An Early Favorite...

West Fork of Oak Creek, Sedona, AZIt is impossible to carry all of my prints framed.  So I display some prints in matted presentations in various sizes.  One print is quickly becoming a crowd favorite, "West Fork of Oak Creek."  The print is stunning in color and detail and represents a glorious day of hiking on the West Fork of Oak Creek trail from 2006.  The trail is just north of Sedona, AZ and is a wonderful day hike for any visitor to the area.  

The print is now receiving full gallery treatment with a wonderful new frame available from Mayne Framing. The framed print will now be a "featured" print in the Shadyside Show in Pittsburgh next weekend along with 5 other landscape prints and 5 astronomical prints.  

If you are in the Pittsburgh area please come by and see the show and the new presentation of "West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon."  I think you will find the print very enjoyable and perhaps one you cannot live without.  

Got dark skies?

Star Tree from 2009 AHSPOne of my highlights for the year is getting to the highlands of West Virginia and soaking up the starlight under the best dark skies east of the Mississippi.  If you have never seen a truly dark sky or have the need to get out under one, I highly recommend checking out the Almost Heaven Star Party this coming Labor Day weekend.  

The star party is co-hosted by the Mountain Institute on Spruce Knob, West Virginia's highest point at nearly 5,000 feet above see level, and the Northern Virginia Astronomers Club (NOVAC).  Both organizations are fantastic and it is a very well run event.  

NOVAC has chosen an image I took from last year's event as the representative image for the 2010 event.  "Star Tree" was captured on a pristine night of star gazing and represents the best that the highlands of West Virginia has to offer the amateur astronomer in the early fall of the year.  

For much more information and to register please see this link to the Almost Heaven Star Party.  

Highly recommended!!!

Fine Art Booth Display at Myrtle Beach

Had a wonderful time at the Craftsman Classic Show in Myrtle Beach and continued to vacation with the family afterwards.  It was hot as you might guess and what a wonderful time to have an indoor show!  Met many wonderful people and had some great discussions about art and photography as well as the cosmos.  

One customer made the comment that I didn't expect but was overjoyed when they said that "I see God in your photographs."  That really said it all and made my show.  

I met many new customers, signed several folks up for the email newsletter, and had a registration for the Water workshop next May.  

For those who didn't make it to the show, I have posted a video where I walk through the booth and give you a brief glimpse of what the presentation looked like.  

The next show is in Pittsburgh the last weekend in August.  For more information please see the "Purchase-Art Show" page in the menu above.  

August Print of the Month

Atlantic MorningIn celebration of summer and trips to the beach, I have selected "Atlantic Morning" as the August Print of the Month.  This special offer is only available for the month of August and provides a very special 20% discount over standard pricing for a 24x28" matted or framed print.  

This print is new to the art show display and will be available at the Myrtle Beach Art Show this weekend. I love the frame selected for this print and hope to have an image of it up on the website soon.  I hope you find a place in your home or maybe your beach home for this representation of a lovely peaceful morning on the Atlantic ocean.  

Myrtle Beach Show and Inception

Well I just had about 5 paragraphs deleted and so I am going to make this short.  My apologies.  

If you are in Myrtle Beach August 6-8 please stop by the convention center to visit my fine art photography.  This will be my largest presentation to date and should look fantastic.  

A word about Inception.  Unfortunately I just had the computer delete a long dissertation on this movie and I don't have time to repeat.  Bottom line...go see the movie.  It is simply why movie theaters were built.  Many focus on the story and visuals, and while they are obviously important, it is the soundtrack that elevates this movie to the upper echelon.  Much like E.T., Star Wars, Lawrence of Arabia, Gone with the Wind, and many of the great movies, a soundtrack that not only stands on its own but complements the visuals so perfectly adds to the emotional impact of the movie like nothing else.  The Hans Zimmer score is possibly one of the best soundtracks in years and one of the all-time greats.  It perfectly compliments the movie and is a joy to listen to on its own.  I place a high value on movie ticket prices and sit through a lot of bad and mediocre movies.  While the visual impact can be approximated in the home theater, the sound impact simply cannot no matter what Dolby  system you have.  Not only that, but this movie requires your focus with minimal distractions.  If you enjoy movies at all, please see Inception at your earliest convenience.

Hope to update you from the Myrtle show.  Until then take care.