Who the Heck am I

Welcome to my blog, I ran out of storage space on my last blog so instead of purchasing more space I decided to start another.

Photographing is one of my biggest passions in life. I've been a photographer for 20+ years. Although I have sold some of my work I consider myself an advance amateur. Which means I'm pretty good at pretending to know what I am doing. I arrived from Massachusetts to Northern Kentucky September 16, 2001. I hated it, for months I complained about living here, besides all the redneck jokes I would get there was nothing about Northern Kentucky I enjoyed, when I got over myself I dusted off my camera and headed for the hills, literally, I never fully understood what a beautiful place this is until I was given my first digital camera as a Christmas gift. In all honesty you couldn't get me to move out of this state.

Living so near to Cincinnati (I live right across the river) no other city can offer me more. Art museums, Cincinnati Zoo, symphony, theatre, aquarium, amusement park, Dozens of parks, one of the largest and most amazing firework display in the country and so much more. If you are from the area you know what I am talking about, if you're not, believe me when I say In and Around Northern Kentucky is worth the visit.

I know you will want to check out my other blog, I have shot photographs at the Behringer-Crawford Museum, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Zoo, Creation Museum, Eden Park, Findlay Market, Fountain, Square, Krohn Conservatory, Rabbit Hash, KY, Railway Museum, Smale Park, Spring Grove Cemetery and much more. Just click on the link below.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Taft Museum Reproductions Continued.

After I left the Cock & Bull Pub I headed to the Covington Library where I found this beauty.
This painting is called "The Pond" about 1844 by Pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau (1812-1867) French.
The plaque read...Have you ever noticed how clear the air is after a storm? Theordore Rousseau captured the sharp edges and fresh color after a storm washes everything. The dark rain clouds are drawing away, and brilliant light strikes a puffy white cloud over the pond where two people a cow sought shelter under spreading oak trees.

 After the library I headed to The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center located in Covington
 Mr Carnegie himself.
This painting is called "A Woman with a Cittern and a Singing Couple at a Table," about 1667
Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684) Dutch.
For the Dutch in the 17th century, scenes of everyday life like this one were meant to teach and delight. This depiction of courtship can be read two ways. Music may be seen as an idle time-waster (bad) or an innocent pastime (good). Likewise, the dog may stand for either lust or loyalty. Which do you think?
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