“Jill, My Muse,” A Poem by Peter Stilton: It’s not a ruse— You are my muse. Not from Parnassus… Those heavy-footed nymphs, Stomping about, Couldn’t hold a candle To your light. You pirouette In and out of my mind Watching a panorama Of inscrutable pictures— A ballerina Punctuating a manuscript, Kneading it meditatively Like a …
Peter Stilton introduces his inspiring Aesthetics of Photography Program for Iphone photographers. Trust your instincts and use your eye for dramatic effects taking advantage of available light. WATCH VIDEO
Today was a day of dreary grey clouds and with the temperature around 52F all day, it was winter. I used colors right out of the can to finish a painting that had many unconscious references to Schoodic Point and Frenchman Bay. I needed color in the worst way to fight the demons of greyness. …
This video montage created by Peter, Jill and their son Philip, reveals the beauty and holiness of their garden as seen through paintings in Peter’s studio.
While much of the population is dealing with a world of social isolation and surreality, I go about the days much as usual. As an artist, write and now, composer, I really spend most hours alone, usually with my faithful Great Dane Montague. None of what I do is teamwork, although I have always enjoyed …
Fingers have had many adjectives applied to them. Examples would include itchy, pointing, and so on. But my fingers decided to go on strike. Instead, I have been listening to Mind for direction to improvising my own musical compositions. So far I have heard a new world of notes that are so individual and recognizable …
