Happy Lunar New Year, 2025!!!
I even shared some Moutai that a neighbor gifted us with. Everyone else commented on how smooth it was... I coughed and hacked after my first sip. I gave the rest to Maria.
Projects
Projects are varied but usually involve a series of events. Examples are the two year learning project of Saying Their Names (tag BLM), JB's AGSD Photography, Pandemic Life Drawing. This is a constantly updating tag. Click on a project and you get a public explanation page with links to all the related posts.
Vacation! through 10-2-2023
started taking blurry pictures through the window
Curated Proofs
I used to print a proof sheet or have a whole roll printed into 4x6 pictures. Now I import into Lightroom to do basic developing and cropping where I can get an idea how to work each individual picture in a set. These are not actual proof sheets (I shredded those).
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Video Chats, upcoming and past
sometimes we talk about art
DarkSpace
The darkspace goes all the way back to college where I did an etching on what was going on in my head. The first Darkspace was with Sherrill in Santa Barbara, the next one on Marengo where we painted a garage black and Maria built me a dark room for developing images. The third was on Jackie Dr.
Destroyed Work
Saying Their Names
I had been giving away free yard signs in front of my home. I had trouble buying them so had 50 made. Every day, I would replace taken signs at my home and the school fence. The back of one sign was even repurposed as a missing dog poster (they did find the dog).
Pandemic Life Drawing 2020
With the help of a lot of people, I was able to host weekly life drawing sessions over Crowdcast. The models linked to above have granted permission to save these particular sessions. Contact the models directly if you want to use the video's for anything other than your life drawing practice.
My Dear Patrons!!! (and interested parties), 9-4-2019
It was interesting and I had time with friends and artists
Dolls, 2016-2017
March I will be posting a lot of Dolls, February is 'Mostly Square Artifacts'
Jeff Brosbe's ArtGymSD Photography
Jeff Brosbe was responsible for the monthly photography session. Gallery lighting, a 3 hour photo shoot, and very talented models made this an exciting and productive event for photographers. A signed model release was included in the $20 dollar charge to participate.