top of page
Welcome to Pairings
Pairings by Jann Alexander include creativity, inspiration, books, writing, photography, art, history, travel, Texas life, lore and more
Search


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

Jann Alexander
Dec 13, 20142 min read


A Town That Knows How to Get Lit
Looking to light up the town? Look no further than New Orleans, one town that really knows how to light it up. In fact, plenty of folks...

Jann Alexander
Dec 12, 20141 min read


A Shoe Shine in New Orleans, Two Bits?
The Shining by Jann Alexander ©2014 A shave and a haircut in New Orleans isn’t two bits any longer, and neither is a shoe shine. But...

Jann Alexander
Dec 10, 20141 min read


Behind the Scenes in New Orleans
When in Nawlins iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 There’s a famous place in New Orleans to go for café au lait and delicious...

Jann Alexander
Dec 9, 20141 min read


A Reminder of Who’s Gone, But Not Forgotten
All Lives Matter by Jann Alexander © 2014 In New Orleans, a vibrant city that’s so lively and so full of life, two signs in Jackson...

Jann Alexander
Dec 5, 20141 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Dec 3, 20142 min read


Why Your Next Stop Is The Last Stop
Last Stop in Casas Grandes: Mission Mexico Photo Painting by Jann Alexander ©2014 From my new collection, Mission Mexico Photo...

Jann Alexander
Dec 1, 20141 min read


When All of the Stars Align
Playing Favorites by Jann Alexander © 2014 One of the biggest thrills for a photographer of cityscapes like mine (in Austin, Texas) is...

Jann Alexander
Nov 29, 20141 min read


A Horse Named U
Dive into The Shoe by Jann Alexander © 2013 Not so much a word as a symbol, and yet, a symbol of what? Of the letter U? Of the shoe on a...

Jann Alexander
Nov 25, 20141 min read


Using Your Imagination to See
Aside from its ever-present convenience and its remarkably crisp, vivid image yield, the iPhone’s best trait might be its fun factor....

Jann Alexander
Nov 24, 20143 min read


Shakespeare Slept Here (in Austin)
Shakespeare Speaks in Austin by Jann Alexander © 2014 Recent research indicates that Shakespeare spent his formative years in Austin,...

Jann Alexander
Nov 23, 20141 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Nov 22, 20143 min read


Contrasting Angles with Shadows
Nature’s Angles by Jann Alexander ©2014 In the Western Wyoming environment that’s given over to waving grasslands and towering trees...

Jann Alexander
Nov 21, 20141 min read


Where Do Ideas Come From? Crazy Places
Inspiration and creativity are some pretty crazy bedfellows. Plenty of more philosophical and scientific minds than mine have devoted...

Jann Alexander
Nov 19, 20143 min read


How to Make the Call: Color, or Black and White?
Better in black and white? All Generations Are Afflicted iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 Documentary photography has...

Jann Alexander
Nov 18, 20142 min read


Are You Captive to Clutter?
Are You Going Under? ©2014 Jann Alexander Here’s my recipe for getting a grip on your chaos-driven, clutter-filled life. Busting the...

Jann Alexander
Nov 16, 201413 min read


Lost and Found Treasures
Fresh Picked by Jann Alexander © 2014 I plucked a bowlful of blueberries fresh from the bush outside the small red Maine cottage where...

Jann Alexander
Nov 13, 20142 min read


Are There Any Advantages to Being Disorganized?
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...

Jann Alexander
Nov 12, 20144 min read


Following the Signs
Hither and Yon, Port Aransas, Texas by Jann Alexander ©2014 | Sign by Kandice Turicchi Dorothy: Now which way do we go? Scarecrow:...

Jann Alexander
Nov 11, 20142 min read


Unfolding in Luxury
Unfolding by Jann Alexander ©2013 Unfolding A minimalist image from my Naturescapes collection becomes a shimmering, luxurious print...

Jann Alexander
Nov 8, 20141 min read
bottom of page











