a little Dove talk

Looking at Arthur Dove watercolors on line at the Boston Museum of Art. Been a while since I really took the time to take in the wonderful command Dove has of this medium. Maybe I wouldn't have given up watercolor if I'd know these were out there. Just couldn't face one more shiny apple.

Today I picked up a published book of poems which included two of mine. Stuff looks so good in print. Probably a lot better than it really is. And I went to see an artists' book exhibit in which I was included. This is always so exciting. It's the perfect marrage of high originality and book (however far out) forms. One person is always an incredible standout. Alice Balterman does things with objects, words, images that are never repeated anywhere. She has an imagination far beyond the ordinary and knows how to communicate her so-personal visions. Amazing!