Sunday, January 31, 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

29/365


Attic Gallery in Vicksburg...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

28/365

Stencil portrait and robot...

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

27/365


Watercolor Paisley study....one of many that I have painted...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

25/365

Watercolor study of a 1971 International Harvester pick-up truck...

Sunday, January 24, 2010

24/365

"Forever and Never" at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis...

Saturday, January 23, 2010

23/365

"Smoking Hot" painting of Will in action...this painting is offered for sale and displayed with several of my pieces at the Attic Gallery in Vicksburg, MS...

Friday, January 22, 2010

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Random "Pop-Art" collage I made using left over classroom hall passes...

Thursday, January 21, 2010

21/365

Tootsie toy cars found in the bottom of the Thornton toy chest...I played with them as a child...each time I look at them I smile...

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

20/365

Charcoal cast study...several students thought this was a poster when I displayed it in my classroom...one of my very best efforts...

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

19/365


I took this picture on Monday, January 18, for Mrs. Robinson...this amaryllis belonged to her mother and it has been forced to bloom indoors since 1964...I imagine this plant is much older...amazing...

Monday, January 18, 2010

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A favorite coffee cup...looks like me in the morning!

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Late afternoon image of the dogwood tree in bloom...I'm ready for spring...or warmer weather!

16/365

An artists "time-machine"...it has recorded the past and may hold the future...if I get to work...

15/365


Posterized image of a wind-up rooster my Mamaw Rooker gave to me...it makes me happy!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

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Bicycles parked at the beach house on Folly...I love the shadows...

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Cubism inspired pedal tractor...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

12/365


Another lensbaby photograph...

Monday, January 11, 2010

11/365

Robot invasion...Rascal up front is an antique...have owned since 1978...

Sunday, January 10, 2010

10/365

Poor Man's Macro shot made by removing the front glass element from an old "zoom" EF Canon lens that I owned...learned about this trick online...it's easy to remove and replace...and several hundred dollars cheaper than buying a macro lens...

Saturday, January 9, 2010

9/365


Early morning sunrise at Folly Beach...much warmer day than today!

Friday, January 8, 2010

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Snow...it actually snowed...

Thursday, January 7, 2010

7/365


I took this picture of Henry using a borrowed Lensbaby on my Canon camera...the lens allows you to selectively focus areas of the frame...very creative...I like the result...

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

6/365

Unusual perspective of the various intersecting roof lines found on the Briar Farm....

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

5/365



"Celebration Sunflower" remains one of my favorite paintings...

Monday, January 4, 2010

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This image of the "Briar Farm" was taken during the spring... I recently converted it to b/w and antiqued it following a link I found on Photojojo...it looks timeless...storm windows give it away...

Sunday, January 3, 2010

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Acrylic painting completed for a recent church bulletin...

Saturday, January 2, 2010

2/365


Plan to take the Christmas tree down today...antique ornaments on retro silver tree...

Friday, January 1, 2010

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Afternoon lighting created an interesting highlight on my coffee mug...I'm sure the events of 2010 will happen somewhere between this and future cups...