Art and thoughts by Roger Vincent Jasaitis

This Speaks My Mind

  • For Conscience’ Sake

    The leveled gun, the battle-brand, We may not take; But Calmly loyal, we can stand And suffer with our suffering kind For conscience’ sake And we may tread the sick-bed floors Where strong men pine, And, down the groaning corridors, Pour freely from our liberal stores The oil and the Wine. John Greenleaf Whittier  (Quaker,…

  • RVJart.com 2.0 !

      I’ve recently updated my web sight RVJart.com with improved graphics, easier navigation and new work! Swing by, check it out and give me some feedback…and thanks!

  • Perception and Reality

      This is not a Vermeer…or is it? I came across this piece of Vermeer farm machinery in a freshly hayed meadow in East Dover, Vermont. This scene tickled my funny bone so I set up my easel immediately and went to work. In order for me to appreciate this visual pun, I had to…

  • The Problem with Simplicity

    The problem we face today needs very little time for its statement. Our lives in a modern city grow too complex and overcrowded. Even the necessary obligations which we feel we must meet grow overnight, like Jack’s beanstalk, and before we know it we are bowed down with burdens, crushed under committees, strained , breathless,…

  • Outside of Time

    Speaking with Buddhist friends this week the topic was benefactor moments. An instance that you recall in your life when someone granted you an act of love, kindness or mercy. Although that moment may have occurred years ago , you can still recall the emotion and grace of it. It is, in a sense, outside of…