Tag: artist
Sonnet Sunday: The Artist’s Deceit
The great artist wrapped all up in despair Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune His sighs,...
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Sunday Snippet: Nick Offerman
I often espouse a general philosophy in my life of pursuing a discipline of one sort or another....
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Sunday Snippet: Jenna Fischer
My husband asked me, he was like, “How’s it feel? How’s it feel to walk with...
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Sunday Snippet: Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)
We want to be famous as a writer, as a poet, as a painter, as a politician, as a singer, or what...
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The Tyranny of the Blank Canvas
There it is. The blank canvas. Filled with near infinite possibilities as you can turn that blank...
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Supporting Creators on Patreon (And Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is)
You know, I’m not really sure how I feel about the term “creator.” It almost...
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Does the Greatest Art Come From a Place of Pain?
As Robin William’s character John Keating famously said in Dead Poets Society, “We...
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Sunday Snippet: Jeff Daniels
Yeah. Get out of the way. Which is my whole thing. Which is what happens when you move to the...
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Sunday Snippet: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Do not believe those who try to persuade you that composition is only a cold exercise of the...
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Sunday Snippet: Photographer Martin Parr
You don’t need good gear. I mean, once you’ve got a decent camera, that’s all...
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Sunday Snippet: Michael Tucker (Lessons from the Screenplay)
Black Swan tells the story of a young woman who sacrifices everything to achieve one fleeting...
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What I Learned Painting a Ford Fusion
It wasn’t exactly one of those Jack and Rose “I want you to draw me like one of your...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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