Me and My Crows

I'm a bird watcher and have always been fascinated with crows. Although considered a pest, crows are highly intelligent and were associated with Gods and myths of various cultures. I've been feeding them over the winter and watching how they interact with each other. I wanted to do a self-portrait and decided to include a few of my crow friends. Click the image for a larger version.

For more fact about crows go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crow

Snow in March

Took a walk in the woods before work yesterday. It snowed Friday night and I wanted to take some shots before it all melted. I figure there may not be much more snow coming my way with Spring on the way. As a subject, I like the high contrast of wet dark trees against a backdrop of white snow. It's almost as close as you can come to a pen and ink drawing in nature.

Found Gold!

There's a good reason to take your dog for a walk on a cold winters day - aside from the fact that Joxer loves to get out and sniff around and pee everywhere. We went for another walk down by the Housatonic river and I found a gold coin. You just never know what's gonna wash up along the shore. Lot's of plastic bottles, a dolls head, all different types of balls, driftwood, etc... Then out of the corner of your eye, there it is, something sparkles in the weak winter sun. You pick it up, and sure enough, it's plastic. I did find a real gold coin once in downtown Bridgeport.

Another Still Life at the Museum

Did another small still life of one of my existing paintings. The original, titled Apples and Oranges, is 9 x 12 inches and the miniature is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Another painting -a-day type project for me. Painting this small is a great exercise and allows me to look at the original with a new perspective. I should probably be going in the opposite direction by working small first and then larger. When I paint about 20 or 30 of them, I'll have a "Major Mini" art exhibition at the Quirk Museum.

A new still life

I got a few small canvases from a friend and decided to make a copy one of my oil paintings. The original is 8 x 10 inches and the miniature is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It only took me about 2 hours - kind of like a painting -a-day type project.

To see more of my still life paintings go to: http://www.quirkmuseum.com/painting.html

Annual Photo Show 2008

I recently got 2 photos into the Annual Photo Show at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Cannan, CT. Paul Fusco of Magnum Photos is the juror. It's a nice venue and runs form February 10 to March 9. The photo, a one shot deal, was taken at the Shelton Day carnival in 2007. For more info: http://www.carriagebarn.org/photoshow08.html