But, if by chance, you were planning on visiting the empty swimming pool on the banks of the Salton Sea for a sweet skate or photo session, forget it. I stumbled upon this article recently and learned the sad news of it's demise...
Open Hearts & Closed Pools...
A couple bits of news here... There's another great event being brought to you by the folks at the Presidio Motel, you should go check out if you are here in the SB area and buy your better half something nice for Valentines Day...
But, if by chance, you were planning on visiting the empty swimming pool on the banks of the Salton Sea for a sweet skate or photo session, forget it. I stumbled upon this article recently and learned the sad news of it's demise...
But, if by chance, you were planning on visiting the empty swimming pool on the banks of the Salton Sea for a sweet skate or photo session, forget it. I stumbled upon this article recently and learned the sad news of it's demise...
Jesse and Phil...
I had lunch with my buddy Jesse Alexander the other day at Sly's restaurant in Carpinteria. Jesse is good friends with the chef/owner, James, who happens to be a big car buff. So... it only makes sense that the restaurant is decorated with Jesse's photography.
We are regulars for lunch and often make it a point to sit in one corner of the place at a 2-top just below one of his portraits of legendary driver, Phil Hill (RIP). Phil and Jesse had become great friends over the many years that he photographed motor sports, Jesse recently told me that he thinks of Phil every single day.
I snapped this shot the last time we had lunch...
E. Haley Street revisited...
It's been nearly five years since I moved away from my old neighborhood and having my good-bye show at Art Resources. At my show, I displayed the images I had collected while walking a, roughly, eight block section of the one-way street while living there.
Actually, I revisit E. Haley St. all of the time. My buddy, Matt, owner of Art Resources Framing/Gallery which is located only a block from where I used to live is still there. I often stop in to say Hi or work on framing pieces for my art shows. But... it had been a while since I had just taken a walk through the hood with my camera and check things out.
I did so a couple of days ago. Things have changed quite a bit, it was almost sad. I can only hope that it is the current scene of inspiration for some other artist, living in the area. My stroll turned more into a mini documentation of the changes that I saw.
Here are some pics from when I was living there and what is happening now...
My old live work space. Now for sale and... I can't believe they painted over the mermaid mural!
A neighbor kid that lived in the old store fronts on E. Haley, which is now boarded up.
A family that lived in one of the few actual houses in the area. It too is now boarded up.
Home Bittersweet Home...
I grew up in the, what used to be, small town of Turlock, CA. I go back there to visit a couple times a year as I still have family there. Well, I just returned from one of my visits and I am continually amazed at how much my little town has changed. I try to take a couple of pictures each time I am there that show how the farms and independent business are slowly being eaten up by big box stores and tract housing.
One thing I noticed on my way into town on this last trip is that a small biker bar which once sat on a river bank in the even smaller town of Hilmar, CA (located just outside of Turlock) had vanished. I was reminded of a photo I made of Dave & Rose's River Inn back in 1996 while heading back to see family. It was such a great honky-tonk kind of place and I'll miss seeing all of the bikes parked out front as I drive by...
One thing I noticed on my way into town on this last trip is that a small biker bar which once sat on a river bank in the even smaller town of Hilmar, CA (located just outside of Turlock) had vanished. I was reminded of a photo I made of Dave & Rose's River Inn back in 1996 while heading back to see family. It was such a great honky-tonk kind of place and I'll miss seeing all of the bikes parked out front as I drive by...
Family of His...
My good friend, Jason Houston, photo editor of Orion Magazine, recently took part in a three person show titled, "Family of Mine." It all went down at Rayko in San Francisco and it just so happened that my wife and I were heading that way for her to shoot a wedding...
After attending the opening of Jason's show, we headed back to the car and I snapped a couple of city landscape shots along the way. Using street light poles and planter boxes as makeshift tri-pods, made it possible for me to pull these off...
After attending the opening of Jason's show, we headed back to the car and I snapped a couple of city landscape shots along the way. Using street light poles and planter boxes as makeshift tri-pods, made it possible for me to pull these off...
Hello Brooklyn...
I came across a couple pages of B/W medium format negs I shot while visiting my friend, Doug Macgregor in Brooklyn back in, around 2005. I found a few that I thought turned out kind of cool, even though mostly under-exposed, and decided to crank out some quick scans, mess with them in Photoshop a bit and post them here...
Recent images...
Here are a few randoms I took recently. They come after a small burst of inspiration I got from watching a documentary on William Eggleston...
Mail Bombs...
My artist friends have good habits. Every once in a while, they throw something in the mail to me just for fun and it is always great stuff.
One of those friends, Gail Pine, who collects "found photos" with another friend of mine, Jackie Woods, and she knows that I have an addiction to car related art. Sometimes her mail bombs are cool old photos of cars that she's come across. Here's a couple for you to see, the B/W image is an original Minox print made with a Minox camera...
One of those friends, Gail Pine, who collects "found photos" with another friend of mine, Jackie Woods, and she knows that I have an addiction to car related art. Sometimes her mail bombs are cool old photos of cars that she's come across. Here's a couple for you to see, the B/W image is an original Minox print made with a Minox camera...
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