Back in 2012, my attention began to focus more on painting. By mid-year I had a nice small collection of pieces going, mostly complete abstract pieces. My process allowed for a lot of latitude and I was really starting to see that I had some talent for it. As with any learning curve, the steady inclines are peppered with sudden creative bursts, and one such burst was what led to Canyon Run.
Read MoreParis. From its iconic structures to the romanticism depicted and enhanced in countless novels, movies and photographs throughout time, it continues to lure us in with its magic. This month's spotlight is on one photograph that I took during my first, rather brief, visit to the city.
Read MoreBy the time the new trail around the "bottomless pit" opened in 1927, it had been 29 years since a young Jim White first stepped foot into the cave. Noticing a column of bats roaring out of the mouth of the cave while rounding up cattle, he tied off his horse and investigated what he was seeing. What he found is the first level of what is now known as Carlsbad Caverns in southern New Mexico.
Read MoreWhen one thinks of barriers, one usually conjures up images of prison walls, barbed wire, cages, war and the like. These can so completely confine a man or animal to such a degree as to drive them mad, or cause irreparable damage to the mind and body that ultimate cripples them for life.
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