Writing to See
Michael Chesley JohnsonI write to see--to understand. I write articles for magazines--mostly art magazines--but also essays, poetry and, of course, I keep a journal. And the occasional novel. Bear with me while I try to get a grip on the world through this Substack.
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As a Writer
Hemingway at his typewriter. My last summer in grad school, I took Hemingway as an inspiration and also chose to stand while typing. It was the only way I could get the energy to complete writing two long papers a week.
[I’m sure I’...
The Music in My Head
Making my bed this morning, I was surprised by “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” suddenly rising from the blue depths of my mind, like a dolphin breaking the surface to playfully track alongside a boat. Such tunes are hard to stop, but in...
From Dungeons & Dragons to Zork...and Beyond
If you’re old enough and nerd enough, you’ll remember these items.
It’s summertime in Vermont’s Champlain Valley, a gentle landscape of corn fields and pastures, stitched together with farm roads, dotted with barns and silos. Night...
Orwell, Vermont: Summer
I’m slouched in a kitchen chair with one rung busted out, sipping a cup of black coffee, my poetry journal in my lap. But I’m not in the kitchen this morning—I’ve dragged the chair out into the uncut grass. The rundown farmhouse I’m...
Fitting the Message to the Medium
John Constable’s painting, “The Hay Wain,” is about 4x6 feet. It won’t look good on Instagram on your tiny phone screen. You’ll scroll right past it!
I’ve been re-reading David Byrne’s excellent and informative book, How Music Works...
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I'm a landscape painter, and I also write for magazines like Artists Magazine and Pastel Journal. I'm the author of some books, including Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air. I also just...write.
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