Bear River Bay: This watercolor features Bear River Bay, Utah which is a large inland delta that feeds into the Great Salt Lake
Ghost Waters: Bear River Bay
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Outrageous Fortune
Reflecting on inequality, hoarding of fortunes, the concept of money, and the necessity of transforming the economy.
La Manzanilla
Communing with nature, making art, eating delicious food, and connecting with the community in La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico.
A Vegan in Gaucho Country
Traveling through beef-loving Gaucho country in Rio Grande do Sul as a vegan is a little challenging.
Native Flowers
Native Flowers: looking at the beauty in the living world while witnessing depraved inhumanity.
Ghost Waters: Owens Lake 2
Owens Lake Overview: This watercolor features what is left of Owens Lake which was diverted to allow Los Angeles to expand.
The Ancient City of Vrykous
Hiking through the ancient city of Vrykous in Karpathos, Greece.
The Wind Storm
Writing about a wind storm that passed over the night of November 5, 2024.
Aegean Sea
Seeing the Acropolis and sunset on the Aegean Sea.
Time of the Harvest
It was late September and the crops were heavy in the fields as I sat with my father at the nursing home in Falcon, NC, during his final days.
Ghost Waters
The start of a series of watercolors of bodies of water that are drying up because of human activity and the climate crisis.
Viva la Vida – Part 9 – Templo Mayor
Facing death and inviting it to a join your picnic
Viva la Vida – Part 8 – El Mundo Vegano
A lovely vegan meal with kind people.
Viva la Vida – Part 5 – Casa de Azul
Visiting Frida Kahlo’s house and going on a tour of Xochimilco with Mariachis.
Viva la Vida – Part 4 – Teotihuacan
Seeing the Pyramid of the Sun and the Moon and drinking tequila and learning about culture.
Viva la Vida – Part 3 – Palacio de Bellas Artes
Visiting the Palacio de Bellas Artes and leaving with a swirl of knowledge and ideas.
Viva la Vida – Part 2 – Ghost Lake
Swimming in the ghost lake, thinking about history.
Viva la Vida – Part 1 – Traveling to Mexico
Taking a journey to see Mexico City, explore, look at art, reconnect with myself, and learn about the culture of Mexico.
Man of the Wild
If I had to pick an animal that most represented my dad, Curtis Alexander, it would definitely be a bear.
The Alhambra
The Alhambra A visit to see exquisite architecture with bored children https://organic-arts.com/wp-content/uploads/images/audio/the-alhambra.m4a Listen to this Story When I was in art school studying Scene Design for Theatre one of our projects was to create a design...
The Abomination – Part 2
The Abomination Part 2 Work on the bomb continues https://organic-arts.com/wp-content/uploads/images/blog-images/audio/the-abomination-part-2.m4a Listen to this Story Noticed when I went to post this that I had a bug in my blog and it was showing the same picture for...
The Abomination – Part 1
https://organic-arts.com/wp-content/uploads/images/blog-images/audio/the-abomination.m4a Listen to this Story The Abomination Part I It's a strange thing to find yourself in possession of a bomb. It was never something I sought out but it found its way to me. My...
Bones on the Roof
Bones on the Roof It may seem an odd choice for the title of an artwork in the shape of a tree but there is a reason for it. /wp-content/uploads/images/blog-images/audio/Bones-on-the-roof-2.m4a Listen to this Story In the middle of the summer over eight years ago, we...
Iris
Iris Looking more deeply at plastic https://organic-arts.com/wp-content/uploads/images/audio/iris.m4a Listen to this Story This is my first mixed media piece in over ten years. The fan cover I found somewhere in the debris of urban life in San Francisco. When I was...
Material Concerns – Part 3 – Digital Art
Sharing art online in some ways is the ultimate in eco-friendly. You can make an image and disseminate it around the world immediately. Wherever you happen to be in the world, someone on the other side can see your work and have a reaction to it.
Material Concerns – Part 2 – Resin
I really enjoyed working with resin. My favorite variety is a two part epoxy that you mix equal measure, adding color, pouring over objects, or casting in molds. It’s so versatile and has a wonderful transparent or translucent quality.
Material Concerns – Part 1 – Paper
The essential question I’m exploring here is, “How do you tread more lightly on the planet and be creative at the same time?”
Art and the Environment
To me nature is the greatest artist, shaping and changing everything around us all at the same time.