The Road Less Taken

A lot of my picture ideas come in the twilight state between waking and sleeping. This is one of those pictures and I'm calling it "The Road Less Taken." I have always felt in order to be creative you need to be able to explore new and different ideas. You need to take a road that is different from the roads other people take. I have always marched to my own drummer. It is something I learned from my Dad. I have learned to accept myself as I am and I find I am a lot happier as a person when I realized that I may not be perfect but I am the best that I can be. You get out of life what you put into it.

Per Chance to Sleep

One of the neat thing about cats is that they can take a nap at any time and in any place. This picture is called "Autumn Nap."

My own cat Merlin would get an A+ in naps if he were graded.

The Prisoner

One of my favorite television shows has always been Patrick McGoohan's "The Prisoner." It is a cerebral show that was meant to make you think. The fact that people are still talking about it after 30 years shows that it did what Mr. McGoohan had intended.

Part of the appeal for me is the fact that Number Six (as the character is known) continued to follow the dictates of his conscience and did what he felt was proper even if the consequences of his actions were painful. He was betrayed many times but that didn't stop him from speaking out and doing what he knew in his heart was right.

It is a lesson that is mirrored in real life. Sometimes you are faced with a dilemma of how to respond to a situation that you know is wrong. Do you stay silent or do you speak up? If you follow your conscience and do or say what you know to be right there is a possibility that you may be hurt. There are people in authority who may retaliate against you.

This picture is based on "The Prisoner" and is called "Freedom's Challenge." If you truly value freedom, truth and honesty then you will need to fight for it. That is the challenge. If you believe in your heart that something is wrong then you must speak up. Authority can be abused but that should not stop you from doing the moral thing. The abuser only shows the world his true self.

Freedom is not a gift it is a challenge. If you value it then fight for it.

Field of Dreams

This picture came to me in that twilight time between being awake and asleep. Of course it took 2 weeks to get it the way I wanted.

You know AOL I might update this Journal more often if you didn't drop the connection every single time that I try to add a picture!

 

 

Stargate

On of my favorite show is Stargate SG1 and I'm really liking Stargate Atlantis also. I was working on a picture last night that came out just the way I wanted it. Stargate fans will recognize the theme. I am calling it "The Lost World" and I think it is one of my best pictures yet.

 

Hey NASA!

You know guys when you announce a discovery of a gas planet with three suns it would be a good idea if your artist would put a gas planet in the illustration. The picture accompanying your announcement had a rocky moon and nowhere to be seen was a gas planet.

We Knew That

Scientists have found a tenth planet in our solar system. We science fiction fans knew that it was there. Now they just need to leave poor Pluto alone. He may be small but he is still a planet.