Manual Focus – C. A. Schmidt Writer

Portraits Of Gen X Xenophobes: An Interview With Artist Gene Stout

Image of The Wake of X4 by Gene Stout

Fine art is timeless. Lesser creation is that of the moment: relativistic, subjective, contextual. Art is timeless; tripe is time bound.

According to that auto mechanic, Jared Whipple, sifting through garbage made him a millionaire. What we think is trash might be treasure.

There are 14 enemies of creative people. Cut these people loose – and keep the friend who qualifies under the new paradigm.

How About Curling Up with a Good Story? How about tea with all the authors you love – or hate? Dinner with Barbara Cartland does not go as planned.

Destruction of art has a long and glorious tradition. But there is a difference between the vandal and the artist destroying the work.

Creatives get stuck. Writer’s block? Hovering pencil? Haven’t pressed the shutter in weeks? Here are 30 ideas to get you going again.

A photograph is an aesthetically pleasing image interesting and compelling to those outside of the context. A photograph lasts the test of time.

Interview with The Piney’s author, comic book and television script writer, Tony D, Tony DiGerolamo. Real writers write. And write more.

Adulting is overrated and destroys creativity. Here’s how to recapture your childlike wonder, playfulness, joy, and willingness to take risks.

“This planet is the thing we are all connected to — in a way that’s almost indescribable. But we are losing the things that make life worth living.”

In this series, examine literature and fine art mysteries. Get your magnifying glass, pocket notepad, and your decoder ring.