Mystery painting. Weeping walls. Crying Siddhartha brings a message.

While I'm working my wife is trying to get the world to view our weeping wall, under my own Siddhartha painting.  

My wife made a little video and even there you can see oily lines.

What is going to happen in 2013?

I started painting again and  had had several pieces that were used to hone my skills back. 

One of my painting I never got around to finishing was a picture of Siddhartha under the Bodhi tree, it is where I wanted to combine the ideas of Siddhartha and Krishna and represented him in blue. As time went on I hung this on the wall waiting to be finished along side many other earlier paintings. 

Siddhartha 

Then a peculiar event happened here in 2013, we noticed it was weeping down the wall when none of the other paintings were...To top that there are thirteen runs of fluid proceeding down the wall.

I am not into numerology,but I know that 13 has many meaning in many cultures. I am not sure I want to tell the world about this today, yet someone may have more answers than I and it would be a shame not to learn more. Until then I guess we won't clean the wall. Take a look and if you have studied this phenomena then by all means please give us some answer to this new year surprise.

Another painting on the same wall 

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I've been accepted. Arts of the Terrace

I feel lucky, I just started painting again in the last two years and am trying to get my skills back. I created a painting titles "Flying home" and submitted in to the 34 annual Arts of the Terrace show and was chosen by jury to have this painting shown September 29 through October 7. It would be great to see all of you in the northwest come to the event and show your support for the arts. 

This painting was done in acrylic on Masonite, it started with stone ground base and water color style technique. It was then built up using layers of gel and paint, vertical brush strokes were left to give an almost wood grain look. I wanted to combine modern technique with the look of old beach art; yup it is a summer painting! 

Photography. Seattle part 2

Pike Place 1 

Pike Place 2 

Pike Place 3 

Pike Place 4 

Pike Place 5 

Post Alley 1 

Post Alley 2 

Post Alley 3 through art 

Post Alley 4. bubble gum 

 So after part one this is a bit more, these were taken in the Pike Place Market area. 

  It is a fun area to just cruise about and watch people, plus there are always street performers and artists of various kinds for a twist in you daily outing. There is fresh market food available for sale, also fresh flowers whose smell always stand out as odd to me in the midst of concrete and steel. 

 I always have loved the combination of old buildings surrounded by new modern architecture. When you add in trees, modern metal art, with cool alley ways and varying stairways it seems to tie things together just right. Plus you can feel the vibe of people looking to escape their daily lives, seeking entertainment, or just seeking to hunt down that special something.

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Photography. Seattle part one

Alaskan way 1 

Alaskan way 2 

Downtown 2 

Downtown 1 

Downtown 

Fire boat 

Harbor steps fountain 

Ivars 

Waterfront 1 

Seattle photo trip part 1

OK, yes I am still active in photography and have been shooting a bit here and there. This is the first part of looking through my eyes, these were taken in July 2012 from the Alaskan Way Viaduct to Western Ave. in Seattle. Most of the time shooting in bright daylight is difficult, sometimes it is inspiring as well.When shooting photos you can use technique and theory to make great shots, after shooting many years now  I have started to see the camera as a toll and use it differently. Capturing an accurate image is easy, capturing a mood or essence of a subject is really about being there and having the ability to time things right as well as be open to feeling what is around you.

Cities; this section is just my thoughts and opinions about how I feel. As a young man the city was attractive, full of life and vibrant in its looks. What make it this way? Cities are the product of men and their work: architecture  lighting, walking paths, fountains, street signs, factories, retail fronts, nightclubs, and statues are all things that are not existing without man's hands and creativity. To me personally it is about light and shadow, they set a mood and allow what is seen. How do you capture the feel of walking in a area known for tourism and entertainment? How do you capture the feel of walking in an area of the city that has been let go, full of homeless and street people where you do not belong? How do you capture the feeling of being slightly inebriated and walking content in the glow of neon, street lights and dark alleyways? I am just now starting to see photography as a means to art rather than a profession.

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Seattle part 2