Living

Stomach
knots
are the
divine
rule
of laughter

as gesso
dreams
wash
out the
firmament

Life is a
pattern
worth living

Hypothermia by C.Zurzolo

In the middle of a snow storm.
the first sign
of it
my breath
crystallized tears
ache
numb
overcome

if I just lay down
sleep a little
okay
but
who will
wake
me
when
I'm done

this is from carfac agm meeting. above are 4 canadian artists right to left vera frankle, chis carfac ontario, noel harding, and gordon rayner. robin pacific is behind chris 

Smoldering Fire with Sky 2

girl, parliament and pole, redux

same image as the sunny/dark street scene below, w/ some ultra-photoshopping.

oh--macro--i think the trick on that golub one was filter--Texture--and then gesultent or something weird like that.

The Darkness

Daniel

Nourish

Whispers
of the free
squeeze
the bells
ring and
everyone
audits
but have not
cleaned
their ears
to the whispers
of a voice
long wielded
by magic
tricks
and pick up
sticks
the heart
that bleeds
and nourishes

Convoluted

Convolutes
spaghetti
patterns
soul
deflowers
the jets
of colours

Not until
the time
that comes
tomorrow
if it could
even be

Bruce Lee

28-3-24561_2, originally uploaded by The Stranger.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

Muhammed Ali

0541965-CASSIUS_CLAY, originally uploaded by The Stranger.

A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.

Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

It's not bragging if you can back it up.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

Giant Squid

giantsquidpic, originally uploaded by The Stranger.

The animal—which measures roughly 25 feet (8 meters) long—was photographed 2,950 feet (900 meters) beneath the North Pacific Ocean. Japanese scientists attracted the squid toward cameras attached to a baited fishing line

Contouring Montreal

In an attempt to get organised, I took a map of montreal and tried to pinpoint the areas where I have done the most drawings. In some cases, like at Zeke's, many drawings have been done, but only one dot has been placed. The areas of drawing congestion, found in Park Lafontaine and along Duluth and St.Laurent is of interest. I can't wait to get my hans on a GPS system so that my movements will actually be drawn as I am drawing!

A Mare Usque Ad Mare

this is photoshoppery #1 of the image that follows.

Peace Tower and Soldiers

This is my attempt at using photoshop to imitate Leon Golub. Not done yet.

knack, poster, lightpole and quality inn

The next three are Blizzo's pics, from my Ottawa trip. Funny-- like dangerman, I've been interested in light poles and street signs in the city landscape for quite a while, and they've showed up in a lot of my images.

war museum and street signs

girl, parliament and pole

this is a series of lamposts from my sketch book. these are lampost from TO 

this is a winnipeg streetpost in the osborne area