Minto-Brown Island park........................

The Willamette river

along the old cherry orchard

........... hike.  The park is Salem's largest at 1200 acres and contains a 29-mile diversity of trails.

Sights in Bush Pasture.............

.....park.  Took a nice long enjoyable walk.

TOTALITY!

Shadows on the wall during the eclipse.

Totality with a 500mm lens

Opteka 6.5mm Lens

Bush House @ Bush Park

Oregon Capitol

Bush Park

Salem Transit Mall

Just bought a fisheye lens and had to try it out. Photos around Salem.

End of the Gov Cup Show........

Took the show down today.   Man...the walls look bare.

Thanks to everyone who commented on the art...and to those who purchased pieces.

A show at Venti's Basement Bar is possible in the near future....again, partnered with Kristin Blix.


And this is the newest addition to the show (in a sense) -- made on commission.

II....Salem's architecture.....

Yeah...the giant grasshopper: here's the story on that.

An Architectural Jaunt.............

through downtown Salem.

Steampunk Show Reception......................

...... at the Red Raven Gallery in Salem.  Very well attended...very cool art.

Link to the gallery here.

@ the Halley Ford.......

........Museum today.  Wonderful exhibits.  Exceptional paintings and sculptures.  MMmmm a truly uplifiting and inspirational experience.

The Walking................

....Beast.  Salem Mini-Maker's Faire..and JUST this was worth the price of admission.

website for the Walking Beast

Hanging Out at the..........

Artists In Action storefront this afternoon.  The city donated the downtown space for a month as an on-going effort to promote the arts.   Various members have volunteered to work in the space and show the public what we do.  I created the above mask today.

 Here, we have various painters in decisive, dynamic demonstration.

And Kev Kohler with his ambitious painting.

I apologize for the photo quality - I forgot my camera, so had to use my cell phone.

MY eclipse......

photo....unfortunately the clouds were fairly heavy.

The FINAL Emerge ................

......Oregon show occured last night, although one does not know if the show shall be Ended for All Time - stranger things have seen resurrection beyond the final breath. During the past year or so, Emerge became one of the rare definite "things I do" and I shall miss it and the opportunity provided to meet other artists.

This is what's great about this show. The above piece by Aaron Molinsky helps me put my own stuff in perspective......meaning, I often ask myself WHY I make what I make...but at least I'm not making full sized figures. So, he's obviously far more mad than I. Now I feel normal again.

Last...but not least -- Jonathan Boys - Founder and Drive behind Emerge. He's put a lot of effort into the show over the past 2 years and well, it sort of shows in this photo. But he's still rocking. And not ALL that rocking is from mis-matched limbs. Mostly.

Link to the site for Emerge

New Gallery..............

.............in Salem. The Rountree Gallery at 241 State Street between Commercial and Front streets (downstairs).

EMERGE OREGON..............

art Show tonight at the Coffee House Cafe on Liberty....downtown.

6:30 to 10-ish.

Soul Box, crow painting, shaman masks, Atomic Tom......

270 Degrees.............

of the Emerge Oregon gallery space. Replete with several wandering artists - half ghosted, strange attracted....visible for only a few hours, then back to the shadows.

Emerge Show Tonight

http://www.emergeoregon.com/

NEW show............

Coming up Friday, 16 January at the Liberty Coffee House Cafe -- Emerge has gone to twice-monthly shows. Hours 6 to 10.

2010......

....eh whot??? Time flies upon whirred glittered wings of gnashed gears.

Art exhibition at The Coffee House Cafe this evening - I shall be showing Evolution, Salvare and Vision.

Something Red 2008

I was fortunate enough to be juried into Salem's Artists In Action December show, Something Red 2008. Two pieces of my work, "Crux" and "Goodbye Houston" will be on display.

Feels good.

http://artistsinaction.org/content/index.php