Art and thoughts by Roger Vincent Jasaitis

This Speaks My Mind

  • Meeklings

      Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Beatitudes I read in the Atlantic Monthly this week that someone thought that this was the worst prediction of all time. My first thought was; unless it is the end of history, how would you know if it’s true? Of course, if you look…

  • Moral and Political War

    –  – Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs. Bernie Sanders –  – About the photo; I captured this rainbow after a thunderstorm blew by at sunset. Reproductions are available. Contact me and we’ll talk.  

  • Spring Cleaning

    I’m posting this batch of new late winter/early spring paintings with a video of the creation of one of them. You can read more about the creation and inspiration of these works by clicking the links below: Open Water, Late Winter psalm 189, Open Water Crane Mtn Road, Early Spring psalm 190, Misty Brook To…

  • The Ant and the Grasshopper

    I woke this morning thinking about the fable of the ant and the grasshopper. I have two or three cords of wood sitting in my backyard waiting to be split for firewood. This is next winters warmth. It is also a lot of work that can’t be put off because it needs to season. This…

  • Spring

      “Podrán cortar todas las flores, pero no podrándetener la primavera.”  ― Pablo Neruda “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming.”   May day is here. This painting is Crane Mountain Road in early spring… here we call it mud season. This work will be available for purchase…when it dries.…