At last!

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Of the images I create, the ones I love most are often not the ones that get accepted into art shows. The lack of art show-juror interest does not diminish my affection for an image, but it is gratifying when an image that has been passed over a number of times finally gets the recognition I think it deserves. Juror Susan Goetz Zwirn chose Red-wing Flush for a show called “Bold & Free,” sponsored by the Marin Society of Artists in Marin County, CA. It’s a virtual show; you can see it here until June 21. Some might say this…

Mind of an Artist?

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The show this post is about is titled “The Mind of an Artist.” But that’s a little too boxed-in for me. So I took of “the” and added a question mark. Because what I submitted that did get invited into the show certainly might tell you something about at least one of my minds, but it’s far from “The Mind” of this artist! Yes, I’m quarreling over semantics, but as also a teacher of writing, my mantra has long been “Words have meanings; each and every one either works for you or against you.” The call for this particular show…

Well, darn!

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So, I came to Denver for an art show opening reception tonight, but here I am in my hotel room on my computer instead! It’s been snowing off and on ever since I arrived, and the opening reception has been postponed until tomorrow night. Sadly, I’ll be back home by then. Well…, that might take a bit of luck, but… that’s where I’m supposed to be tomorrow night! Nevertheless, it’s been a mostly good trip. Yesterday I enjoyed walking in the snow about three-quarters of a mile to D’art Gallery in the downtown arts district. It’s a co-op gallery and…

Bears & Butterflies

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Well, bear–one bear–and many, many butterflies. As you can see by the slanting golden light, I encountered the bear late in the afternoon as I was leaving Tensas River NWR, which is indeed the home of many Louisiana Black Bears. This bear was actually no longer in the refuge, but strolling along the edge of a field on the west side of Quebec Road, which takes visitors into and out of the north end of the refuge. I spotted the bear from quite a distance back. In fact, my first thought upon sighting a large, dark, 4-legged creature crossing the…

1 Show, 3 Images

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For the first time ever, three of my works were invited into a single national show! “Alchemy of Light” is an online show hosted by an all-online gallery called Nuu Muse Contemporary, based in Dallas, Tx. Light is of course a foundational element of photography, but infinitely variable in how it interacts with the world. The three images I submitted and are in the show each presents a very different light challenge and each projects an equally different mood. I should get up early more often! First Light is day dawning over a fallow field. It happened only because I…