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Art in Passing #13 Salt Lake City, Utah 2013

This little old lady came tooling into my booth using her walker, looked at every single print I had and then left without saying a word. I guess she didn’t find what she was looking for or was just browsing for the entertainment value.]]>

Art in Passing #12 Salt Lake City, Utah 2012

I don’t think I’ve seen a reference to Rat Fink (see the guy’s t-shirt) in almost five decades. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a hat like that.]]>

Art in Passing #11 Salt Lake City, Utah 2012

I’ll take one with mustard. Or at least that’s one thing I imagine him saying, but perhaps he’s one of those street preachers trying to save all us art show sinners. (We were, after all, open on Sunday morning.)

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Art in Passing #10 (Suckers) Salt Lake City, Utah 2012

I thought I would post some more candid shots from last summer’s art shows, this time from Salt Lake City. Look closely and you’ll see several reasons I called this image what I did.]]>

The Geography of Survival #9 Big Wood River, Idaho 2012

The markings of growth, age, and experience show not only in close in on a tree’s bark, but also in the twists and turns of the tree trunk itself. I wonder what event caused the abrupt turn in this aspen’s life.

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The Geography of Survival #8 Big Wood River, Idaho 2012

This scar looks like the tree was branded, or kicked by a big elk.

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The Geography of Survival #7 Big Wood River, Idaho 2012

I suppose because of their otherwise smooth bark, aspen trees seem to carry their scars more proudly than other tree species. You can read a lot of history in the various features.]]>

The Geography of Survival #6 Big Wood River, Idaho 2012

After open-heart surgery I have to say this looks vaguely familiar, although this aspen tree looks to have suffered more of a hatchet job than I did.]]>

Bullwinkle Jr. Big Wood River, Idaho 2012

A young bull moose who I was negotiating with for a trail we both wanted to walk on from different directions. He choose to pass in the brush on one side of the trail while I took to the aspen trees on the other side.]]>

It’s the Same (Old) Story Helena, Montana 2012

An interesting pattern of poster bits on a window in downtown Helena. I had (have) to wonder if the omission of the word “old” from the one poster was intentional; if so I’m not sure what point they were trying to make by leaving it out.

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