March 2014

The Burghers of Snowville Bozeman, Montana 2014

Recently someone emailed me about my crow image The Burghers of Bozeman in my Opus Corvus exhibition currently at the Holter Museum of Art, which lead to a discussion of the famous Rodin sculpture The Burghers of Calais that inspired the name (see below). So it wasn’t surprising that when walking later that same day, I saw a distinct similarity in the arrangement of these snowmen. The story of the burghers of Calais that led to the Rodin sculpture is quit interesting and heroic. Read about it here.

 The Burghers of Calais Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Washington, DC (from Wikipedia)

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It’s Just Me Chillen Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

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Aby’s Feed & Seed Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Since my reason for being in Rapid City was to attend the reception for the opening of my Elevations exhibition of grain elevator photographs, I couldn’t leave town without a new photo of a grain elevator. That wasn’t hard to do as I could see this one out my hotel window a block away.]]>

Zombie Response Team Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

It’s a little hard to see in this size photo, but the fine print on the vehicle says Zombie Response Team and To Protect and Severe. There’s also a machine gun (fake) on the hood and the front fender is painted to look like an alligator head. The duct tape on the window is nice finishing touch to this classic vehicle. Only in America–this is a worthy addition to my Patriot’s Dream series I think.]]>

Moving Toward Entropy #2 Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

I’ve not followed up much on this series of images related to entropy that I introduced last July, but I have some more images I want to post when I can fit them in. See the previous post here for the idea behind the series–at least as much as I’ve written about it so far.]]>

Cowboy Up Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Or should I have called it Rider in the Sky.

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The Color of Night Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

The alley “gallery” of graffiti art in Rapid City, did not seem nearly as cheery or inviting at night–not the least of reasons being because the color temperature of the lighting was atrocious, as was the CRI (color rendering index) if you’re into that sort of thing. While the daytime ambiance was suggestive of a happy carnival, the nighttime experience was more like meeting up with one of those unintentionally creepy clowns that scares children.]]>

The Whole World’s a Canvas Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

The whole world’s a canvas…or at least the part that’s reachable is.

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When in Rome Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

This car seemed right at home in this highly decorated alley.

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Smokin’ Rapid City, South Dakota 2104

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