Picture of the Week #92 "Ladies of the Fair"

Picture of the Week #92 "Ladies of the Fair" Arrezzo, Italy 1990 Signed and Stamped

Arrezzo Italy has a wonderful antique fair one Sunday a month. When I am there I always try and see what's on view. When I happened on these two Italian ladies waiting for someone to buy their linens. The fatigue and boredom of working a fair seems to hide their anticipation of a sale. The woman on the right I found very beautiful, but even though I was single in those days, I made no overtures to meeting her. But I will say, I didn't forget her. Perhaps having this image in my files for 20 years help keep her alive.

Picture of the Week #91 "Window Washer of Vancouver #1"

Picture of the Week #91 "Window Washer of Vancouver #1" Vancouver, Canada 2005 Signed and Stamped

This is another image from my architectural portfolio on Window Washers. On this blog I published #2 Window Washer in August of 2008 as part of the Picture of the Week series. I enjoy going back and forth between strong graphic photos like this and classic warm earth tones like my Museum sightings to pictures with a sense of humor. I am always on the lookout for a strong image and this certainly fit the bill.

Picture of the Week #90 "Eternal Enigma"

Picture of the Week #90 "Eternal Enigma" Paris, France 1971 Signed and Stamped

Before they encased the famed Mona Lisa in a hermetically sealed bullet proof box, she was free to be approached, inspected, and adored. The most famous painting in the world sat vulnerably on a wall in the Louvre when I saw it for the umteenth time. Over the years I have taken pictures of it with onlookers milling about and contemplating her everlasting expression. This particular day became significant for me as the people became a blur, a mystery if you will. A mystery like the painting herself.

Picture of the Week #89 "Style and Grace in Motion"

Picture of the Week #89 "Style and Grace in Motion" Paris, France 1984 Signed and Stamped

As a people watcher, I love taking pictures in Museums. The Louvre, even before the pyramid, was the ultimate space with enough art and people watching to last ten lifetimes. This image reminded me of a ballet as seen from the first balcony perspective. The spectator in red shoes in a stylized first position stance, to the bronze statue's movement, couldn't have been choreographed any better. But the topper was the single hand pointing in the lower right hand corner. I was so taken by this moment that I painted this image back then, way before Photo Shop allowed me to alter colors. This was and still is one of my favorite images that brings back memories of Paris, the moveable feast. When the Musee D'Orsay opened, these statues were placed on taller pedestals and moved there.