Make a splash

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

East and Middle Tennessee are blessed with lots of waterfalls. From unnamed falls of only a few feet to Fall Creek Falls at 265 feet, they are great destinations for …

Make a little space for mingling

Christopher RobinDowntown, Our Town Arts

Once upon a time, people congregated in close proximity to each other; then they didn’t.
All was good. We have since experienced a separation of the masses. Weird as it was, …

Consider the lilies

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts, West Knoxville

UT Gardens is a wonderful place to spend a few minutes or a couple of hours. The variety of plant life and the colors make a very interesting walk or …

Echoes of springs past

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts, Sevier

Reminders of past generations dot the landscape each spring when clumps of daffodils are the only remnants of Cades Cove homesteads. A sacred silence settled in as I painted this …

Watch it wiggle, see it jiggle …

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

Not all art has to be serious. For April 1st, it seems appropriate to revel in a little artistic silliness.
Just as one might see a handful of mules grazing across …

Shche ne vmerla Ukrainas

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

“We’ll not spare either our souls or bodies to get freedom.” *
Many of this week’s tributes to Ukraine have displayed sunflowers, their national flower. A humble, blue-collar flower, she shows …

Far from the hundred acre wood

Christopher RobinOur Town Arts

My Tree – Photography by Chris S. Rohwer
Well, not really my tree but we have become good friends. We are neighbors and see each other regularly. My tree has posed …