by Greg M | Mar 3, 2020 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
“The closest analogy to how I experience both the act of painting and a finished work of art is music. While I am painting I feel like music is streaming through me on to the paper. It is difficult to say whether I am playing the music or the instrument being played....
by Greg M | Jun 3, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
So we conclude the series on my most inspirational kindred spirits! Part 1: Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive, Lucette Bourdin. Part 2: Tingstad & Rumbel, Sequentia, Robert Rich. Part 3: Steve Brand, David Hykes, Pat Metheny. Part 4: Yes, Dirk Serries, Alio...
by Greg M | May 28, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
[Photo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Original here.] We approach the conclusion of this series highlighting my most inspirational kindred spirits. Part 1: Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive, Lucette Bourdin. Part 2: Tingstad & Rumbel,...
by Greg M | May 20, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
Continuing the review of my most inspirational kindred spirits… Part 1: Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive, Lucette Bourdin. Part 2: Tingstad & Rumbel, Sequentia, Robert Rich. Part 3: Steve Brand, David Hykes, Pat Metheny. Yes Progressive rock is a strange...
by Greg M | May 13, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
I’ve been paying tribute to my most inspirational kindred spirits in this series. Part 1 featured Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive and Lucette Bourdin, while Part 2 cited Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel, Sequentia and Robert Rich. Onward! Steve Brand My reviews...
by Greg M | May 7, 2019 | Intrinsic Beauty, The Creative Life
In the first installment of this series, I called out Arvo Pärt, Steve Roach, Jack or Jive and Lucette Bourdin for their inspiration. Here are three more of my kindred spirits. Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel We go way back… I first discovered Eric’s solo guitar...