This is a self-portrait that I was inspired to create because of, believe it or not, the refrigerator. At the time, it was already a vintage behemoth that I had found at a yard sale - and with a lot of help and not a little bit of foolhardiness, we managed to lug it up the flight of 28 steps to the kitchen of my downtown studio/loft. The reason I was so enamored of the silly thing rests solely … [Read more...]
A South Texas Tale…
This is a "vintage" image from my archives...waaaay back before the digital age (circa early '90's), when I labored (happily) in a bona fide darkroom complete with all kinds of horrifying (to me now) chemicals. Working in black & white, I would take my photos (those oh so archaic silver-based fiber prints) and hand color them with Marshall oils and colored pencils. I even gained a modicum of … [Read more...]
I Carry Your Heart…
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will … [Read more...]
Mexico Lindo!
Traipsing around the colonial cities, mi amigo and I stumbled upon this vintage car...I was so enamored with the image I digitally painted it. My favorite part of photography - the discovery of some aspect that was hidden at the time, revealing itself when magnified as a print or onscreen...this one was the unintentional self-portrait in the front bumper! This trip was during my self-titled … [Read more...]
Ahhhh – Paree….
What's not to love about this setting? Magnifique architecture, le jardin savage, and a manly physique... C'est si Bon! … [Read more...]
Where land meets the sea
Ireland's Wild West Coast Driving on the wrong side of the road...Ireland style. In Sept. 2006, my mother and I visited Ireland; renting a car and just taking off to explore on our own. This was just one of the breathtaking vistas we came upon in our travels on the western side of the Emerald Isle...truly a magical place....can't you just see Rapunzel, trapped in her lonely tower, letting … [Read more...]