• Art/Design,  Creativity

    Looking Fashionable

    November 13, 2020

    I’m afraid that wearing masks is going to be a part of the future, so I might as well jump in and be fashionable. So, I’ve found these three masks designed by a local woman that I really like. They have the replaceable 5-layered PM2.5 activated carbon filters that slide in and out. The masks are made and distributed by shopvida. They have brought artists together to create these masks along other items then distribute them for the artists. They also are working with the artists and in partnership with SF-Marin Food Bank and Food Bank For New York, to provide meals to communities in need. The cloth is designed by a local woman named Karen Sothoron then made overseas.

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  • Dewdrops,  leaves,  Plants,  quotes

    What is my work?

    October 17, 2019
    Looking close at nature and its ability to create

    “My work is Loving the World.” Mary Oliver

    I believe nature can create visual art that brings pleasure to my soul. I’ll even say it creates art that touches all of  the senses; smell, touch, visual, audible and taste. Could it be that nature is the ultimate artist? As Mary Oliver ask do I participate as an artist with nature in loving it, respecting it, protecting it?

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  • Ansel Adams,  Art,  Candid Portraits,  coffee shops,  Creativity,  lifestyles,  quotes

    Practicing the practice

    October 5, 2019
    Practicing her pencil drawings

    I know the importance of highly trained awareness of the “moment” and the immediate and intuitive response of the photographer. It should be obvious to all that photographers whose images possess character and quality have attained them only by continued practice and total dedication to the medium. – 

    Ansel Adams

    Last week I posted an image of a young artist practicing his craft at a local coffee shop. Yesterday afternoon I  took this image of a young lady practicing her craft at the same coffee shop. What is interesting about this young lady is she is drawing from a book that I assume to be a textbook. While the young man was creating the character from the muse within him. So, I practiced more courage and my photography by asking the young lady if I could take a photo of her practicing her practice. She agreed.

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  • Candid Portraits,  coffee shops,  People/Portraits

    The Artists Hands

    August 27, 2015

    The Artists Hands
    The Artists Hands

    This past weekend a woman sat across from me at one of the local coffeehouses I patronize. After sitting down I noticed she pulled out a small sketch book from here purse and began to draw. Her hands and the task of sketching immediately perked my attention. After interrupting her she agreed to allow me to photograph her hands as she sketched. This then led to a short conversation and a chance to share something about one another.  A camera has the potential to allow for new encounters. Thank you, Betty!

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