Sveti Stefan & Controversy

This little island can set emotions on fire in many ways. Beautiful setting, exclusive area, beaches, olive groves, flowers, what more could a person want? Somehow the current ownership of the property is in question. As you can imagine such a nice spot has long been the desire of non owners at wartime. I don’t have all the details but the man I spoke told me he and others on the outside feel they own property rights now being enjoyed by others inside the gates. One thing I know for sure is the beauty if this Adriatic setting.

Palm Springs California

As a teenager growing up in colder climes east of the rockies I first saw a real palm tree in Northern California. Somehow it held me in a trance and ever since I love looking at them. The small groups of palms I saw then are nothing compared to groves in, well, Palm Springs. This view is actually in Palm Desert at the Marriott Desert Springs Hotel and there were hundreds of palms in a single view with about a dozen towering over all the rest. Throw in a nice mountain, fancy hotel, swimming pool, sunset, and you have all the ingredients of a classic winter afternoon in the desert.

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A Tale of Two Artworks

Go back just a few years and it is difficult for me to believe how much the look of my work has changed. This version, I’ll call it “A” was done in August 2006 after my trip to Georgetown. To be truthful I didn’t like it and don’t recall posting it to my web site.

Please post your opinion because the feedback helps very much. Here is the same piece in today’s look. I’ll call this one “B” and still not sure if it belongs on my site.

The first thing I notice is chopping off the sky and trees in A. Its kind of dark up there. The colors of course are way into the bright zone in A too. For what its worth all my art seems to start with the primary colors and it takes me awhile to bring out the subtleties. Geez two years is a long time in this case. Any other differences?

Alaskan Jazz Trio

These guys are not really from Alaska. However I did see them play on our family vacation cruise in Alaska. The north most state is so beautiful it was hard to take it all in during such a short visit. There are many images of the state in my mind and even more in my camera. Whatever the reason this is my first image from the cruise this summer.  Like always I have several versions of this image. The others are all much lighter and more colorful. This one was my first version and I’m sticking with it. Let me know if you need to see another one.

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Seattle Public Market

The Public Market district was unknown to me until I saw the Meg Ryan Tom Hanks movie about 10 years ago. The sign, which even locals call iconic captured my imagination. Once on the scene, the smells, restaurants, and street singing swung me into a happy mood. This is a fun place.

 

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Las Vegas Bellagio Fountains

My favorite time to see the fountains is evening because the lights make the already scenic water jets look even more impressive. On this visit the sun was just setting so the water lights were not a factor. What drew me most to the scene were the throngs of people lined up around the lake to see the show. The sun was gleaming off the Paris hotel across the street. It was a beautiful display of water and music. The crowd loved it. Once the show was over though, everyone moved on right away. Instead my wife and I stayed for a while and enjoyed the view. I’ll be visiting this one again. One change I may still make to the image below is cropping a small part of the bottom a bit. Please tell me your thoughts on this one.

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Florence Oregon Bridge

The coast of Oregon consistently has some of the most beautiful bridges. Each one a little different but all in a similar style. It didn’t take much digging to find out many were designed by a man named Conde B. McCullough in the early 1930’s. This bridge in Florence is a good example of the ones I enjoyed seeing.

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Half Moon Bay Coastline

This view is looking south from the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The drop to the beach from where I stood was far. There was a stairway going down in the distance for sun bathing on the sand. The texture and colors here, kind of a departure for me on this one are muted. I got my inspiration from some of the beautiful art inside the hotel. The roughness of the cliff, the red ice plant and choppy water below captured my imagination and this is the result. Further down the coast I came upon an entire painting workshop. Lots of easels set up and the artists were doing their best.

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Across Venice’s Grand Canal

Italy is so beautiful. This view is probably been painted and photographed so many times over the centuries but I still love the site because it is beautiful.  The afternoon I was enjoying this view was actually sunny and hot and for whatever reason I wanted to my version moody. The gondola’s were bobbing in the water.  Maybe next time I’ll feature a gondolier and his striped shirt with the same church in the background.

Owens River Fly Fishing

The eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains has some remarkable close up views of snow capped peaks.  This scene on the Owens River is a favorite of mine because of the “S” curve of the water, trees, and mountain view plus the fly fisherman. A guy could do a lot worse.

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