Drunken Sailor-Winterbloom String Band

This was the Winterbloom String Band at a St. Patrick's Day party in 1986. On this particular night, the group consisted of Bruce O'Brien on banjo, Tom McCausland on guitar, T (Moose)Nyhus on mandolin and myself, Larry Capra, on hammer dulcimer. At that time, they were one of the first groups to introduce Celtic music to northern Wisconsin. What they, may or may not have, lacked in virtuosity, they made up for it with enthusiasm and fun. This posting was a response to requests made by old fans. Hope this isn't a disappointing flash back... thanks folks.

Walter Craft - An American Troubadour

" a union of song and soul"

I would like to introduce Walter Craft; a friend, music comrade, and fellow road scholar. Walter has tapped into some of his oldest memories, in order to reclaimed the spirit of his past. From which; he has succeeded in fashioning his artistic presence into the now.

This is his new CD, "Grounds for the Blues". You will find it to be more than a hackneyed catalog of old folk songs. This CD and all of it's contents is an eloquent work of art. It is a union of song and soul, of which, both have truly endured "the test of time."

Please, play TROUBLE IN MIND, a song from Walter Craft's new CD

dumpr.net

These pictures are some of my computer graphics, displayed with a little creative ingenuity by a fellow named Gil Megidish. Gil is a software designer from Israel and a very creative individual. You can find links to his widgets at dumpr.net. He also has a blog at http://www.megidish.net/ . Check him out for a little artistic fun.


Art Museum by dumpr.net

Blogger and Picasa Compatibility

This is a pic that I am posting to test compatibility with Blogger and Picasa. At the time of this posting I am still experimenting and familiarising myself with various blogging tools. In time this weblog will showcase my artwork and the artwork of individuals, from the community that I have affiliated my artrepreneural interests with. As usual this will be an evolving process in creative discovery and networking. I am still open to anyone wanting to communicate there experiences in the world of online artistic promotion. I'm interested in independent artists, their web sites (that I can profile) and there successful insights in developing an artistic online presence. Until next time.

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L. Capra aka Zenabowli

The Era of the Artrepreneur and Decentralized Creativity

"...there is a wealth of inginuity hanging out in garages and
studios all over the world."

At this point we have created a wider network for the Zenabowli Art and affiliates.
Admittedly this is both a promotional site and a sharing site. The eventual goal is to become creativly and economically independent in a global economy. I am open to any feed back on this. Share your experiences and wisdom. This is still an experiment and I'm quite willing to push a notion as far as it will go. This is a venture that started just a month ago with very little knowledge about the mechanical ins and outs of online communications. I have visited many sites with many diverse objectives and conlude there is a world of opportunities for the creative community to decentralize the world of media, art and entertainment. Inovation should not be in the hands of the limited perspectives of corporate R&D labs, when there is a wealth of inginuity hanging out in garages and studios all over the world. I find that this is a growing opinion. This is the era of the ARTREPRENEUR. Go for it, share your thoughts.
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Digitial Fine Art

This is the first posting in pursuit of opening a dialog with other artist and art lovers who are interested in digital art as a viable fine art medium. I am an artist, who has worked for many decades in various mediums and styles. In recent years I have focused on the computer and it's use as a design tool and in the creation of fine art imagery. Many of my colleagues have been reluctant to recognise the validity of this tool and it's images as an acceptable art form. Ansel Adams, the photographer, faced the same narrowness nearly a century ago. I believe digital fine art has almost no history of it's own and we, as the first generation of digital artists, will define this history.
I've worked in many styles (traditional and modern) as well as conceptual art, poetry and music. Creativity is a life style that has served me spiritually and economically for a lifetime. This is what I call Freestyle Art.
Who are you, what do you know, what do you do and think?