Stillness
Quiet now, listen to
The Stillness
Be at one, all within
With the dark and brooding
Silence of the night
My soul, turning, spinning, twisting
Weeping with the wind
Cold and bitter, now
Depress and suppress the feelings of
Pain, if that is what it is or more than that
I am not sure,How “It” began
But I live it now, my life it is
And I want to be free
Come to me now
And show me there is life in this time I gasp for breath
Show me there is hope
Show me
Love
I found this site, ArtBabble, purely by chance. being an artist and writer, I spend some time each day looking for new resources for information and sites to connect to this blog, and I happy to say, with ArtBabble, I found a great resource and a wealth of information, at http://www.artbabble.org you will find video and information about what is happening in the art world, as well as in literature and the ability to be connected directly with your peers in art appreciation. I spent some time watching videos and lectures, watching very short, but informative mini-documentaries, which are hosted on site, not a quick link to a server but high quality videos in house, so to speak, now I also find videos on PBS and in the NY Times that have the same production quality, so I would think that if you take the time to check it out you will be just as impressed and interested in connecting to the sites followers.
I would also like to remind everyone about Ovation TV, the site link is http://www.ovationtv.com , this is another Art oriented site, with its paired television station, it has rejuvenated the art appreciators view of the influential artists of the past, present and the future artists of note. I particularly like the ability to create an online profile and post my artwork and connect with other artists, I have gotten some great feedback on my work and get to see what is going on.
I know it sounds like I am just praising them for the sake of praise, but in actuality, the one thing I want to point out is that these sites really support the arts and don’t ask for a buck with every click, yes they may have sponsors and advertisers, but so do I , if you notice I have advertisements and link backs, hey, got to feed my kids, right?, but with the sites they have done, it is not “ in your face”, and you choose to do what you want, you are not forced to hunt things down or track all over, everything is right up front, concise posting, separated and categorized by style and substance, as well as a feeling that you don’t have to spend al your time sifting through garbage to find the good stuff, and both Ovation and ArtBabble are full of the good stuff. I am not a very good critic, but I know what I like, and I think you may like these sites as well.
Well hello out there on the funny farm, just want to let you know about all that has been happening in my side of the asylum. I want to let you know that I have update my website, the name has changed, and so has the URL, I changed it to Joseph Timmons: Artist and Author, like my blog on blogger, and the address is now http://www.josephtimmons.art.officelive.com/, and it has been changed from an Art Enthusiast site to just a site about me, my artwork and the stuff I enjoy, as well as about artists, writers and people I find interesting. I realized that my prior idea was far too much for me to do alone, and most sites that I was talking about had their own web sites, so why should I do it for free, hmmmmmm.
I went to Orlando Florida, and met up with my old buddies Rob Johnson and Daniel Shaw, we grew up together in NY, they both moved to Florida some time ago, but while I was in Florida, working for Microsoft, I got an opportunity to see them. Well you know how they say people change to fast and too far, not these guys, yep, a little bit-o-grey, but not much, rob is still the prankster and Daniel is still just as cool and funny as ever, even for an insurance agent, he still has style. 
