I have been in high-production mode I’ve been spending most of my time in the studio. Above are the last two works that I have completed. The top one measures 36” x 36” and the bottom, 48” x 48”. That one took me longer than I expected, but I’m happy with it.

Back in the studio today though off to Philadelphia tomorrow. Have a great weekend folks...

Studio Day.....

It's a heap big studio day for me. SO, I thought that I would post a few recent lomos to keep my hat in the blog ring.


Hip shot of a vanadlized statue behind bars outside of an old Italian cafe in Philadelphia.


The smallest street (or so I've been told) in Philadelphia


A sadly empty playground in the Center City area of Philadelphia


A very cool full moon shot


I took this photo last Summer as a huge storm came rolling in. Notice the odd giant green inflatable beach ball that found it's way into the cornfield after escaping from the sticky hands of some squealing child. I wish I had been able to film how wonderfully surreal it was with electric blue lightening crackling and deafening thunder clapping to watch this ball gently roll in from nowhere and then glide with the wind across the cornfield only to disappear into the darkness of the oncoming storm. It was magical.


Same storm - you can see how quickly and unexpectedly it came from the patch of blue sky and billow clouds underneath

I decided to focus on one current events subject of interest and draw one card for clarity from my Tarot deck. The subject I foucsed on was the current situation in London after the recent bombings and the unfortunate shooting death of the innocent Brazilian man thought to be connected to the events. The card that I pulled was the 7 of Coins


This is a card of assessment during a time of high energy or rush activity. This is certainly appropriate based upon news accounts. It seems that, while guarded, Londoners are reaccessing the situation and the bombings as well as the shooting. It could be a call to formulate a less chaotic repsonse. In any case, it is also a suggestion that more of the "rush activity" lies ahead and that it would be prudent to learn now from what has happened before and plan accordingly before the next situation unfolds in the future.

I'm an engineer not a brick maker!

RIP Scotty....




James Doohan: March 3, 1920 - July 20, 2005

Studio day....

It's another day in the studio for me, but I thought that I would share some of these lomos that I got back this AM. These span a time period of last summer to early winter of this year (and range in location from Rehoboth Beach to Fort Lauderdale) as I have a bad habit of throwing film in different collections about the house and then developing them at some point in the future when I'll be surpised by what I have on film. I still have about 20 more rolls to develop before I'm caught up...

It's a HE MAN way of not getting old.....

What the??? I believe that I have just read the most bizarre copy for an advertisement that I have ever seen...Click this image below and read the little story on the ad that appears on the right of the page that begins with the words "Leonard Wood".

Beyond the fact that the circa 1921 ad is rife with homoeroticism (though I doubt that was the goal) it is just SURREAL beyond comprehension. My eyes squinted and my head shook trying to comprehend the inner meaning ( love the for "Fagged Faces").

I have visited old-fashioned barbers in my day. If a razor wavering barber who's chair I was laying supine in began speaking to me like the one in the ad, I can only imagine the horror that would run through my head... "Oh Christ! Just my luck.Trapped like a stuck pig in the chair of a deranged razor wavering barber who decided to choose this very moment to completely disconnect from reality".


The last paragraph of the ad reads like it could have come straight from something like this...



In any event, I've been very busy in my studio and will be for the next several months or so. I may only be able to update every other day or so for a while. Here are my last two works....



The above work was a portrait commission work of a friend's father based on a photo Booth photo taken of him in Ocean City, MD about 1955. It measures 36" x 36". And this work...


I just finished yesterday. It's for my show in DC in Sept. It is also 36" x 36". So, that's what I've been up to here by the beach. Check back soon for more.

The House Of Juicy....

It was a dark and very foggy morning on the beach today....




It made me want to make those sounds like a lighthouse foghorn. Try "Bahooooawwww" - in your deepest basest voice humanly possible...






Even the usually maniacally smiling white-trash mannequin seemed heavy-hearted by the gloom....

There were those however (usually vacationers) who were determined to enjoy the beach no matter what the weather..


There were also some lovely horseshoe crabs and countless hideous jellyfish bodies and parts...


But by far, the oddest thing I saw this morning were these....

They were abandoned on the dock on the edge of the beach. Stylistically stomach-churning, they stuck out in the fog like a sore thumb. Why would some one leave these? Then again, why would someone even wear these to begin with?

On one of the pink and gold lame decorated sandals is the word "House" in an Old English type of font. On the other, are the words "Of Juicy". What? What does that even mean? I can only assume that it is some sort of guttural sexual innuendo.

Perhaps I have crossed a threshold in my life where I am no longer able to comprehend the meaning of such shoes, not unlike those unfortunate enough to be referenced in that forlorn Christmas Tune by Doris Day "Toyland" - "once you cross it's borders, you may ne'r return again."
If that be the case, then that's a border that I need not look back upon, ever.

The Magical LOMO

Somehow, it seems that I have managed to loose track of the days yet once again. Well, I'll deal with that. I spent the weekend in Washington, DC, where I attended an group art exhibit that featured one of my works at the lovely Fraser Gallery.

This morning, I picked up some forgotten film that I had waiting for me. One of my favorite items that I purchased many moons ago is my LOMO camera.

It's a Russian made, old fashioned manual camera that has beome the darling of art photographers around the world. You can learn more about this simple and amazing camera here: www.lomography.com, and you can see my personal lomo page here at:
www.lomohomes.com/dcart .

Here is where you will find some of what I consider to be amazing photos taken very simply by me with this magical camera like these....







I promise you, that once you purchase a LOMO, you will never view the world the same again. Oh, did I forget to mention that this wondrous little camera NEVER uses a flash - ever? It has a built in light sensor that automatically senses when enough light has registered on the film, which means that you can take amazing pics with such obscure light sources as candles and the moon - like this....

(my brother and sister-in-law taken without a flash at a hip bar in Nashville about 5 years ago)

(Taken last week at a colonial cemetery in downtown Lewes, Delaware under moonlight.)

The groovy blurring occurs when there is movement when the shutter stays open as it senses the light source, which also make for super cool pics like this...


Candle light portrait of my friend Denise

(sun setting behind Paper lantern)

I took this at the entrance to Pere-Lachaise cemetery in Paris

(Taken at a Merry-Go-Round in Nashville, Tenn.)
This isn't a camera for those interested in instant gratification. You load 35MM film the old fashioned way and you advance it the old fashioned way ( anyone over 35 can show you how in case you don't know), and then you must have it developed. Sometimes the pics come out, some times they don't. Sometimes they take your breath away.

In case you've forgotten just how beautiful even the most simple of things in this world can be, the LOMO will help you remember....

Big last few days

Aghhh. I feel so remiss when I miss a few days here - a strange self-imposed guilt of sorts. It's absurd, as I think there are only maybe a handful of regulars that check this blog out. In any event, I'll do my best to stay more current, even though I have much art work to complete for some upcoming solo shows.

In fact, here are some of my latests works.

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Whew. Somehow I managed to get all of those finished over the last 6 days, bake three different cakes from scratch for 3 different social gatherings ( plus make a casserole), entertain guests, exercise in the morning then spend the next 24 hours eating like a suckling pig, watch fireworks over the ocean and more... I actually had a great last few days....