CD Cover Illumination

These are samples that I made for the "Global Arts" class I'm teaching for seniors. It is mostly tracing and coloring with a tad of gilding so it isn't as complicated as it may look.

Art and Boxing

Recently I started taking a boxing class at the gym. It is a great workout with a lot of comradery and we never hit each other. I'm mentioning it here because the other day a gentleman who had been practicing since age 6 came into class. I had a few moments to watch him at the punching bag and much to my surprise I saw - grace and beauty! Formerly not what I associated with the sport. In those moments, the temple of his soul (body) was all precision, fluidity, focus and speed - and he wasn't hurting anyone :). If I can see grace and beauty in boxing, hopefully some art skeptics will have the chance to see the power and practicality of decorative creativity. As for me, maybe the class will build the reaction time needed for catching a falling jar of paint one day.