Category Archives: B/W

Portrait of the Artist as a Troubled Young Man

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Les

While digging through my photo archives I found this self-portrait from circa 1970, give or take about one year. It is from a four photo strip, taken by one of those photo kiosks that dot, or dotted, fair midways and … Continue reading →

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Traffic on the Place de la Concorde

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Les

I’ve been working on a post about the impact of the Japanese woodblock printers on artists in Paris around the turn of the 20th Century and how, even today, I still feel that creative energy. One artist in particular interests … Continue reading →

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Oblivion

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Les

     Oblivion I tried rendering this image as both color and black and white. I think that black and white does the best of capturing the atmosphere of the moment. Perhaps it is a subconscious salute to all those science … Continue reading →

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Song of the Cicadas

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Les

Chatfield, Minnesota, 08/20/1982 It’s about an hour before sunset, on a hot and humid August evening. An orange sun slowly descends towards the pale smoke blue hills on the west side of the valley.  The abandoned rope swing hangs limply … Continue reading →

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