On Just About Everything
I recently wrote a post about my Core-4 Category Collections that includes Reenactments, Stoplights, Contains, and Reflections. Reflections were meant to be about how glass buildings reflect what is around them. That still fascinates me but I think I have to broaden it a bit to call it “Glass” instead of “Reflections”. Continue reading On Second Thought…
All my locks now have a keypad. I kinda miss the keyhole variety Continue reading MME18 – An Old Time Lock
Don’t be misled by history or any other unreliable source. Will Rogers Will Rogers had lots of things to say about a variety of different subjects. This quote kinda goes along with the one History belongs to the victors Of course, that means that whoever comes out ahead in a conflict is almost always the one to record his story in the annals of history. Sometimes it takes centuries before that mistake is corrected. However, there is another side to this type of thing, and that is judging a person by today’s standards instead of the period in which he … Continue reading Quote – Unreliable Sources
Georgia O’Keeffe certainly created her own world. As shown to the right, she also lived to a ripe old age in one of my favorite towns of Santa Fe. Continue reading Quote – Create Your Own World
I have been waiting for 16 years to find a way to get this image to you. This photo needed no morphing. It is what just came from the camera. The critter was about an inch long, and the background is an aluminum pipe farm gate. Continue reading Sci Fi Bug!!
Here is an artsified version of a photo I took at Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village a few years ago. I think it is a good illustration of the now disappearing industrial age. Continue reading Shadows of the Industrial Age
I once was talking to my boss about possibly designing something that was approaching state-of-the-art, but I wasn’t sure it could be done. He said,
“We don’t mind you taking risks as long as you never fail.” Continue reading Quotes – Never Tried Anything New…
During my 55 years of traveling across America, I have taken thousands of pictures, and have only managed to show you a small portion of them. I came up with a couple of ideas to partially alleviate that. But then again, maybe the primary reason for these new subjects is that I want to get my mind off all the insanity presently going on inside the Beltway. 🤬 Continue reading Core 4 – Spotlight & InSearchOfAmerica
This was one of my first artsy images. It was created in 2017. It certainly deserves a place on my Clothesline Art wall. As the title says it was taken on the St. Lawrence River. Click HERE if you want to see the complete story Continue reading Sunrise Fisherman
I recently published another In-Depth report here at RJsCorner. It is about the 78 days between my wife’s last heart attack and her death. It was probably the most stressful time of my life. I learned a lot of lessons that will be valuable about what to do, and not do, when it comes my time. For those who don’t have ready access to my blog top menu, click HERE to see it. Continue reading In-Depth Report — End of Life Trauma
I want to make it absolutely clear that this post is not about the southern border of the U.S. Although, in some ways it is. Instead, it is about the church and the walls built in God’s name. Continue reading Building Walls
This time of year I am usually struggling with depression. The winter weather usually gives me cabin fever and the ice and snow compound on top of that. But, this year is different. Continue reading I Am At Peace…
This picture is a lithographed version of one I took in downtown Chicago in July 2011. I think it was near the Chicago Art Institute. Continue reading Chicago Stoplights…
I have been putting out “Wordless Wednesday” posts for some time now, so it’s time I made it official. Except for today, these posts are without words. The pictures speak for themselves. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Explained
Bursting Outside The Box Experimenting with colors to set a mood. These do seem like happy colors, don’t they? Continue reading Doodles – Happy Swirls
What is the point of “I will pray for you” when you have the power to help and you do nothing? Continue reading I Will Pray For You
I happen to be browsing through photos from my “RJ Walters & Company” years between 2000-2006. They brought back some pleasant memories. I had just retired from my 30-year corporate life and decided to try commercial woodworking. All the pictures … Continue reading Just A Quick Look At Yesteryear…
I still remember that November morning in 2012 when I walked outside and saw this image. I had seen that view thousands of times in our 21 years stay at the country homestead. I was in awe of the beauty. … Continue reading Good Morning Sunshine
CLA14- Canadian Windmill Continue reading The Most Unique (Wordless Wednesday)
This swirlized version of a Begonia plant was just a 3-leaved version a year ago when I bought it and put it on my plant shelf in my RetCom apartment patio door. It is now a six-inch plant with too many leaves to even count. Continue reading Dreaming of Begonias
When I started down this Artsy path I was determined not to get stuck in just one mode of art. I am going to develop my own style, but to do that I need to learn about all the various forms of art available to me. I imagine that abstract art might be a part of my blended outside-of-the-box style of artsy.
As a next step, I chose the book to get a basic understanding of abstract art. Continue reading About Abstract Art…
One of my favorite indoor plants is the Nerve Plant. So, I decided to make a version of it in My Mind’s Eye Continue reading Nerve Plant Personfiied…
If only more of us lived by the words above, the world would be a better place. Continue reading In A Nutshell…
I am always awed when I take in-depth pictures of flowers. This ArtsyDoodleDandy version is one of my favorites. . Continue reading Into The Depth 2
Wordless Wednesday Continue reading Too Little, Too Late
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what other men do not say in whole books Continue reading Quote – Brevity
The source of this post has been on my Mac desktop for as long as I remember, so I thought I would use the Saturday post to show it to you. Continue reading Here Is To You Woody…
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something Plato In other words “Its best to be silent, rather than speak up and show your stupidity” Continue reading Quotes – Wise Men And…
Here’s what I’ve learned since then. The people who scan the heavens and pore over the Bible looking for the return of Jesus aren’t any more faithful, any more Christian, any more privy to the will of God, than the rest of us. Continue reading A Miraculous Intervention…
Wordless Wednesday Continue reading Spiraling Down, Down, Down
My travel into artsy in 2025 will be like high school lessons. In 2024 I graduated from grade school via “RJsMosaic of Life”. This year I move on to a higher level of learning. I certainly realize that I don’t have enough years left to become very proficient at this craft, but I will go as far as I can with the time I have left. Continue reading Lessons Learned…
We spend most, or all, of our lives seeking others approval. The problem with that is most “others” are too busy thinking of themselves to have any time left to even see you. Continue reading Seeking Others Approval…
The image above is another of my random thoughts of CLA (Clothesline Art). I am getting more comfortable with these off-the-wall images (you might call them doodles), but this is not a stopping point. Instead, it is just a part of the overall road traveled. Eventually I will get much more sophisticated with my art appreciation. That thought brings up a story I need to tell you. Continue reading Wild Is… And Where We Go From Here
A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied
Henri Frederic Amiel – August 1851 Continue reading About Tied Knots
Wordless Wednesday Is Back… Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – The Reeanactors
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time
Winston Churchill – February 1945 Continue reading One Link At A Time…
I know simple minded is usually used in a derogatory manner, but that is not what I am trying to do with this post. To me, simple-minded is something that a person choses to be. In weird sense, it might just be the epitome of Simplify. Continue reading Simple-Minded…
To me chaos is what happens when people are shocked about what is happening around them. Continue reading Chaos
No this is not a new Clothesline Art post, although I am including the first image in this series. That image is entitled “Baby Steps” and that is what this post is actually all about. Me, Having My Say about the direction and lessons learned so far, to make this 2025 project a success. I will tell you about two basic lessons learned for CLA. Continue reading The Clothesline Art Process… Making It Happen
Reality is… Continue reading No Imagination
Some surprising things I learned about you, my visitors to RJsCorner. Continue reading The Vehicles Going Through RJsNeighborhood
I think it is time for another visit with my friend Aristotle. Many people ignorantly believe that the ancient philosophers are irrelevant and unreadable. Continue reading According To Aristotle – Three Kinds Of Thinking
Let’s let the picture tell the story today. Continue reading It’s Always About Shadows
Sometimes I realize that a path I decided to take didn’t lead to where I wanted it to do. I am a philosophical guy so I also wander “what if I had taken this path instead of…” Continue reading Revisiting Paths…
