Category Archives: poetry

In the future everything will be commodified… A Contemplative Life

Posted on 08/23/2021 by kunstkitchen

Yup, It’s come to this. I counted the number of commercials on the national news station in one interval. There were eleven commercials in a montage where the viewer Continue reading →

Posted in animals, photography, poetry | Tagged artificial Intelligence, commercialized life, environment, geese, Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, photography, poetry, poetry of William Wordsworth, technology, TV commericials | 8 Comments

A Contemplative Life – Just as it is = Peonies at Lake Harriet Rose Gardens

Posted on 06/05/2021 by kunstkitchen

Peonies in bloom – Minneapolis Lake Harriet Rose Garden Continue reading →

Posted in photography, poetry | Tagged art, biodiversity, diversity, environment, gardens Lake Harriet Rose gardens, lake Harriet Minneapolis, peony season, photography, poetry, spring flowers | 4 Comments

Shetland Sheepdog Portrait = Piper’s Portrait in Pastel

Posted on 03/21/2021 by kunstkitchen

This piece of artwork of Piper, a Shetland Sheepdog was a commemorative portrait. The photo I had to work from was very distorted with pixelated smears. It took much longer than expected to intuit the missing details. I looked at … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Art and Architecture, Art Work, Dog Portraits, environment, poetry | Tagged Canada, companion dog, dog portrait, pastel drawing, pastel pencil, Rembrandt pastels, Shetland Sheepdog, Ted Dyck | 6 Comments

Temperature Below Zero = Chili Dinner Saturday – Plus a Blast from the past Poem

Posted on 02/06/2021 by kunstkitchen

Years ago, while pursuing a higher education, classes in poetry with women poets inspired me. At that time my interest in post modernism caused me to write the poem above. The picture is from an add for the film “The … Continue reading →