Art Corner

Dedicated to original artwork by PlanetPOV members.

Where the dogs go on with their doggy life and the torturer's horse Scratches its innocent behind on a tree. - Auden St Francis of Assissi had, to be sure, an odd relationship with his body. As a strict ascetic, he...
About the name. It has nothing to do with the color of her nose, her mouth, her feet, or her eyes (which happen to be a deep burgundy, in the right light). Nor is it intended to evoke images...
This is one of the many tomatoes that my wife grew in her garden last year She also had lots of eggplants and cucumbers and peppers, but didn't paint any of them. I wish I had now, but she's going...
Much of the time, I use a camera to take pictures of what I intend to paint, then import those pictures into Photoshop, edit them around, patch in different parts from different photos, mess with the color and so...
It has been two weeks now since Japan was hit by its worst crisis in over sixty years. Though eastern and northern Honshu are still experiencing aftershocks on a daily basis, and new concerns about food and water contamination,...
Just some of my usual computer-generated artwork, for my friends at PlanetPOV.
Oftentimes in the media, newspeople talk about the economic crisis as though it were a natural phenomenon, like a drought or a flood. They speak about it as though no one really caused this to happen, as though it were not a human invention. But it is, of course.

Sakura

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We have a cherry tree blooming in the back yard. This is a painting of some of the blossoms. Two weeks ago, they were just little white flowers, but now they show a little bit of pink color in...
I have a friend in Sendai who is writing amazing things about her experience. This is the most inspiring thing I've read since this whole thing happened a week ago. I hope you agree. Dear Family and Friends, This letter...

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