This one is of Dorian Gray. “The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.” “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being…

Another volume to add to the content of your character. And it had nothing to do with being portrayed in a flattering light. In fact, it was quite the opposite. It was your proactive exposure of the unlovely, the failing, the acknowledgement of a deficit and, most importantly, the desire to change it.

Having patience for yourself. It’s easier said than done. It’s easier done when one is reminded of it.

A collection of paintings by J. W. Turner. One will encounter a range of lights and darks. The viewer is then swept away in a crescendo of motion. And as a finale, you are consumed in the gale.