1JUL08 - Old Strathcona Parade

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15JUN08 - Serenity

Three photographs dedicated to a Sunday with mixed sun, clouds and rain. This triptic was edited while listening to John Coltrane's "Serenity". For me it reflects the kind of serenity that occurs after a massive storm when you can still hear the thunder off in the distance and the rain has not yet stopped.

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mil (no link) - very good
dragonstar - This is beautiful. I love the monochrome, the patterns, the light - all of it!
Aileni - I am sorry for not commenting yesterday - I got lost in the incredible talent on the Challenge. I think I may be in over my head. I am a pushover for monochrome and these pictures say it all.

12APR08 - Photography School

On the first day in Edmonton that it has felt truly like Spring I taught some awesome students photography at the beautiful Strathcona Library.

The Strathcona Library was built in 1912 and is one of the few older architectural treasures in this youthful city. Praise to those with the wisdom to preserve it.

The Strathcona Library is an ideal place to teach photography. Situated in the centre of a creative community with funky stores, interesting restaurants, theatres and much culture, it itself is visually inspirational—inside and out.

If you are interested in taking a photography course, lesson or workshop, either email me or check out my workshop web page.

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mil (no link) - very good

7MAR08 - Illustration Friday - Garden

…And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
…And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(A Vision in a Dream, A Fragment)

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steve - I really like this character a lot. There's an African mask influence it seems.
W I L L I E B A R O N E T - This is one charming little guy! ;-)

18FEB08 - Family Day

In Alberta, February 18th is a day to celebrate the family. We spent the day by 1) sleeping in; 2) going to a wonderful tour of a local TV station (CityTV); 3) eating out; 4) listening to load music and playing with cardboard boxes and other excellent construction materials in Churchill Square; 5) the kids had their faces painted with a soccer ball and a lightening bolt respectively; 6) watching folk dancing at Winspear Centre for Music; and 7) finished up the afternoon by eating bannana flavoured cotton candy. In other words, it was a very full day!