While perusing the Atlanta History Center, I came across this display of women’s military uniforms. I had heard of WACs and WAVEs, but never SPARs or the Marine equivalent. Live and learn…Continue Reading
While gardening, I’ve walked into my share of spider webs. I have to knock them off the deck regularly because some enterprising spider has decided to build a web across the deck door. One lived on a windowsill for months that I eventually named Bob. Near the flowersContinue Reading
I grew up in a traditional home with a stay-at-home mom who shopped for everyone’s clothes. This worked fine until my teens, when I noticed too many of my clothes were blue—my mom’s favorite color. I’ve always favored black clothing, so at one point I demanded a sayContinue Reading
The smokestacks are from the 19th century, and the utility poles and wires are from the twentieth. Progress— written against the sky and into the environment.Continue Reading
In 2020, at the start of the pandemic, I discovered I could draw (a little) using an art kit I bought from the clearance table at Barnes & Noble in 2009 and never used. Once I had done a few recognizable sketches, it seemed reasonable to invest in a realContinue Reading
My journey in art began during the pandemic in 2020. Since then, I’ve managed to move on from simple figures and scenes to more detailed subjects, much to my delight. Learning to capture shadows and to properly do gradations of shades has been the most difficult skill to develop. Continue Reading
While walking on a side street in Midtown, I came across this building with a display of exterior piping. The pipes were two colors—yellow and red, I think. Given the window diagram, I assume the pipes were intended as a statement of sorts. The deep shadows madeContinue Reading
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s Atlanta Campus is located at the northernmost tip of Midtown. Over the last ten years, its footprint has expanded significantly. While on one of my many strolls through Midtown, I noticed this door. When I saw the thesis’s subject, thisContinue Reading
The coldest period in Atlanta is usually mid-January to mid-February. If there is going to be snow, this is the time it is likely to appear. Ice was this year’s winter statement. Like the typical Atlantan, I stocked up on essentials and waited for the power to go out. TheContinue Reading
David Darling, a cellist, was one of my favorite musicians. His albums “Prayer for Compassion” and “Eight-String Religion” are my favorites, and I listen to them almost daily. This church, stately and serene, bathed in afternoon light, reminded me of his music. The church was mostly obscured byContinue Reading
