Creativity is the flame
that lights the dark
caverns we wander.
Welcome to
James Millikan Online
This website exists mainly to show my art: it’s an art space (click on “Art Gallery”). In addition to making art, I also think about art and everything else in life from a philosophical perspective – I really am a card-carrying philosopher – so “Philosophy” has a couple of philosophical pieces I’ve written. You can find background information in “About Me.” There is also a page of “Links” to other artists and art venues, mostly in Sonoma County, California, where I live, or nearby.
Besides all that, I’ve included a “Blog.” When I first created this website, I barely knew what a blog is. I thought it would be cool to have one. Well, I had no idea how cool! The rest of the website is like this lovely, imposing edifice erected on a hilltop: stately, standing tall, it’s waving tresses blowing in the wind, a pleased smile on its handsome, unchanging face. Ok, it’s the reference library.
The blog is where the action is. Seriously, you should be checking my blog at least once a week to keep up! My new art goes up there long before it makes it to my gallery. I work out ideas on the blog. I talk about others’ art, art theory, and recommend stuff. And I do welcome comments, any comments, because I’m a strong believer in community. I even occasionally print well-crafted spam!
I’ve made art all my life, though I had two other careers before art became central to my life ten years ago. The art shown here is drawings, paintings, and prints. I’ve made other art. I’ve made a tad of sculpture, and I’ve worked in theater in various capacities: acted, directed, danced, choreographed, and written. I figure any branch of art where I perch is just a temporary place to land. After all, there’s a whole tree!