A Bunch of Okra-
A Bunch of Okra | Still Life
"A Bunch of Okra" "A Bunch of Okra" is my most recent still life composition. What is it with okra? You either love it or hate it. "Yuck, it's slimy,"…
Chili Peppers
A Cornucopia of Chili Peppers
Cornucopia of Chili Peppers A variety of chili peppers spill out of a colander. Hardly a traditional cornucopia reminiscent of an end-of-summer harvest. But every bit as colorful. Back in…
African Eyes are Watching
Young African school children peer through the open window of their classroom near Ilula, Tanzania. More on "African Eye" can be found here.
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Just a picture of a cute kid standing in a corn field in rural Tanzania. Right? Look closer. See his distended belly? The child is malnourished while surrounded by plenty. Poultry, goats, and pigs are being raised in the immediate area, as well as guinea pigs that many families grow for protein. Vegetable gardens, like the corn patch in the picture, are common. So what's the problem? Parasites are my guess. Clean drinking water and general hygiene are missing. Although there is plenty of food, intestinal parasites cause malnutrition and general poor health.
The Doors of Zanzibar – a Triptych
In Zanzibar, an ancient island in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Tanzania doors have a more significant than most places. Zanzibar has long been a crossroads along the ancient trading routes between Africa, India, and Persia. Doors became status symbols of wealth and social status. Construction of a new house traditionally started with the elaborately carved front door, which, essentially, became a calling card advertising the occupation and status of the own
Landscape with Giraffes
Late afternoon and the sun is getting lower, the shadows longer. Giraffes of all sizes are peaceably browsing the acacia trees though aware of our presence. We must linger; the setting demands it.The immensity of the Serengeti and knowing that life here has changed little in millions of years is humbling. As idyllic a moment as I can recall.
African Eyes
Young school children peer through the open window of their classroom. Their eyes are wide with wonder and curiosity at these light skinned strangers wandering around their campus. These kids, and they are the lucky ones...
Up, Up and Away – Ballooning Over the Serengeti
Up, up and away My beautiful, my beautiful balloon The world's a nicer place in my beautiful balloon …
Beyond the Beyond
Most of us are a curious sort. Always wondering what's next, what's over there, what's around the curve in the road. Some of us are "Big Picture" ponderers. What is beyond…
Exotic Zanzibar
Zanzibar. For me just saying “Zanzibar” conjures a foreign, very exotic, and faraway place. A bustling place of new sights, sounds and aromas. A place of ancient looking shuttered apartments…
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