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Category Archives: Article
A Winter’s Tale
One grey Ohio winter when I was about 10, my mother, father and I drove from Columbus north to my Uncle Norman’s farm, a few miles outside of Fostoria. It was Sunday and we were going to visit my father’s … Continue reading
Of Flags and Change and Becoming
I’m reading a book titled, the Book of Awakening, by Mark Nepo. It contains inspirational readings for each day of the year. Each one starts with a poem or quote followed by a short essay and then a series of … Continue reading
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Victor and Uno (a story)
Victor and Uno, 08/09/2012 What is the back story of this image? Why does this guy have a fancy pigeon riding on his shoulder? Perhaps the man is a “mumbler”, a term I heard in New York City that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Les Phillips, Minneapolis, minnesota
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The Copyist: Resurrecting Old Negatives
The Copyist was taken in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, in 1991. I prefer using available light which in this case was a mix of fluorescent and heavily overcast daylight. The painter is reproducing Women Ironing by Degas. At the … Continue reading
Saguaro
Saguaro Sentinel The Saguaro cactus is an amazing plant. The largest cactus in the U.S., it is found only in the Sonora Desert that spreads from northern Mexico into Arizona. A fully mature Saguaro can grow to about 80 … Continue reading
The Future Is Now
Yesterday evening, it was nice enough that I could sit in the backyard. At 10:00 p.m. it was a pleasant 26 degrees, which is normally the high for this time of the year. It was unsettling. The drought in southern … Continue reading