from the sketchbook- morning glories in the alley

"We learned a whole new attitude about what art could be- not expression but investigation."

Jack Goldstein about John Baldessari's teaching

"What's the average time a person looks at a painting- seven seconds? I want to get them hooked. I have to raise the bar in such a way that they're not going to get it, but they want to get it."

John Baldessari

"The road less traveled sure got a lot of stones."

Everlast from the Whitey Ford Sings the Blues album

"We, as a species, are always looking for cathedrals made of fire, and part of the thrill of reading a great book is the promise of another yet to come, a book that may move us even more deeply, raise us even higher. One of the consolations of writing books is the seemingly unquenchable conviction that the next book will be better, will be bigger and bolder and more comprehensive and truer to the lives we live. We exist in a condition of hope, we love the beauty and truth that come to us, and we do our best to tamp down our doubts and disappointments."

Michael Cunningham

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
Franklin D. Roosevelt

found in the park this morning