John Paul Davis

My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.

  1. Three great blue herons perched on a log stickng up out above the surface of Van Cortlandt Lake
    Distinguished panelists
    Posted on in Photography
  2. Trading the glossy, electronic sound of her previous work for acoustic & organic sounds, the big-voiced singalongs handle weighty reflections deftly & effortlessly.

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  3. Stalks of cut cattails in the forground, with several trees in the background on an overcast day in Van Cortland Park
    Prelude
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  4. 3 established artists collaborate in this testament to teamwork & friendship, enthusiastic & energetic, highlighting each member's best artistic qualities with top-notch songcraft.

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  5. Close-up of leaves of an ash tree in Van Cortlandt Park
    Even more evidence
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  6. Wood's arresting, elastic singing, along with his band's funky, upbeat arrangements gives these plaintive, catchy, & fun love songs life beyond just their hooky appeal.

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  7. Close-up of a lesser celandine blossom
    Lantern
    Posted on in Photography
  8. Trunks of several trees, each leaning a slightly different direction, creating the illusion of a fan
    Fan out
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  9. Close of up the blossoms on a hawthorne tree
    Just one more thing
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  10. Deeply personal lyrics & striking imagery matched by new vocabularies for the guitar all wrapped in songs expertly & hookily crafted to balance experimentation & accessibility.

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  11. The sun rising behind dense statocumulus clouds behind the treeline in Van Cortlandt Park
    Deluxe version
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  12. In a time of fear & sorrow, an album of joy. Ecstatic exultation, optimism & faith, weathered by decades of experience with doubt, grief & hard times.

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  13. White blossoms of a flowering cherry tree
    Cascade
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  14. Beguiling blood harmonies soulfully-delivered over minimalist cajón-grounded beats on a collection that explores & celebrates love, familial, spiritual & romantic.

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  15. Close-up of magnolia blooms
    Statement piece
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  16. Cinematic & imaginative music, exquisitely-crafted melodies sung with verve, wittily & abstrusely exploring nostalgia, disillusion, creativity & the tension between art & commerce.

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  17. A series of puddles on a gravel path in Van Cortlandt Park, with trees reflected in them.
    Stanzas
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  18. Glorious gorgeous collages of analog synths, live drums, funky guitars, catchy melodies. Reflections on the cycles & patterns of adult life: love, death, forgiveness, healing.

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  19. Trunks of trees leaning leftward in the foreground with cattails and clouds in the background
    Mood lighting
    Posted on in Photography
  20. A feamle and male mallard standing on the bank of Van Cortlandt Lake
    These two beauties
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  21. Songs of financial & spiritual anxiety but also songs of restoration & return. Inviting, languid arrangements, eerie cinematic atmospheres, earnest lyrics.

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  22. A cluster of white daffodils
    Pay attention
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  23. Stunning & elegant compositions charged with tumultuous energy that pay homage to Mingus's influences without being derivative. Suave & bluesy solos abound. A masterpiece.

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  24. Melodic guitar leads, room-filling riffs, winding song structures, inventive effects make anthems of the angry, grieving, frustrated lyrics. One song is aptly titled "Big Riff."

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  25. Lydian broom spilling over and poking through a wrought iron fence atop a stone wall
    Eager
    Posted on in Photography