There is nothing...

...quite like falling in love in Brooklyn...

Nooo!!!

Fall

Shot with my Hipstamatic for iPhone
Lens: John S
Flash: Off
Film: Kodot Verichrome

Good Morning

Childhood Relic

The Legitimacy of Painting

She said children love to paint because it brings legitimacy to their work. Painting connects them to that long artistic tradition with the likes of Picasso, van Gogh and Matisse. Is that why I have such a hard time letting go of oils as a medium? I was after all taught that great artists paint in oils. You cannot call yourself a painter if you do not paint in oils. Even the artists I most admire, call themselves illustrators, not artists or painters. Is it because they feel the same way? That because they use watercolor or ball point pen that they are not worthy of the term artist? And why do I continue to struggle with oils, knowing I could much better results in the other mediums I have learned and love?

It is always possible to start over...

The best thing about life is that it is always possible to start over. It may not always be a fresh page, but it is a new start none the less. This is my new start, and it's a start that is built on top of my mistakes. But learning from your mistakes creates a strong foundation to grow on. And so it begins...