My Friend Fred

John Steinbeck, East of Eden “Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of a man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no good collaborations, whether in music, in art, in poetry, in...

Dogs and Other Family

There is one constant in the art of the portrait. Pets can bring out a response that is almost predictable whereas humans don’t always measure up. It’s the emotional test, the “awwww” test. It’s the one that moves sometimes the least likely personality, he tough guy,...