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2009-06-19T10:31:00.004-04:00

I haven't been very good about updating this blog. Things have just been too crazy and hectic right now, and I barely have time to do much creative work as it is, let alone advertise it. But I have submitted some images to JPG Magazine, which you can vote for here, here, and here.

painting (in progress)

2009-04-27T10:22:00.002-04:00

Trying something new. Similar in style to some things I've done in the past, but executed a bit differently. These are the first two layers. I don't think it's done yet, but I'm liking it and it's getting there...

web site updates

2009-02-25T11:55:00.001-05:00

A bit of a re-design on the web site, at least for the home page.

Also, new work up in the portfolio and photographs sections.

One year

2009-01-27T11:24:00.003-05:00

It was a year ago today that Edie came back into my life. She hid under the bed for three days, but now she runs the house.

Throughout the past year, I've picked up numerous claws and whiskers that she's left behind. A few months ago, I dug a small little puzzle for something to do. When I took off the top and dumped out the pieces, I was surprised to find this:

...whiskers I had collected when I first had her, from nearly eight years before.

Happy Holidays

2008-12-18T14:54:00.001-05:00

The final theme for issue 21

2008-12-15T08:34:00.001-05:00

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Another JPG Magazine submission...

2008-12-15T08:32:00.000-05:00

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2008-12-09T17:37:00.000-05:00

"Who's on First"

2008-11-04T18:34:00.000-05:00

This was my Halloween costume this year. I really wasn't sure what I was going to go as, so it ended up being a bit last minute. Fortunately I already had all the pieces for the costume. You can look at it as just being an old time baseball player, but I think the "?" cap gives it a little something extra, especially if you're at all familiar with Abbott and Costello...

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T13:21:00.001-04:00

I can't believe it's already the end of October. It's been quite a busy month. Being sick for a good chunk of the month (which I still can't seem to completely shake off) hasn't helped. But for the most part it's been very good.

There's been great weather. Lots of color in the foliage. I've kind of realized that I have a bit of a difficult time shooting broad foliage shots. I've known for a long time that wide landscapes are not really my thing, but it's hard to show the colors and a location in the same shot without it being a broad view.

That said, I've probably shot more pictures this month than in any other month in my life. The only exception would possibly be during my trip across the USA in October/November 1994. But shooting on film at that time, I don't think I took as many as I have this month.

There were some adventures around Vermont, as well as an overnight to Deer River, New York, and a quick weekend up in Maine. Eventually I'll get things edited, but it'll take a while as I'm working on several new ideas.

Happy Halloween.
Going to try and get out while the weather is decent and take more pictures. I still have a few hours before the month is over.

Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde, Maine

a new perspective

2008-10-20T10:26:00.000-04:00

Had the opportunity to go flying yesterday. Hadn't been on a plane in a year and a half, but my friend Clint recently got his pilot's license, and we went for a little trip yesterday.

the travel bug

2008-10-03T09:30:00.001-04:00

I really haven't been traveling much this summer. Trying to save money. Trying to save gas. Biking places as much as I can. But after a planned trip to D.C. and Pittsburgh, I seem to have the travel bug. Or maybe it's just because it's fall and the leaves are turning.

I've been out the last couple of days driving around Vermont, despite some not so great weather, trying to get pictures. It's been okay, but there's been a couple of instances where nature seems to be closed.

Wednesday, I headed south on Route 100. With darker skies I wanted to try and get some shots of Moss Glen Falls in Granville. But it was closed. How do you close nature, you may ask? They're putting in a new walkway, so there were construction vehicles there. Not much room to park, and everything taped off. I probably could have stopped anyway and asked the workmen if it was okay to get some pictures, but liability-wise, I could see it being a problem.

Last night I went up to Montgomery, to a bridge I've been to a bunch of times. The bridge itself has been closed off to vehicular traffic for as long as I've been going there, but this time there were big "ROAD CLOSED" signs and construction vehicles. The good news is that it looks like they're trying to save the covered bridge. The bad news was that it looked pretty rough.

I was pretty much ready to just bail, but decided to climb down and see what it looked like downstream just a bit:

From below, and through the trees, you can barely tell there's any construction going on, except for the fact that there's no siding on the bridge and you can see the lattice work very clearly.

recent activities

2008-09-12T11:02:00.000-04:00

Been keeping rather busy of late.
Just updated the the "recent images" gallery with all new photographs on my web site.

I also just completed a web site for Jeff Clarke, a photographer in Burlington. He already had a web site, but it had not been updated in several years, and he was looking for an updated design. After quite a bit of work, the site is finally complete and online.

Otherwise, plugging away on various projects and enjoying the Vermont summer, which is quickly disappearing. But that just means autumn is coming, which I tend to enjoy even more.

another season over...

2008-09-08T18:47:00.000-04:00

The Lake Monsters finished another season over the weekend. Got to see their last win of the season on Thursday evening. Went to five games this year, more than I've been to in any season since back when they were a double-A team, as the Vermont Reds/Mariners.

SEABA

2008-09-05T09:17:00.000-04:00

The South End Art Hop starts tonight in Burlington.
Once again, I don't have anything in it, but I did participate in SEABA's Flamingo Fling fundraiser earlier this year.

JPG Magazine submission

2008-09-03T09:15:00.000-04:00

JPG Magazine submission

2008-08-29T09:44:00.000-04:00

weird, warped strawberry...

2008-07-18T09:46:00.000-04:00

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2008-07-13T12:11:00.000-04:00

and another here:

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2008-07-13T12:04:00.001-04:00

New image up for voting at JPG Magazine here:

Ouch!

2008-06-23T16:34:00.001-04:00

Black eye I got playing softball last Wednesday.
It looks a bit worse now than it did when I took this picture.

Fenway Park

2008-06-13T18:04:00.000-04:00

Last Friday my father and I went to Fenway for a tour of the park and then a game later that night. Unforatunately they lost. Badly. But it was still a fun time. Especially the tour. Neither of us had been to the park in 20 years, and there's been a lot of changes. Including the fact that it's now the oldest park in the majors.

cute and dangerous

2008-05-20T18:56:00.000-04:00

Back from a quick weekend trip to Maine. Saw this little guy in Acadia on Friday.

New portfolio...

2008-05-08T08:42:00.000-04:00

I've added a new portfolio to my web site featuring recent paintings:

Vote for me...

2008-05-06T15:13:00.000-04:00