James Houston
@jameshoustonarts.bsky.social
Polymathic purveyor in photography, poetry, music & paint...
THE PARADE
You pick your best advantage
To see the parade come into view
Comfortably arrogant
That you'll receive all that is due
All of which precedes it
And all of which ensues
Only to discover that
The parade is watching you
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#writeitdown #poem #poetry #ollyollyoxenfree
You pick your best advantage
To see the parade come into view
Comfortably arrogant
That you'll receive all that is due
All of which precedes it
And all of which ensues
Only to discover that
The parade is watching you
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#writeitdown #poem #poetry #ollyollyoxenfree
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
THE PARADE
You pick your best advantage
To see the parade come into view
Comfortably arrogant
That you'll receive all that is due
All of which precedes it
And all of which ensues
Only to discover that
The parade is watching you
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#writeitdown #poem #poetry #ollyollyoxenfree
You pick your best advantage
To see the parade come into view
Comfortably arrogant
That you'll receive all that is due
All of which precedes it
And all of which ensues
Only to discover that
The parade is watching you
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#writeitdown #poem #poetry #ollyollyoxenfree
The street performance was fine; the hydration break, better.
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The street performance was fine; the hydration break, better.
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
LA CUENTA, POR FAVOR
More staff than patron
The band's last song
The wine tipped & emptied
La cuenta, por favor
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
More staff than patron
The band's last song
The wine tipped & emptied
La cuenta, por favor
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
LA CUENTA, POR FAVOR
More staff than patron
The band's last song
The wine tipped & emptied
La cuenta, por favor
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
More staff than patron
The band's last song
The wine tipped & emptied
La cuenta, por favor
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
AÑEJO
The glow of amber
Autumn knows the cost of time
In the age of days
@ jameshoustonarts 2025
#añejo #haiku #senryu #autumn #eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree #seeingisbelieving #poetry #poem
The glow of amber
Autumn knows the cost of time
In the age of days
@ jameshoustonarts 2025
#añejo #haiku #senryu #autumn #eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree #seeingisbelieving #poetry #poem
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
AÑEJO
The glow of amber
Autumn knows the cost of time
In the age of days
@ jameshoustonarts 2025
#añejo #haiku #senryu #autumn #eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree #seeingisbelieving #poetry #poem
The glow of amber
Autumn knows the cost of time
In the age of days
@ jameshoustonarts 2025
#añejo #haiku #senryu #autumn #eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree #seeingisbelieving #poetry #poem
WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE SKY
#canadiantire #canada #streetphotography #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #eyewrite #inkthink #ollyollyoxenfree
#canadiantire #canada #streetphotography #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #eyewrite #inkthink #ollyollyoxenfree
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE SKY
#canadiantire #canada #streetphotography #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #eyewrite #inkthink #ollyollyoxenfree
#canadiantire #canada #streetphotography #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #eyewrite #inkthink #ollyollyoxenfree
OPPOSITE END
Almost everyone
I know
Has exited
Or has been
Hustled
Out the door
And I...?
I am the stranger
At the
Opposite end
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#poem #poetry #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #writeitdown
Almost everyone
I know
Has exited
Or has been
Hustled
Out the door
And I...?
I am the stranger
At the
Opposite end
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#poem #poetry #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #writeitdown
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OPPOSITE END
Almost everyone
I know
Has exited
Or has been
Hustled
Out the door
And I...?
I am the stranger
At the
Opposite end
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#poem #poetry #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #writeitdown
Almost everyone
I know
Has exited
Or has been
Hustled
Out the door
And I...?
I am the stranger
At the
Opposite end
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#poem #poetry #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #writeitdown
WORLD SERIES 2025... Despite the rude and rising salaries, the grand stadiums, the hype & the hoopla, every game for me is on a sandlot, it's always tied in the bottom of the ninth and I'm swinging for the fences.
#worldseries #baseball #littleleague #sandlot #playball
#worldseries #baseball #littleleague #sandlot #playball
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
WORLD SERIES 2025... Despite the rude and rising salaries, the grand stadiums, the hype & the hoopla, every game for me is on a sandlot, it's always tied in the bottom of the ninth and I'm swinging for the fences.
#worldseries #baseball #littleleague #sandlot #playball
#worldseries #baseball #littleleague #sandlot #playball
BOY OUTSIDE
"When I look at certain things, I find them attractive or interesting or beautiful, and I take pictures. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not so good..."
~ Saul Leiter
#streetphotography #streetart #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree
"When I look at certain things, I find them attractive or interesting or beautiful, and I take pictures. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not so good..."
~ Saul Leiter
#streetphotography #streetart #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
BOY OUTSIDE
"When I look at certain things, I find them attractive or interesting or beautiful, and I take pictures. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not so good..."
~ Saul Leiter
#streetphotography #streetart #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree
"When I look at certain things, I find them attractive or interesting or beautiful, and I take pictures. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not so good..."
~ Saul Leiter
#streetphotography #streetart #eyewrite #inkthink #whatisee #ollyollyoxenfree
LIGHT REFRESHMENT
#foodtrucks #refreshment #grilledcheese #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #deerlakepark
#foodtrucks #refreshment #grilledcheese #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #deerlakepark
October 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
INTERNATIONAL
There is a switch on the dash
You can find in the dark
That will light your way home
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #fountainpen #international
There is a switch on the dash
You can find in the dark
That will light your way home
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #fountainpen #international
September 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
INTERNATIONAL
There is a switch on the dash
You can find in the dark
That will light your way home
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #fountainpen #international
There is a switch on the dash
You can find in the dark
That will light your way home
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #ollyollyoxenfree #fountainpen #international
DIHEDRAL
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LIMINAL
➖️➖️➖️➖️
LIMINAL
September 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
DIHEDRAL
➖️➖️➖️➖️
LIMINAL
➖️➖️➖️➖️
LIMINAL
"The Barn"/Sundance Ranch
PRIMITIVE RENDERING No. 73
Thompson-Nicola Valley
British Columbia
Watercolour/Ink
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
PRIMITIVE RENDERING No. 73
Thompson-Nicola Valley
British Columbia
Watercolour/Ink
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
September 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"The Barn"/Sundance Ranch
PRIMITIVE RENDERING No. 73
Thompson-Nicola Valley
British Columbia
Watercolour/Ink
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
PRIMITIVE RENDERING No. 73
Thompson-Nicola Valley
British Columbia
Watercolour/Ink
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
"ABSTRACT REALITY"
Main Street
Main Street
September 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"ABSTRACT REALITY"
Main Street
Main Street
TEQUILA TRUCK
"Plein Air" sketching has always been a daunting prospect, requiring errant confidence. But, in my quest to design, fold and then push my own envelope I completed this watercolour/ink drawing at a picnic table in the concession area of the Neil Young concert... not my comfort zone.
"Plein Air" sketching has always been a daunting prospect, requiring errant confidence. But, in my quest to design, fold and then push my own envelope I completed this watercolour/ink drawing at a picnic table in the concession area of the Neil Young concert... not my comfort zone.
September 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TEQUILA TRUCK
"Plein Air" sketching has always been a daunting prospect, requiring errant confidence. But, in my quest to design, fold and then push my own envelope I completed this watercolour/ink drawing at a picnic table in the concession area of the Neil Young concert... not my comfort zone.
"Plein Air" sketching has always been a daunting prospect, requiring errant confidence. But, in my quest to design, fold and then push my own envelope I completed this watercolour/ink drawing at a picnic table in the concession area of the Neil Young concert... not my comfort zone.
OTHER SENTENCES
This is how it feels
When I am spoken of in
Other sentences
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
This is how it feels
When I am spoken of in
Other sentences
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
September 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
OTHER SENTENCES
This is how it feels
When I am spoken of in
Other sentences
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
This is how it feels
When I am spoken of in
Other sentences
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
Bruges, Belgium
June 2025
Watercolour & Ink
©️jameshoustonarts 2025
June 2025
Watercolour & Ink
©️jameshoustonarts 2025
August 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bruges, Belgium
June 2025
Watercolour & Ink
©️jameshoustonarts 2025
June 2025
Watercolour & Ink
©️jameshoustonarts 2025
NEW SONG MORNING/1923 MARTIN 2-17
Early mornings like this one do not, unfortunately, occur as often as they once did... working a new song as the sun spreads along the length of the studio. Time subsequently spent with a new piece is all about cadence, tonality and mood.
Early mornings like this one do not, unfortunately, occur as often as they once did... working a new song as the sun spreads along the length of the studio. Time subsequently spent with a new piece is all about cadence, tonality and mood.
August 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW SONG MORNING/1923 MARTIN 2-17
Early mornings like this one do not, unfortunately, occur as often as they once did... working a new song as the sun spreads along the length of the studio. Time subsequently spent with a new piece is all about cadence, tonality and mood.
Early mornings like this one do not, unfortunately, occur as often as they once did... working a new song as the sun spreads along the length of the studio. Time subsequently spent with a new piece is all about cadence, tonality and mood.
Macro Morning
Mayne Island BC
Mayne Island BC
August 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Macro Morning
Mayne Island BC
Mayne Island BC
PANACEA SUI GENERIS
Attending social occasions
I invite myself as a guest
So that I don't have to be
The only one to suggest
That it is time to leave
Panacea sui generis
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
Attending social occasions
I invite myself as a guest
So that I don't have to be
The only one to suggest
That it is time to leave
Panacea sui generis
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
August 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
PANACEA SUI GENERIS
Attending social occasions
I invite myself as a guest
So that I don't have to be
The only one to suggest
That it is time to leave
Panacea sui generis
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
Attending social occasions
I invite myself as a guest
So that I don't have to be
The only one to suggest
That it is time to leave
Panacea sui generis
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
Emergencies Only/Femme Fatale
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
Steveston BC Canada
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
Steveston BC Canada
August 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Emergencies Only/Femme Fatale
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
Steveston BC Canada
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
Steveston BC Canada
From: THE UMBRELLA SERIES
Sea-to-Sky Summit
Squamish BC
Sea-to-Sky Summit
Squamish BC
August 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
From: THE UMBRELLA SERIES
Sea-to-Sky Summit
Squamish BC
Sea-to-Sky Summit
Squamish BC
GOLDEN TONES... the cello closely parallels the range of the human voice. This gentleman, located in the underground walkway beneath L'Arc de Triomphe, played beautifully.
June 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
GOLDEN TONES... the cello closely parallels the range of the human voice. This gentleman, located in the underground walkway beneath L'Arc de Triomphe, played beautifully.
INCIPIENT RAIN
This morning
I swallowed the sunrise
Washed it down
With incipient rain
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #vanspc #vanspc_member #ollyollyoxenfree #streetphotography #streetart
This morning
I swallowed the sunrise
Washed it down
With incipient rain
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #vanspc #vanspc_member #ollyollyoxenfree #streetphotography #streetart
June 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
INCIPIENT RAIN
This morning
I swallowed the sunrise
Washed it down
With incipient rain
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #vanspc #vanspc_member #ollyollyoxenfree #streetphotography #streetart
This morning
I swallowed the sunrise
Washed it down
With incipient rain
©️ jameshoustonarts 2025
#eyewrite #inkthink #writeitdown #poem #poetry #seeingisbelieving #vanspc #vanspc_member #ollyollyoxenfree #streetphotography #streetart