“A great owl watches from his tower in the red night. Two notes in golden irises dance like two pears. He takes an umbrella and puts on his hat. Then he closes his tower and dances in silence.”–Preciada Azancot Music as anti-revolution revolution. Music going nowhere, Lent et doloreux. A Gymnopedie or Gnossienne does not […]
Galileo turns his telescope outwards towards the heavens. Monteverdi turns his microscope inwards towards emotions. The background dark, the coat even darker, in Strozzi’s portrait. Monterverdi’s eyes probing, intense. His left hand rests on one of his innovative scores, his right hand touching its notes as if to explore his new world of sounds. Forget […]
Mars: Holst wrote Mars on the eve of WWI. Venus grabs Mars’ arm in Rubens’ painting, but she cannot hold him back. The muscular legs of Mars move forward as relentlessly as the 5/4 ostinato pattern in Holst’s Mars. All the strings in the orchestra march as one, striking their string with the wooden side […]
Beethoven’s funeral march plays as we stare into the eyes of Goya’s Third of May. A slow march in a minor key. A dotted rhythm to push as along as we grieve. The oboe and its sighs seem a solitary individual in the gathered crowd. Contrasts of light and dark, the church a shadow in […]
Just wanted to announce that Independent Book Review named Tennis Players as Works of Art as one of the “Best Books We Read in 2024.” It was the only sports book on the list. Here is the review: Like a museum exhibit in a book—an impressive collection of art and prose celebrating tennis. It took seven years […]
Check out my latest book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, now available on Amazon. Called “madly ambitious” and named one its 5 featured books of 2024 in the category of Art/Imagination/Creativity by Publisher’s Weekly Booklife, Tennis Players as Works of Art has also been named “One of the Best Books we Read in 2024” […]
Just wanted to announce an upcoming book reading and signing in Fayetteville, AR for Tennis Players as Works of Art, which will be released on Dec. 3. This book includes the work of 45 artists and will be housed in the collections of the Wimbledon Museum library and in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Please […]
Check out my latest book, Tennis Players as Works of Art, now available on Amazon. Called “madly ambitious” and named one its 5 featured books of 2024 in the category of Art/Imagination/Creativity by Publisher’s Weekly Booklife, Tennis Players as Works of Art has also been named “One of the Best Books we Read in 2024” […]
I saw these moving Remembrance Flags at the Bocage tournament in Baton Rouge last week. Keith Richardson, one of the top national players in the 70 and over division, puts these flags up at each tournament he plays. He explains their meaning below: Below are a few more pics of the many flags that were […]
Note on “Tennis Trails” (from Apeksha’s website): My collection of 6 AI-generated images of tennis courts explores the unique landscapes and environments in which this sport can be played. From lush greens to rugged deserts, these digitally created scenes push the boundaries of what we traditionally associate with a tennis court. Trail 1: In the […]