I go there several times a year. My trips always revolve around the opera season, but… they also always include photography. Chicago is great for photography! As one who lives in a city that really, really needs another bridge for crossing our beautiful Ouachita River, I”m envious of the 18 movable bridges that facilitate traffic flow across the Chicago River–and that’s in the Loop alone. But one–the one that used to carry freight trains on Carroll Avenue–is now fixed in the open position. Once all manufacturing ceased in the downtown area, it was no longer needed. The base at the…

The annual Peach Festival in Ruston always includes an art show, and although the festival is over, the art show will be up until the 28th of July. It’s hanging in the Chatauqua Gallery in the Lincoln Parish Library, conveniently located just south of I-20 at Exit 85. Dune Jazz is one of my pieces in the show, and one of my all-time favorites. It took me awhile to get the contrast right. White sand can be tricky! Converting the image to black and white was kind of a no-brainer. It was the curve of that dune fence leading to…

For the first time, a gallery to which I have submitted applications to shows a number of times, and have been invited into those shows with one artwork several times, recently included me among a total of 15 artists to be in a special multi-work “Artist Invitational 2024.” That’s gratifying. The invitation came from the Dragonfly & Hummingbird Art Gallery, an online venue based in Los Angeles, CA. Each of the 15 artists was invited to submit five works, from which a minimum of three would be selected for the show. I’m pleased to report that all five of mine…