Picture of the Week #448 "Exit Dummy" Beverly Hills, California 2017 Signed & Stamped

On my usual stroll through Beverly Hills I encountered this mannequin popping itself out of a doorway. Snap. I took the shot and kept walking. It wasn't until I got home and put my pictures into the computer that I realized this would make a good "Picture of the Week" submission. so here it is.

I also sold a copy immediately to Meridith Baer the great designer and stager. 

Picture of the Week #447 "Ducks, Ducks & More Ducks" Sun Valley, Idaho 2006 Signed & Stamped

This is one of the more memorable pictures I took when we had a harrowing time when we were visiting alcoholic friends. We had no idea that the trip would be so horrendous. I should have known when the husband said I had to rent a car as he was not picking us up at the airport. So we rented a car and as soon as we arrived the husband said let's go get some wine. I drove us into town and he immediately bought two cases of a decent red & a white. Then said here as he embarrassed me into paying as that would be my gift to the the house. I knew that he drank a lot, but three cases and we are only going to be there for the weekend. I bit the bullet and swallowed what became a very expensive 3 days. When we went out to see the "Duck Days" event I was relieved to be out and taking pictures. This image was one of my favorites.

Picture of the Week #446 "Boucherie" Paris, France 1981 Signed & Stamped

Paris is like my second home. For years I would go there and walk the city with a trusted camera dangling from my shoulder. On one of my many excursions I would pass this Butcher shop in the 6th arrondisemont on the Left Bank. Yesterday I found the 36 year old transparency and decided it deserved to be one of my "Pictures of the Week". I sadly think this butcher shop is no longer there. C'est la vie. 

Picture of the Week # 445 "Proud Chef of Xi'An" Xi'An, China 2015 Signed & Stamped

When I went to Shanghai for my One Man exhibit at the ArtNSpace Gallery I found I had a few days off between the installation and the official Opening. So I decided to go to Xi'An to see the Terra Cotta Warriors. I quickly learned they are 3 hours away by plane. I went for it, after all how many times would I have the opportunity to see these National Treasures in their original habitat? I checked in to a new Hotel near the site where the manager and I had a drink and I learned that he used to be the Manager of a Hotel here in L.A.. He Googled my name and therefore decided to treat me like a celebrity. The Warriors are a 45 minute drive from Xi'an and this is the best and newest hotel. It was terrific, but I did have to get used to the fact that I was probably the only guest in 450 rooms. I didn't mind. Anyway, I walked all over Xi'an taking picture after picture. When I past this proud chef sitting out in front of his kitchen I couldn't help myself. He was very obliging. I also made a B&W print which my wife loves.