November 21, 2009
Ain't it a shame all the world don't got keys to their own ignition
Ah, California. You are awesome. I hope you don't fall into the sea as a result of your various natural, economic, and political disasters.
Belated photos from a delightful trip out to Napa for a friend's wedding:
September 7, 2009
I am not yeller.
My aaart continues. And while a lot has changed since my earlier forays, two things remain true: I keep a safe distance from representational art, and I damn near never use yellow. Not successfully, anyway. Always hate whatever I come up with and paint right over it.
Some recentish work:




August 11, 2009
It is important to remember . . .
. . . particularly in August -- when the pavement bakes, the air is a haze, and it is not possible to walk more than one block without smelling urine that you hope but don't believe is just from somebody's dog -- that this place is also beautiful.
An old photo I neglected to post at the time of its capture:

June 29, 2009
Again at the Smith & 9th stop . . .
My cellphone's special assignment as go-to device for deliberately screwy panoramic pictures of the subway continues:


June 27, 2009
The Terrible Cost of Progress
As noted before, my heart grew three sizes every time I passed Bad Apple Bail Bonds, where the guilt of clients was both presumed and essentialized with a brilliantly unsubtle name and logo.
In my secret soul, I knew nothing this marvelous would last forever. But I never expected it to become such a horror as this:
Shame is dead. So is the best logo ever. R.I.P., worm in retro prison garb. May your memory never fade.
June 10, 2009
Old Blighty
As this blog transitions to photo-only mode, it may be time for me to finish editing my spring break photos already. The Portugal photos are slow going, but I've got the UK photos going at a steady clip. Some examples:
Trafalgar Square:

Kingsway:

Thames by night, variation 1 of a kajillion:

Buckingham Palace:




