Why So Quiet? … or, State of the CJ
It's been over six months since I last posted anything here. I figured I probably should so y'all would know that I'm still here. There are the usual excuses, explanations, and justifications. Mostly, though, I stepped back for a bit of calm in the midst of life's stresses. This wasn't by design, it just turned out that way. Most of you don't know me well. I'm an extreme introvert by nature, though I have at times come out of my hermetic life. Whether for work, athletics, socializing, or other endeavors, the outside world is one I'm quite familiar with. But it comes with me seeking the solace that comes from the quiet and calm that only happens away from the bustle of modern civilization. As of this writing, I'm closing in on the start of my 60th year, so that, too, factors into my enjoying the stepping back and letting the younger and more vibrant have their turn on [...]
Why the Focus on Women’s Sports Artwork?
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -- Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken When you look around the world of art, you see a lot of landscapes, a ton of still lifes, portraits galore, and more abstract images than you can shake a stick at (that is if you are the sort to shake sticks at abstract artworks...which, to me, seems odd, but who am I to judge?). You also sometimes see works of sports celebrities and events...overwhelming those would be male sport celebrities and events. One subject class that hasn't exactly glutted the market has been women's athletes and athletics. Since I'm the sort who has always tried to beat down my own paths instead of traveling the roads more traveled, I'm comfortable in trying to find my place in [...]
