There are many, many artists that I have been interested in, several artists that I admire but only a couple that have penetrated my psyche and become as much a part of me as my DNA. Munch is one of
Edvard Munch & Me
DAYDREAMS
Daydreams and fine art
The Agony and Ecstasy of Chaos
(Any hyperbole you find in this post may be credited to my growing passion for opera…) Nothing pleases me more than when two distinct lines come together in a surprising way. They could touch, cross, form a point or run
RED and Pornography??
Since I started shooting in color in 2007, after many years as a devote black and white photographer, I have been learning about color and its affect on the “read” of the image. Once I found RED, however, it changed
What did I get in 2018?
2 new strobes, 2 new models, and lots more opera Last year was another productive journey in the course of my work as I continued to integrate more abstract forms within the mirrors. Perhaps my biggest area of growth in
Post Vatican (Images)
Here are a couple of thoughts about 2017 and how to make sense of it. I am NOT going to expound about the state of the world and the hideous political situation we are in. Instead I am going to
Want a lesson in how to ruin brilliance?
Visit the Sistine Chapel….. I was in Rome recently and was anxious to revisit the Sistine Chapel. I had a “skip the line” tour (with Context Tours – excellent! I highly recommend them) so the wait was only about 30
Baltimore Magazine, February 2017
As the exhibition at Y:ART approached, press and publicity was building and we seemed to be getting a lot of great media coverage. I was thrilled with so much of the attention we received in print, online, and even on
My Afternoon with Rembrandt… and the Onset of Stendhal Syndrome
Standing in front of the Rembrandt’s Night Watch in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum was beyond stunning. He was a true master of so many things – If I were a painter I would be mesmerized by the variety of his brushstrokes. Often
Influence and Originality
In my last post, I discussed the impact of seeing the the Metropolitan Opera‘s production of Lulu, and how it has influenced my own work. To be influenced is to engage so deeply with a piece, with a work of art, that