More Art

Symbols of freedom was a pastel scene from Liberty State Park, Jersey City. The oil painting was of commuters making their way to work one morning Penn Station, NYC. Now whenever I look at it I'm reminded of 9/11.

Falling Apart

This is another oldie that I came across, "from the Broome Street days". Something at the time had me disintegrating, maybe it was just a bad day.

Gibson Study

Doing the few Maine watercolors made me feel like doing more. I found some decent watercolors and some gouache in the garage today. Also found a lot of old artwork. Most of the pieces are too big for the flatbed scanner.

1918 Cleveland Motorcycle

A nice recent assignment had me photographing Penny Nickerson and her 1918 Cleveland Motorcycle. Olive, Penny's motorcycle, was chosen to be a model for a recently issued U.S. Postage Stamp. The issue features four American classic motorcycles.

Maine Watercolors

I did these watercolors while staying at the Driftwood Inn. An accomplished watercolorist looked over my shoulder and remarked that I might do better if I had a better set of paints. I guess she didn't like my Crayola set.

American Horsefly

This is an example of the green headed horseflies that along with many mosquitos made camping difficult during our trip to Maine. Tabanus americanus. It is usually found near swamps, marshes and ponds. Male eats pollen and nectar but the female takes blood from large mammals, including man. According to the Audubon Guide: "When the female bites, the wound inflicted often continues to bleed for several minutes because the fly's saliva contains an anticoagulant that prevents clotting. A single animal may suffer a debilitating loss of blood if many of these insects attack it." I personally lost two pints but was able to replace it with some Maine Maple Syrup. This gave me enough energy to get through another day of shopping in Freeport (at LL Bean and all the other outlets).

It's A Dogs Beach

We brought Trevor,King of the Hamptons, to Atlantic Avenue Beach on Saturday morning. Dogs run free till 9:30 am. It's a great scene with canines of all types enjoying a swim or a walk along the beach with their two legged pals.

Maine Road Signs

Driving through Maine we came across lots of interesting road signs. Here are a couple from Freeport and West Bath (bottom).

Maine Vacation

After battling man-eating mosquitos (a bumper crop due to the heat and rain) and green headed horseflies we decided to pack up our tents and find a more comfortable place to spend the last few days of our Maine Vacation. Our wishes for comfort were met and exceded at the Driftwood Inn on Bailey Island.
Guests gather on the ocean view porch at sunset.
The Driftwood has an ocean water pool and kayaks for the guests.

I never did get around to getting my Maine haircut.