Monthly Archives: October 2007

The continuing demise of film: And so it goes….

I am an adherent of film-based photography. The advances of quality and ability in digital photography are by no means small. Add to this that a lot of friends shoot in digital. However, those aspects do not interest me. My background in the visual arts comes from painting, watercolor in specific. The textural, sensual feel

Of onions, scum and the dumping ground

Palouse River R.R. Company, Walla Walla, Washington, July 2007
Nikon N80, Nikon Nikkor 75-300 f/3.5-5.6 @ 300mm, exposure unrecorded. Kodak T400CN
Before I turn in at last tonight, I would be remiss in correcting an error of oversight. Just as August rolled out and September rolled in, I managed to slip together a photo essay on the

Happy Birthday, Bob

Bob Ross, television painting guru, the man who defined fantasy-land do-it-yourself painting. He was to art what the Ginsu knife was to kitchen cutlery. Introducing the art of oil painting to the great unwashed masses, he inspired a cult fan base devoted to his smooth voice, zen-like demeanor, and iconic afro.
Ross believed we all have