is it just me?

I see a formal cow portrait.  Do you?

  

Never leave home without a camera.

You never know when you'll need proof.

big wave tango

The trades have been in irons for the last three days. Hot and humid and still. Last night, storms finally broke them free and the surf began thundering in again. The 30 ft. waves are big enough to shake the house.

Oh yes. This is what we love. The camera and the paint are all set up. Ready o roll. The camera jockey is happy shooting world-class surf jockeys. And painting is a pure pleasure. Problem is, I can't ignore the combination of the surfers out there and the tango playing in my head long enough to paint more than this quick sketch.

Then there's the issue of so many shrimp, so little time...

p.s. Note to self: head should not look like coconut.

credit

Credit where it's due...
Lately, my photographs have been taken with my iPhone 4. The app I use is Camera+. So far, upgrades have been developed as soon as I can wish for them and continue to make my phone the camera of my dreams. My next wish is to be able to use it to take archival photos of my art. For all I know, it already can, and I just haven't figured out how to. Most likely. 

With the advent of digital cameras, I suspect everyone has a favorite these days. Formerly, I used my Sony DSLR exclusively, but the iPhone is always with me, and I don't have to change lenses. Well, to each her own. Amazing times we live in, eh? Now if we can just survive our own foolishness. Not likely. 

This is not a paid advertisement. They can't afford me. Heh.


P.S. I'm so smart, I thought I'd illustrate this post with a photo of my iPhone. Um... duh. Well, though this isn't the best shot of this sun-struck bush, what the heck, I'll post it instead.

cold moon

When I left the studio last night, the full moon was rising. The frigid ten degrees and still air hung my breath in a solid cloud before me. It has to be the Cold Moon, I thought. I grabbed my camera and began shooting. The exposures seemed longer than life itself, and I fought to catch the moments between breaths, shivers, and heartbeats. It became a true out-of-body experience. I passed those little eternities wondering why I was there without a coat, yet warm nonetheless. I knew there had to be a reason beyond the moon's obvious beauty. 

Happy birthday, Loriann!    

riverbank

Once I stopped taking everyone else's advice, the art, the camera and even the unfriendly computer finally got all kinds of friendly. Relief with a capital R. Which spells "riverbank".