New Landscapes: Fall In Fashion – Hiking Boots
burnt umber
and golden-yellow
reddish tints
and layered colors
trace the path
fore and aft
a distant waterfall
cascading just beyond
my intrepid reach
– married
to the tonal beauty
that surrounds it
It’s Autumn in the mountains of North and South Carolina. Time for a moment of inner reflection, tranquility, and a zen-like trek; to be found in the ascension. And realized at the summit of sky and earth
New Landscapes: Fall In Fashion – Windbreaker
This past summer; a beautiful discovery – a lovely beach of sand and surf; Tybee Island in Georgia near the historic City of Savannah. Now the warm rays of the sun and the hot, humid air has slowly turned crisp and cool as Autumn and Fall have arrived. A quaint bed and breakfast stay is in the conversation and beckons us to return. The prospect of long lingering walks on nearly deserted beaches entice our senses. What’s the in-wear for Fall walks on the beach? For me, it all starts with the perfect windbreaker; blue nylon cover with soft white cotton inner, and hoodie. You’re on the beach, so shorts are still in order, (no matter how chilled it is), graphic T, or striped polo, with low-top Chuck Taylors. For Nancy, it’s all about her wearing her favorite windbreaker (yellow) as well. She’s also in a light pink wool sweater, brown corduroy leggings and pink high-top Chucks. It’s a long lovely walk on the edge of the ocean. The azul blue sky with scattered white coulds surrounding our every step. Our conversation and laughter going hand in hand with the pulse of the day.
New Landscapes: Fall In Fashion – Cardigan Sweater
It’s Fall season in New York City. My girl, Nancy and I are heading to the Sunday afternoon matinée at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The Next Wave Festival is in full swing until January. And we are very excited to see the work of Pina Bausch, and the legendary dance theater pioneer’s final work entitled “… como el musguito en la piedra, ay si, si, si …” performed by her dance company the Tanztheater Wuppertal and inspired by the distinctive musical and cultural traditions of Chile.
A Sunday matinée in Autumn, in NYC definitely calls for a relaxed yet stylish Fall look. That’s why I’m wearing a gray cardigan sweater over a blue fitted button-up shirt with a striped blue and white wool tie, Gap original 1969 jeans, and kicks by Converse. My girl … she’s fine too. Relentlessy fine. It’s Fall. It’s New York City.
New Landscapes: Fall In Fashion – Team Jersey
It’s Fall, and the new season of the Barclays Premier League is under way. You’re in North London, under the lights. At the Emirates Stadium, and home of FC Arsenal. You’re in the flow. It’s a fascinating moment, here with the crowd of 70,000. Wearing the traditional red and white and cheering your favorite club. Go Gunners!
This short segment from The Fall Series, focuses on what’s in fashion during the season. What we wear as we head out in full discovery. Next up: New York City and the Next Wave Festival.
New Landscapes: Fall In Season
a life is beautiful
when it’s warmth and memory
takes you back
to the place where all this started
this love of life
this meaningful pulse
colored in nature’s heaven
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
New Landscapes: Fall In Motion
The leaves will soon be changing
Falling on unyielding trails
The air crisp and chilled
Sweeping through barren trees
And the lightly falling snow
Fall on the mountain –
Our bikes in fluid motion
New Landscapes: Fall In Abstract – Flight
a dragonfly in flight
– in May
on summer’s wispy wind
taking hold of the endless day
the warmth in subtle greens and blues
now twilight in Fall’s approach
New Landscapes: Fall From Summer
Gotta find my way back
– home
Gotta find a road
To bring me back soon
To you
A beautiful journey
From Summer
To a far-off horizon
– in Fall
New Landscapes: Fall In Reflection – Part 02
Part 2 of Fall In Reflection. A Compositional change in form; moving toward subtle abstraction.
New Landscapes: Fall In Reflection – Part 01
This short series entitled “Fall” is a collection of recent photographs taken with my Android phone during the summer months. What I am attempting to accomplish is a slight transition to the beauty of the Fall season by implementing various color, textural, and tonal changes. Embracing a new landscape; anticipating the coming season that we all have come to love.
New Landscapes: Fall In Colors
fall
the season of color
rich in tone
subtle in transition
you and i
and the whole world
falling in love
– with fall
The Digital Painting I Found Myself In
A portrait reveals a moment in time that can express a lifetime of mystery. In a photograph or painting, the artist seeks to find the deeper essence of the subject and reveal the inner persona via the constructs of light, texture, imagination and form. In a portrait there is always something to say and something we would like to know.
The Secret Place Of Lingering Memories
the life of memories
an endless vastness
– timeless
without world’s end
stretching beyond yesterday’s dream
and tomorrow’s infinite horizon
the life of memories
and its inner fortress
– the secret place
The Path To Grace And The Summit Of Ascension
Last night
I had a dream
So deep
Forever freeing
Never a moment
Did I long for awareness
Of the waking world
Here on the path of Grace
Beauty
Stillness
Love
As I ascended
Through the floating
Orbs of mystery
– past – time
And the Grace
That is You
A Moment In The Woods And A Mountain To Look Up To
I love the season of the bike
In the woods
On the mountain
By the lake
Over the rocks and streams
With blue skies above
Through fallen leaves and barren trees
A trail that weaves to and fro
A drop here
A lift there
I love the season of the bike
In the woods
On the mountain
What You Know To Be Right Is What Someone Has Told You
on a quiet shore
a solitary figure
not unlike yourself
shattered by the day
delineated by the question
of rights and wrongs
in life …
again and again
What Do You Remember On A Beautiful Fall Day
an ocean wave
a salty smell
and flocks of seagulls
– in soaring flight
eclisping the summer sun
What Do You Remember When Swimming In A Deep Blue Sea
Adrift
In a deep reflection
Lost at sea
With memories
Drowning
Sinking
In a pool of you
With the darkening blue
A drowning so timeless
Endless without you
What Do You Feel When You Look Skyward
i often look skyward
to direct my focus inward
sometimes feeling the sky speak
as I see things in a different light.
– than yesterday
the rain has gone
falling earthbound
– like the pepples of broken nights
with my dreams
lost in weary shadows
not to far behind
– from yesterday’s rising sun
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
A solitary moment can be found almost anywhere. Mountain biking, gives me the opportunity to be one with nature, explore my inner solitude and focus my imposing will against the difficult terrain. Here is a shot from this weekend as my partner and I rode the trails at FANTS Grove at the forestry of Clemson University in South Carolina.
A Link To My New Published Art Book
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3536063 Check out my new art book. I have taken the best posts from my blog that express my love for abstract art, prose, and poetry. It is a blissful, mindful examination of all things from an introspective anaylsis. I am very excited. The book is a small square, 76 page volume hardcover. Available at BlurbBooks. Your thoughts and comments are welcome. And with the holiday season on the horizon, perhaps you will find it to be the perfect gift. Peace and Love.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far
It has been a while since I posted on the Challenge. I really like this prompt. So here is my contribution. It is a photo taken with my Android phone of the shore line in Virginia Beach. The phone has no zoom capability. So everything looks far away. But the chair, my girlfriend and the shore line are closer than they appear. I don’t usually contribute any black and white photos, but for this challenge I felt the desire to do so. Some soft focus treatments are used on the image.
Virginia Beach
Another Earth: Ferris Wheel
Just across the ocean, under a glistening sky, a new town, a turning place, one that we have yet to discover …
Another Earth: Ferris Wheel
there’s a happiness
come to earth
with its new birth
spinning lightly in the night sky
children play with their dreams
– unaware
enchanted by the magic and loss
that has come to town
our every wishful moment
– found here
on the Ferris Wheel of Life …
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One of my favorite film soundtracks is BT’s Ferris Wheel – Love Theme from the film Monster starring Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci. A beautiful and haunting song. It hangs in the balance of love and life and its uncertainty.
Here is the link to Ferris Wheel – Love Theme
Another Earth: The Transcending Dream
You touched me with your thoughts as I felt your dreams float away …
Another Earth: The Transcending Dream
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