Category: visuals
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The Golden Boy
A Short Story. I was five when I first met Ray. I remember the encounter vividly, weeks before kindergarten was to start. Ray had moved in with his grandma, and she lived two doors down from us. I’d never even seen the woman before – until that humiliating, hot August day. “Get out of here!”…
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Rockabilly
I thought I’d entertain myself (and you, hopefully!) with a little song & dance while I’m on my time-out. This illustration was super fun to make, and it all started with a photograph that I found of Elvis (note the hair and the dance move). I was in no mood for faces or body details,…
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Land Ahoy!
It’s official now. I am a cheater. Haha! Well… not exactly. My son, who was eager to learn about photography, took a trip to South America several months ago. He has a friend who was living on a boat in Chile, and they ended up sailing around and visiting Argentina and Uruguay. I’m pretty sure…
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Ladies Night
I went off track today. I had a few ocean photographs that I was working on but I was distracted by my desire to illustrate / paint this woman from the past. Her name was Louise Brooks and apparently she was a young starlet in the 1920s. I had never heard of her… and still…
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Summer in the City
“Hot town, summer in the city, Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty. Been down, isn’t it a pity, Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city. All around, people looking half-dead, Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head…” -The Lovin’ Spoonful So… I got carried away with effects again! But…
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The Outlier
I wanted to write a poem for this one because I felt a connection to the little outlier who stood apart from his flock… but then it occurred to me that the image was descriptive enough. My brain fog (which is getting better), and my inability to write an entertaining story at the moment, has…
a sprinkle of faith 