The Bicycle Day Dream "Am I imagining this?" he asked aloud. He leaned his bicycle against the wall. Having no kickstand, the only other alternative was to lay it down…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
A luminous figure appears — just in time for Valentine’s day! — and she reads a short, sweet poem to you as you watch her disappear
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
I gazed at the far side of Spirit Lake where pines created their sawtooth pattern against an overcast sky. It was early morning on a cool summer day but it…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
A painting of a young woman, standing barefoot in an open doorway, offering a cup of coffee.
Mike ChambersMay 4, 2022
Cara is Italian for beloved. What do you say to your beloved when you see her pausing in the doorway, her cup poised just above the saucer midway to her…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
One of the quintessential tools for the visual artist is the easel. It is the structure that holds up the canvas while it morphs from stark and blank to refulgent…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
What better way to tell you about Richard Diebenkorn than telling you a story through a painting? Diebenkorn's "Ocean Park" series was completed during the 60s, 70s and 80s by…
Mike ChambersMay 5, 2022
A red paneled door is shown slightly ajar in a blue and green casing with a decorative rounded header. The floor is impossibly vertical, but leads to the threshold. Enter…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
An open door can represent a new opportunity, a choice, a chance for a new beginning, or a passage to something different. When we "open the door" to new possibilities,…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
A doorway opens into a room at odds with its own perspective. This is either A) a mystic portal to a magical new reality, B) a symbolic reference to the…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
Which do you choose today -- Door Number One or Door Number Two? What would Zuzu do?
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
Two French doors are side by side in a mysterious room. One set of doors open into a room with a mysterious light. The other set of doors is closed.…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
The Gull House sits facing the highway waiting for the arrival of the guests. The guests are typically outdoorsmen and anyone who just wants to take a break in the…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
Boise Blue was a downtown landmark that sold art supplies. It was for me what a candy store must have been to a child.
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
The real entrance to Venice is, as you might have guessed, under water in the Adriatic Sea. Somehow you can see it clearly in spite of the murky ocean that…
Mike ChambersSeptember 3, 2022
