Albuquerque Pictures

Here are three set of photos from Albuquerque.

Old Town Albuquerque	San Felipe de Neri Church
Sculpture @ The Albuquerque Museum

LA Pictures

Below are links to the sets of photographs I took in Los Angeles on Monday.

Los Angeles	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Los Angeles Music Center	Union Station

Leroy Neiman (1921-2012)

A profile video of the artist Leroy Neiman, who passed away earlier this week.

Pacific Coast

A link to a set of photos I took earlier this evening along the Pacific Coast Highway north of Malibu.

Pacific Coast Highway

Artomatic 2012 - The View

Here is a link to a couple photographs from the eleventh floor of the building currently housing Artomatic. The building, on Crystal Drive in Arlington, VA, will be imploded sometime after Artomatic closes.



Artomatic 2012 - The View

Artomatic 2012 - 3D

Another set of photographs from Artomatic 2012.  These are mostly 3 dimensional objects.

Artomatic 2012 - 3D

Artomatic 2012 - 2D

Below is a link to a set of photos from Artomatic. These are all relatively two dimensional works of art. This is not really a representative sample of the art in the show. These are just things I thought were interesting, and would photograph well.


Artomatic 2012 - 2D

The Peep Show

Here is my first set of photos from the 2012 Artomatic. My favorites of the Peep dioramas.


Artomatic 2012 - The Peep Show

Thames Diamond Jubilee River Pagent

For anyone who missed it, here is a three minute montage from today's Jubilee Pageant on the Thames River. If only Canaletto hadn't died almost 250 years ago, he would have been able to paint one amazing picture.

The Real Housewives of Shakespeare

From the Great River Shakespeare Festival,  The Real Housewives of Shakespeare.

The Resolute Desk

This is a marketing video, but it has some very interesting history of the Resolute Desk that now occupies the Oval Office. Who knew that the door on the desk that John John was famously pictured climbing through was originally installed to hide FDR's leg braces.

Best Commencement Speech Ever

Ira Glass' commencement speech at Goucher College in Baltimore.

Happy Birthday Studs

Today would have been Studs Terkel's 100th birthday. Unfortunately Studs only made it to 96, so her is not here to celebrate. Below is a short animated film from NPR's StoryCorps—"The Human Voice"—based on a recording of Studs.

Here is also a longer interview with Studs when he was in his middle 80's, talking about his life and career as an actor, writer and TV/Radio broadcaster. He was a fascinating man.

Talking Head Talks

David Byrne, formerly of The Talking Heads, discusses how our architecture influences the kind of music we listen two. Something I never thought of before.

Old Post Office Views

Given Donald Trump's impending transformation of the Old Post Office building into a Hotel, I decided yesterday to go over there and take some photographs from the building's tower. Below is a link to a photo set with views from the tower, as well as some interior shots. Click on the Show Info link at the top of the photo set that opens to see information about the photos.

Old Post Office Building - May 2012

Architecture or Sculpture

A video from The Guardian about the ArcelorMittal Orbit, recently constructed in London to mark the 2012 Olympics. The 377 ft tall tower was designed by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond. Kapoor is best know in the United States for the Bean in Chicago's Millennium Park. 

Happy Birthday Ted

Today is the 73th Birthday of Ted Kooser, United States Poet Laureate 2004-2006. Here is a video made shorty after he was named Poet Laureate. Included are readings of several of his poems.

Titanic Photos

The Guardian has a great set of historic photos of the Titanic, marking the 100th anniversary of it's sinking.


Photos: The Sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic

Top Ten Flower Paintings

From The Guardian, Laura Cumming selects the ten best Flower Paintings. Click Albrecht Dürer's painting, Tuft of Cowslips (1526), below to see all ten.



The 10 best flower paintings – in pictures

Springtime in Georgetown

The daffodils are about gone, but I did go out this evening to get a few photographs of spring flower. Click the image below to see the full set.


Springtime in Georgetown - 4/2012