Category: Art

  • Rhinoceros in Church

    Rhinoceros in Church

    The Kunstmuseum Magdeburg monastery has a white rhino.

  • Birds of a Feather Painted

    Birds of a Feather Painted

    Birds are something you have to live in the present moment to appreciate. And I think…

  • Big Spaces are Moving

    Big Spaces are Moving

    It’s hard to communicate in words or pictures. But big spaces will move you in unexpected ways. One example is the Roden Crater by James Turrell. It’s a remarkable experience located in Flagstaff, Arizona. That will affect different people in different ways. Big dramatic spaces make people pause to consider their place within it. You’ve…

  • AI Illustration

    AI Illustration

    The Dall-E AI image generator is steadily getting better. It’s not perfect. Some proportions are off. Some lines are subtly unnatural or incorrect. Not to mention clearly wrong items. But… it is a very remarkable illustration. And Dall-E produced it in 15 seconds.

  • Our Multi-Colored Moon

    Our Multi-Colored Moon

    The Moon changes color. A lot. Well, it’s not changing color of course. It’s just reflecting a different wavelength of light based on different time and environmental conditions. And in my experience, people do the same. Recently I heard someone say that it is a good practice to be slow to judge and quick to…

  • One panel, one laugh

    One panel, one laugh

    Excellent analysis breaking down the genius that is Gary Larson and his much beloved The Far Side. So deeply influential that Pixar paid homage to Larson in a movie. “All we are is a species, like millions of others. I think it’s dangerous to think otherwise.” – Gary Larson, creator of The Far Side