Wander around the woods

Took another hike up by Shelton Lakes early Sunday morning to take some photos after the storm blew through the area. The fact that everything is still wet and dark makes for some great contrast. I like to focus on the little pieces of landscape right under my feet. I did a good amount of crawling around the underbrush down near the lake and was pretty happy with the results. Some of these photos will make good reference photos for possible paintings.

Water - Plants - Sky

I took a little hike up by the reservoir a few days ago and took some close up shots of trees and plants near the water. The reflections of trees in the flooded areas, was very cool. Lots of frogs and other critters were out singing. Got a few good ideas for some paintings.

Brooklyn Guy

I ran into this guy in a Brooklyn antique shop while picking up my painting from the Micro Museum. I decided to take the train and subway, rather than dealing with traffic since it was going to be a hot day and my Jeep has no A/C. Since I had a little time to kill, I walked around and hit some of the antique shops on Atlantic Avenue. Got some good photos for my upcoming book.

New York Graffiti

Went down to New York with my sons and wandered around SOHO and the lower east side. Went to the Apple store, Kid Robot and the South Street Seaport area. When it comes to graffiti, NYC has some of the best.

The Drinkers at the Met

While visiting the Met and checking out the Van Goghs, Monets, Picassos, etc... I found this dark little Honore' Daumier painting titled "The Drinkers", that I'd never seen before . I really like this character study from France, circa 1861.

Koons Balloon

I was back in NYC again for the closing of the Redefining Portraiture show at the Square Inch Gallery. It was good to meet Gallery Director, Liz Afif and some of the other artists in the show. There's a book documenting the show available at https://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=2561578
I also visited the Metropolitan Museum to check out the Super Heroes costume show, Photograpghy on Photography and Jeff Koons on the Roof. Gotta love that Balloon Dog sculpture. Even after seeing the Met's classical sculpture, it's pretty impressive. It's stainless steel and stands about 10 feet tall. I also got some good photos in midtown and went to the Top of the Rock. More on that later I guess...