Category: Cityscape
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Private Entrance | Wenatchee, WA | 2017 “Doors are funny things. Some lead to somewhere exciting and wonderful, while others lead to the mundane and ordinary. Some, because they are gaudy and ornate, usher us into the land of greed and money. Many look unassuming and plain, yet hidden behind their simplicity we can find
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Cornered | Wenatchee, WA | 2017 “Obviously we must hold ourselves responsible for the evil impulses of our dreams. In what other way can we
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Cellist | Wenatchee, WA | 2017 The cello’s silky sound — some say it’s transcendental, some say supernatural — rises from the concert hall’s stage to resonate in my lower belly. An unexpected vibro-massage of my internal organs. The woman seated next to me fidgets, so I’m guessing she feels
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Rural Skyline #2 | Govan, WA | 2018 I stood leaning on the car in a gravel pullout to watch clouds stream behind “downtown” Govan. Probably not more than 10 people live there, but on this particular afternoon at least one of them was listening to classical music. The recorded piece, rising and falling on…
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Library Chair | Wenatchee, WA | 2017 “The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human beings. It is this passport that opens
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Cinema | Wenatchee, WA | 2016 Lump them all together. A thousand cable channels, hundreds of satellite TV and radio stations, dozens of streaming services, scads of video rental machines, gazillions of $5 DVDs in discount stores. For me, none has delivered the visceral, sensory impact of watching a good ol’ movie in a nearly…
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9 Souls | Waterville, WA | 2016 I never knew these people, but aspects of their lives surround me whenever I visit. Some were probably parents. In autumn, the shouts and squeals of kids float to this very spot from the school a block away. Maybe some were farmers. In late summer, harvesters ply the…
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Pebble Roof | Tacoma, WA | 2016 The Tacoma Art Museum overflows with imaginative and inspiring works. Its exhibits are always surprising, challenging and (best of all) accessible. Visitors can stand just feet away from artworks — sometimes even stand alone — for an intimate viewing experience not always available at larger museums. One added…
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Cathedral | New Orleans, LA | 2016 (Maybe this isn’t the most artful photograph, but here’s what happened … ) We tourists jostled onto the prime spot to get the best photo of the St. Louis Cathedral in the New Orleans French Quarter. A gay Japanese couple elbowed their way to the front, right under…
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Art Lover | New Orleans, LA | 2016 Why does a certain artwork capture our interest and touch our soul? Subject matter, composition, color palette, brush technique — they all play a role. But famous works, those known and praised by millions, also radiate mystery. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, for instance. Or, more recently,…
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