Artist Spotlight: Barbara Robbins

Drive By Shooting

All of Barbara's photos are taken while driving (herself).

17th Street.

"The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating — in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life."
-Anne Morriss

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for...dive bar bathrooms. Among other things.

From Z's bed.

(phone) photo fix.

There has to be something said for the constant availability of my cellphone's camera when I come upon a --as I do nearly twenty times a day-- spontaneous Kodak Moment. Also, despite the poor quality, I kind of like the weird coloring and texture of each photo. Thus, I will have a daily (phone) photo fix...starting now.

about 4pm, home

Learn to Read.

It's a little upsetting to me how many of my friends and associates do not read. It's also fairly embarrassing to admit that I was one of these people a little more than two years ago. I blame it on college... Since living in New York City and taking the Subway nearly everyday I have re-discovered my love for reading. Not only does the commute time fly by (and the annoyances stay at bay), but I've found that both my imagination and grammar have expanded. Inspiration does not have to come from things you see, touch, hear, or taste, but also from things that your mind can create from the plot, prose, and images written in the pages of a novel. I truly fell hard...amazed by the emotions that a single book can drag out of me.

Learn to Read (some of my favorite authors):
If you are into Humor: David Sedaris, Chelsea Handler
If you are into Pop Culture: Chuck Klosterman
If you are into Sex, Drugs, and Money: Bret Easton Ellis
If you are into Learning: Malcolm Gladwell, A. J. Jacobs

If you are into Crazy: Chuck Palahniuk
If you are into Classics: John Irving, John Steinbeck

For some help to find a book (Thank you Sarah!):

http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search