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Teacher as artist

December 17, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

“Xiao, He chases Han Xin” by Yosa Buson

Teaching does not supplant writing, and the artist at some deeply significant level remains always a teacher.

Filed Under: Teaching, Writing Tagged With: AmWriting, art, Matsuo Bashō, Poetry, Shelby Foote, teaching

We found the Beatles in a remote Arkansas town

September 19, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

The Beatles and their yellow submarine, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

The Beatles in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas: murals, a yellow submarine, and an Abbey Road sculpture commemorate the tiny town’s surprise visit in 1964 from the immortal band.

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Arkansas, art, Beatles, murals, sculpture

The Calvinist roots of appreciating Acadia’s scenery

September 17, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Sunset from the Beech Mountain Trail

Visitors who delight in nature and stunning scenery at places like Acadia National Park often do not realize their aesthetic debt to Protestant reformer and theologian John Calvin.

Filed Under: History, Places Tagged With: Acadia, art, Calvin, Frederic Church, Hudson River School, landscapes, Maine, National Parks, nature, theology, tourism

What is art?

August 6, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Philadelphia parking lot mural

Artist Donald Judd concluded, “Art is everything at once.” I would expand on his insight. We are all artists all the time, making the greatest works of art imaginable in our very being.

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: art, creativity

Creative Procrastination

July 25, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Being creative

Creativity is never procrastination. Our time in this world is a lived poem.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: art, Bashō, creativity, Poetry, procrastination

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I write about religion and tourism, especially in regard to national parks. I am currently working on a history of religion in Yellowstone National Park. Read More…

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