Art and Photography Blog

Photos of Lipari, Sicily, Italy - Part One

Lipari is a wonderful island off the north coast of Sicily. Pictures taken June 2005.

         

Photos of the Amalfi Coast

These were taken in June 2005, mainly in Positano.
       

Photos of Cliffs of Capri

These were mostly taken from the water off Carpi. It was June 2005.

         

Photos of Capri

Here are scenes from the main town and the village at the top of Capri. They were taken in June 2005.

            

Photos of Rocks off Capri

Here is a record of the changing light off of the south shore of Capri, 2005.

Photos of Trees at Salem Willows

Salem Willows is an old style park that I showed in my last post. I was struck by the trees in the park next to the arcade and how they were planted.

       

Photos of Salem Willows

Salem Willows is an old style arcade located in Salem Massachusetts. It has been around for a long time and remains popular as this crowded Wednesday in August indicates.
     

Painting of Coffee Cup and Red Napkin

This is 24" x 30" in acrylic. It was based on a photo taken in Paris at an outdoor cafe. The blue sky is reflected in the saucer. The painting is actually a little brighter than this photo.

Sketched at Sea - Peabody Essex Museum

Here is a nice little show than runs through January 6, 2008 at the Peabody Essex Museum. In the days before photography many more people took sketch books on trips. This show provides books from artists, navigators, and travelers. As the site says: "Sketched at Sea features never before seen works from the Peabody Essex Museum’s maritime collection—a selection of more than 60 marine sketchbooks, drawings, paintings, and other works from the mid-18th to early-20th centuries. While the men and women who created these works came from a variety of backgrounds—travelers, mariners, and professional artists—they all shared in the experience of using the sea as a source of inspiration."   I have a watercolor of the harbor at Acapulco, Mexico done in the 18th century by a British naval artist done in this tradition. It was part of navy intelligence of foreign harbors. Here is an example from the exhibit by Ross Turner. It made me want to do more sketching on trips instead of simply taking photos.

Photos of Onset Blues Festival 2007

I returned to the Onset Blues Festival for the second year and was not disappointed. I especially liked the Chris Stovall Brown band which also featured Melissa Barbosa, Madeline Hall, and Sax Gordan Beadle. You can see them in the first pictures starting from the left. Melissa has the hat. Johnny A also put on a good show with instrumental blues. He is a master blues guitarist and can be seen in the extreme right picture, but the Chris Stovall Brown band had greater  energy and wonderful vocals.