A long time ago in the Land of Nod, I believed fully in all the entities of Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, and The Tooth Fairy. Being a child with a very good imagination, these beliefs really hit home with me. The best part, I did not have any other adult or child...
I am very fond of floral compositions. During a spring in Phoenix, Arizona, I saw the wonderful orchid trees in full bloom at the Biltmore Fashion Park Shopping Center. I took several close-up shots of these gorgeous blossoms against the blue skies. Later, I decided...
There are things I remember from my early childhood that have stayed with me all my life. One of these memories comes from an early Sunday Christmas morning in my hometown of Sedalia, Missouri in 1949. My Grandmother Klein lived alone in a huge upstairs five room...
CHESTER’S GARAGE Seventh Avenue Streetscape Art Panels This project almost didn’t get off the ground. I had received notice of the competition when it was announced, and even printed off all the rules. Vacation came and the ‘Art Panels’ shuffled to the bottom of...
I was now beginning to understand what particular technique and composition made a painting a show winner. Although we lived in Oklahoma, my heart was still in Arizona. I had banked many photo shots from my favorite area in Sedona, Arizona, ‘Tlaquepaque’....
