Nevada – Bmore energy

Music with a Message

I am astonished by the gorgeous, detailed, layered and meaningful art and animation created by Morgan! She directed a promotional video for the Life is Beautiful Music Festival, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada September 21-23, 2018. According the festival’s homepage:

Every September we gather in the streets of Downtown Las Vegas to create a world that celebrates the beauty in ourselves and our surroundings.

A world in which music and art transform, positivity prevails, discovery ensues, inspiration overwhelms and creativity thrives.

A world that cannot be explained – it must be experienced.

Lyrics to All Together, the spoken-word poem by In-Q.

If you’re not inspired by life, you’re not paying attention

Our world is beautiful beyond all comprehension

But we rarely look around

we’re so used to looking down

It can feel heavy when we even lift our heads up off the ground

We get lost inside of crowds

We forget that we belong

That our voices come together in this human song

It’s more than merely right or wrong, it’s learning how to get along

But it’s gets darkest right before the dawn

We are the rays emanating from the sun

Because faith is always blind

And the stories that we share become the mirror of our times

Our journeys intertwine, so the reflection is divine

I can see myself inside your eyes

We recognize the truth behind the disguise

Our struggles are the same

We have to celebrate the joy and celebrate the pain

We have to elevate the energy and rise to the task

Because change comes slow, but it happens fast

And since this moment doesn’t last our future is the past

But the answer has to first be asked

We call upon the dreamers, and the poets, and

the prophets, and the seekers, let your music reach out from the speakers, let it echo from the bleachers, from the artists to the teachers, from the painters to the preachers,

There is no one that will lead us, we the people are the leaders

And we don’t wanna wait on someone else to change the world

Or pawn it off on the next generation of boys and girls

There is no one that is coming

Because everyone is here

We can be found in the crowd from the sound of a cheer

So when it brings us all together

What will we have to say?

When it brings us all together

And the music starts to play

When it brings us all together

How will we own today?

Because life is beautiful

And it’s up to US to keep it that way

Universal Studios, CA — Universal Studios, Universal City, CA

You know when you are drawn to something over and over, but you don’t know why?

I realized that I take a lot of pictures of nature, especially the sky, framed by structures, but I didn’t know why. Then it hit me. Sky blue is one of my favorite colors so, of course, I look up. I find the contrast of manmade lines and curves against the sky fascinating because patterns form, light shifts and shadows create depth.

Here are a few, the next installment in my Series of Blue.