The city is like poetry: it compresses all life, all races and breeds, into a small island and adds music and the accompaniment of internal engines.
E.B. White
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The Poetry of the City
The Most Wonderful Invention
The most wonderful invention of the last quarter century was the phone with a built-in camera. It encourages us to open our eyes with a discernment that has never been truly available to the public.\n\nIn short, it allows everyone an opportunity to see the world with its various manifestations and see the poetry that surrounds us. For the artist, it makes the world a palette of imagery.
– Bill Hendricks (Shadowmason)
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Author: Bill Hendricks -- Shadowmason
I’m a Minneapolis-based artist working in watercolor, gouache, oil, drawing, and mixed media.
After teaching art and design for many years, I returned to making art fully. These days, I spend my time drawing, painting, experimenting, and paying attention to what shows up.
I often work small. My work moves between observation, memory, and imagination. Some pieces lean surreal. Some stay close to what is seen. What interests me is what begins to emerge when I stay with the work long enough.
On my blog, you’ll find both my artwork and my reflections. I’ve come to see they are connected. What I learn in the studio often changes how I see my life, my relationships, and my community. In that way, art has become more than making objects — it has become a way of understanding and being in the world.
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