Feeding Ducks in the Park

Usually I don’t work on this type of subject matter for artwork. This is my son showing a great interest in the ducks at McKinley Park in Sacramento. The light and colors attracted me to this scene. I may have overworked his head and left arm but this is pretty much what I was trying to accomplish.

Hiway to Nowhere

This one is based on a photo I took in 2002 outside of Reno Nevada. I was driving toward Pyramid Lake and once outside of Reno’s city limits on a two lane road I quickly realized I was in the middle of nowhere. Instead of panicking I resorted to taking a picture. Up until now doing something with the image was on my “to do” list. Please don’t tease me about the six years of not doing anything. Actually I had several unsuccessful attempts and I kept throwing them away.

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Merry Christmas To All

Thank you everyone for such a great Christmas season. You have all been so wonderful to me. Here is the view of my Christmas tree early this morning before everyone woke up.

Santa Clara University Concert in the Mission

The university’s orchestra played beautiful music inside the beautiful mission and it was a terrific combination. This pianist is a student at SCU and he was a crowd pleaser. Lucky for me, my niece plays in the violin section and got me a front row seat for this view. This was an evening to be remembered.

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Who Else Wants the Perfect Place in a Small Town?

Most artists aspire to some kind of studio to create or write. The story of Jackson Pollack in his studio during the drip period in a rural area of Long Island is a great example. That would be the right mix of creativity and sense of place for me on a pleasant summer day.

Right now a spare bedroom with a computer is the best I can do but that does not stop me from dreaming. There are many places in California I see regularly that I would love to live. My Wonder Years (2-12) were spent in New Jersey and last month I managed to visit a beautiful community in the Garden State called Bedminster. I picked out a few places there to add to my wish list and managed to take a picture of this house because it caught my eye and seemed to pull me in with its charm.

I suppose everyone has a place or many places you would like to call home. As time goes on I’ll include more of mine in this blog.

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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.

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?

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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