Cultural Art

Cultural Art

Don Cheke Jul 28, 2025 19 min read

A lengthy blog post is ahead, so grab a tea or a coffee and let’s dig in. Today’s blog post was inspired while reading Suhail Mitoubsi’s blog post called “Exploring Visual Parallels: Aboriginal Art and Abstract Art.” A brief summary…

Lasting Gestures of Love

Lasting Gestures of Love

Don Cheke Jul 21, 2025 7 min read

I am often moved by the kindness of others. In today’s blog post I am going to talk about lasting gestures of love. This was sparked by a gift that my wife received recently from four of her Al-Anon friends.…

Art-Speak

Art-Speak

Don Cheke Jul 14, 2025 16 min read

In this blog post I am going to talk about something called “abstract minimalist art.” Parts of the discussion will sound negative, so skip this blog post if you think that will cause you grief. As I will mention, I…

Parkinson’s Revisited

Parkinson’s Revisited

Don Cheke Jul 7, 2025 28 min read

It has been 15 months since I lasted interviewed my wife, Denise, with regards to Living with Parkinson’s Disease. Both she and I have seen many changes over the course of those months, and I thought it might be a…

Humans

Humans

Don Cheke Jun 30, 2025 12 min read

Earlier in the month I watched a new-to-me TV series on Amazon Prime called Humans (2015 – 2018). It is based on the Swedish drama “Real Humans” and explores themes of artificial intelligence, robotics, and their impact on society. Between…

Asemic Art

Asemic Art

Don Cheke Jun 23, 2025 8 min read

In today’s blog post I am going to present and talk about something called asemic art. In case you are unfamiliar with the term, CoPilot says, “Asemic art is a form of visual expression that blends writing and abstract imagery,…

Is it an Original?

Is it an Original?

Don Cheke Jun 16, 2025 12 min read

Today, I want to discuss the topic of what makes a piece of art an original. This stems from a recent work of art I created and a bit of a discussion I had about it on the artist’s forum…

Cosmic Reverie

Cosmic Reverie

Don Cheke Jun 9, 2025 6 min read

Let’s have a look at a digital painting I created on May 24th and see what thoughts it sparks. It was the results of a good stretch of play and experimentation. Beyond boundaries, beyond time, beyond existence. I think if…

One Leg at a Time

One Leg at a Time

Don Cheke Jun 2, 2025 6 min read

I should first mention that I wrote the first portion of this blog post on May 20, so that the “tense” of the writing makes sense. So, my brother, Doug, is in town for a visit (May 19 – 21)…

The Rose Garden

The Rose Garden

Don Cheke May 26, 2025 4 min read

I was thinking for a short spell the other day about the atrocities in the world. What set me off was something simple, but something that nonetheless set my mind whirling with anger. So, my son-in-law decided he’d take his…

Long Train Running

Long Train Running

Don Cheke May 19, 2025 6 min read

Today we will look at a piece of art that I created and see if I can find something to say that might resonate with you. Take a slow look at the feature image above to help get you into…

Covenant of Chaos

Covenant of Chaos

Don Cheke May 12, 2025 5 min read

Today’s blog post is another quickie look at one of my latest digital paintings. I hope that you find the short blog format okay. Covenant of Chaos is a recent piece of digital art I created. It was created shortly…