Photography: A Night to Remember

I had a special opportunity to photograph some very sweet senior citizens at a local retirement community. I fell in love. There was something priceless about the wisdom in their eyes, and a thousand stories behind the laugh lines etched on their faces.....

Bird House and Flowers

My latest commissioned work (can I still call it "commissioned" if my parents did the commissioning?). How nice it was to paint again. It brings balance to my world.

Acrylic on canvas. Actual size 2.5ft by 3.5ft.

Photography: My Other Half's Country Half = My Country Fourth?

Mr. Rising Star

So the son of one of my girlfriends recently stared in a Nicholas Cage movie (due out next year) and has been modeling and singing as well. This is a talented and very driven kid. Got the opportunity to shoot some promo stuff for him. I didn't do the design, only the images....

Mixed Media

Mixed media projects are new and experimental for me. This is really the first non-traditional piece that I've done.....

This was done with various fabrics, buttons, glue and mounted on a traditional canvas frame. I'm excited about getting a little more creative with my mediums. More posts like this soon.....

Photography

I most definitely wouldn't call myself a photographer, but more of a Photoshop-fanatic. I enjoy editing and modifying images probably to an abnormal extent. Here is a sampling some images that I've taken and modified to some degree.....

Painting

Painting was really my first form of visual art. I remember having to copy a Van Gogh in my first art class as a sophomore in high school before I even really knew how to draw. It was not pretty, I assure you. Painting has since become a love, an escape and a true form of expression. Here are some more recent attempts......