douglas brent smith

  Globes, at one time, were everywhere. Then, they kept changing. Especially in Africa but also everywhere. Names, boundaries, the "natural order" of the planet kept changing as we kept spinning. It's easy to believe that things are stable, durable, resilient. Instead, motion is the natural order. But, you knew that, didn't you? When was the last time that you saw a globe? slips, trips, and falls - collage by Douglas Brent Smith, 1996

  Have you ever been sea-sick? How about disoriented? Life has always tended toward disorientation, even when we seek stability. We keep moving. Face forward or eyes closed, we still keep moving. "Where are we going?" "Somewhere we belong." "How do you know that we belong there?" "Because we are headed there." The refrigerator hums. A clock ticks. I can hear you breathe. curing motion sickness - collage/drawing by Douglas Brent Smith - 1996

  It does not take any drug taking to realize that we live in a world inside a world beyond a world we will ever fully understand. Does that concern, or amuse you? World's Beyond - collage by Douglas Brent Smith - 1996

  Everything we find or stumble on is a new experiment. Take notes. spoon stay - collage by Douglas Brent Smith - 1996

  When was the last time that you drew anything? Do you remember how joyful it can be? Let go of any goal in drawing and the drawing will claim you, name you, frame you. I had no idea where this drawing was going. Does that make it a doodle? Does it matter. Draw something. Show someone. Save it. Smile. You do not have to, of course. No one can compel you. But, what if it's fun?  Better Platforms Coming - sketch by douglas brent smith, 1996

  If you could design any kind of machine what kind of machine would you design? Observing The Process - sketch by douglas brent smith from Journal #31, 1996. What do you suppose they see, observing the process? Can the process be improved? Of course it can!

  "You'll find her." "How?" "It will be intuitive. Instinctive. Natural. Easy. You will find her. And, when you do everything will change. You will wonder what you've been doing until this point on some other plane on some other reality not yet you." "That's a lot to hope for." "It's not a hope if you're sure. It's a certainty." "When?" "When the time is right." You could be lost in a crowd, but you'll always be found. Your spirit is always looking for you. Never Lost In A Crowd - collage by douglas brent smith from Journal #31, 1996

Everything Is Fine In Our Department - collage by douglas brent smith from Journal #31, Collaborating In Three Speres, 1996.

  Foreshadowing Spell - sketch by Douglas Brent Smith, 1996

  not the thing - collage by Douglas Brent Smith - 1996 From Journal #31

 Framed By A Notion, Collage by douglas Brent smith, 1996

  Worldly Contemplations -- collage by douglas brent smith, 1996

 Calm for Now -- sketch by douglas brent smith, from Journal #31 Collaborating In Three Spheres, 1996. Notes: It's only a random sketch in the middle of some random ramblings in my journal at a time my family was having a rough time. The ability to draw is quite calming, whether or not the drawing has any merit. It's a three-panel cartoon without any joke, or message, or meaning. Or, is it? -- doug smith

  Wait Until The Grass Grows #1 Wait Until The Grass Grows #2 Sketch by douglas brent smith, from Journal #31, Collaborating In Three Spheres, 1996

  Arranged Powerflex -- sketch by douglas brent smith, from Journal #31, Collaborating In Three Spheres, 1996.

 Serenade - collage by douglas brent smith

  Essential Inventory - collage by douglas brent smith, 1996

 Both Faces - Sketch by douglas brent smith

  What Is Infinity? -- collage by douglas brent smith, from Journal #31, Collaborating In Three Spheres, 1996

  Three Spheres #2 -- sketch by douglas brent smith. From Journal #31, Collaborating In Three Spheres, 1996. While I was drawing this my son Juan, five years old, asked me what I was doing. "Drawing." I said "Can I draw, too?" he asked. "Of course." So here's what he drew: