist Paul Klee, the attraction to color and light was a turning point in his career. On his 1914 visit...

Flower Child on the Porch by Jann Alexander © 2008 “Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived . . . Tidiness makes me think of...

Color Riot by Jann Alexander © 2014 The day may be dreary and distinctly unAustin-like, but my local Sprouts did its best to incite a...

Centering by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature inspires Being centered is the best place to be when you’re making art. Nature enlightens...

Street life in Mexico doesn’t get much more colorful than this. On a sizzling summer day in Valladolid, in Yucatan, it’s all quiet—but...

Cause: Gridlocked Gridlocked by Jann Alexander © 2014 Water Colors by Jann Alexander © 2014 Effect: Water Colors SHARE THIS ON...

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

Eternally Attracted to Color and Texture  by Jann Alexander © 2013 — Found: An oft-painted warehouse wall, pitted, cracking, alive with...