Travis Dickerson Recording Studio Forum

Very slowly the voices of courage are being heard in the land. To name just a few... Michael Moore, Howard Zinn, David Griffin. Are there  more?  DOD

  In our small art group we invented a  fictitious  painter and we gave him the name of Jean Claude Clich\'e. We often discuss his work as if he really exists. (blame it on Michigan winters)  Jean\'s paintings are loaded with cliches...trite and repetitive. We have all seen his work. His favorite subjects ,are the"weeping clown", cactus and sunset, old barnes, and wallpaper....he loves the Van Gogh style of painting.  One does not want one\'s work compared to Jean Claudes. When I am told that my painting is just like a Cliche, that ain\'t no compliment . Jean Claude Cliche\'s work can be found in music as well as in literature. He is multi talented!     DOD

    Friends When I first tuned into these pages  the subject was music and the  arts and now its turning into silly putty. What were we talking about.  DOD

Among Travis1 many attributes... musician, keyboard.,composer,technical wizard, is the lesser known  quality of instructor and teacher.He is able to convey  thoughts and ideas with incredible  precision. In my dotage Travis taught me the basics of \'photoshop\' {usually over the phone]... and now  with great patience  he is  instructing me in \'After Affects\', a great tool for animation. Earlier  he found time to  teach his mother, a writer, Microsoft word. We are both fast  approaching our 80!s where  the mysteries of daylight  savings time ain!t easy.   D.O.D

 Art Ramblings-   Abstract art runs the risk of becoming  "decor\', Realism runs the risk of storytelling. Both become art only when the artist tells  us about himself [ herself] "  I am the subject of my art"  Look at a  Van Gogh, a Dekooning, a Cezanne, a Pollock . Who do you see?    This premis falls apart a bit  when applied to music. The more I hear Buckethead \'s music the more I am convinced that the man is making art. Behind those incredibly nimble  fingers must be an incredibly nimble mind functioning at a furious pace, and in the end Bucket tells us about himself.  But! behind it all do I hear Bethovan banging away.....? with a little help from my friends.  D.O.D