What a treat! A Monarch Butterfly has been visiting our garden for the past few days. All the more remarkable because the Monarch has been recently placed on the Endangered…
"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,"…
"Raspberries and Blackberries - a still life" is a new addition to my Still Life portfolio. The dark and moody feel of the composition was a bit of a challenge…
My old traditional cast iron Japanese teapot is making another appearance. This time in a dark and moody setting, emphasizing just the shape and texture of the vessel. The Tetsubin,…
Recently, on my morning walk, I passed a rather unattractive urban pond whose sides were oozing with gelatinous algae. Not very inviting. But something in the far corner caught…
This old cabin is about all that remains of Widtsoe, Utah, one of several of Utah's ghost towns. The town, some sixteen miles northeast of Bryce Canyon, was first settled…
Monochrome Monday. "The Cube," a comparatively small, square-shaped office building downtown Tampa, Florida, is surrounded by the usual glass and steel towers. The huge porthole windows along with the straight…
Old Pope Road ShedI walk down Old Pope Road and past this old shed often. The barn is fenced off and abandoned. Nothing special. But today, the way mid-winter sun…
It seemed to not be in a hurry. That small woodland stream I paused by recently. It was steadily flowing down its narrow, twisty path. Not loudly rushing but pleasantly…
"Still Life with Books and Silver Pitcher" "Still Life with Books and Silver Pitcher" is moving in a somewhat different direction than most of my recent work. First of all,…