more of Jaroussky

Incredible, just incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4sQlOHcvjI

ok, I admit it. I am obsessed with this fellow's incredible voice

if that embed link doesn't work, here is the direct link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHJYNYi5N7o

and get ready for more....

last show for season nine

a June visit

a quick as a wink visit to the Bay Area for the art salon meeting.

with four Geminis in the group, we celebrated a quartet of birthdays.




Brian wore tiger socks.

catching up

summer is teasing Seattle...

June 10th morning walk at GreenLake

Birthday cherries from Gitta!

Pablo, a graphic designer from Vancouver is helping develop promo materials for the guitar school Seattle Circle is launching. He asked me to help him out with imagery. Specifically, he wanted photos of hands in a few particular postures....

May 30th

another week under overcast skies

Cafe reading. Just finished the Cello Suites book.
This is just an appetizer for its subject, but it has created an interest in reading more.

Good light for photographing a very tired looking face.

may arrives in Seattle

under overcast skies this past weekend....

Walking between Ballard and Phinney

I encountered dogwoods this morning...

for all the Mom's I know

I'm glad my sister enjoyed this video and linked it to her friends. If you would like to share it with others, please link directly to the YouTube video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khQ9e0QpEM8


Billy Collins, The Lanyard.

Igor's Birthday Bash

Bob William's Facebook comment on this was: That rug really ties the cake together.






and a few videos...

Immigrant Song w/ Curt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnB5TyZSl_s

Black Dog w/ Bob: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvsuxXh60a4

Houses of the Holy w/ Ian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVsvmF1Nog

Out on the Tilesw/ Curt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KEBq__50Ms

Tens Years Gone w/ Travis : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1MTkWnylh8

April slips by

walking in sunny Fremont

attempt some photo experiments that are frankly too formatory even for me, but it feels necessary to work in whatever way is possible.

April 15:

the audience arrives

large (& crude) panorama of warm up (click to see full size)
Tuning the Air #174

Note the absence of risers.

what's going on?

Morning walk at Green Lake today


At the office, the AVP of Marketing - on the job for less than five months - is leaving at the end of this month. She has been acting as the head of the division and brought something very much like sanity to the organization. In less than three months, she whipped the team into shape and pulled off the most successful NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) presence the company has had to date. She led a major office renovation (which none of us believed was possible.) And it looked like this team was going to be something real. Apparently that was not satisfactory to the Chairman. To say we are bummed is an understatement.

The only ray of sunshine in the office:

Loki, the office dog.

Posted a Craigslist ad to sell my drawing table.

No nibbles so far... the price may need to come down.

Bach Two-Part Invention #4 in D Minor

We're giving this another go....and I want to make sure it is somewhere where I can refer to it.

Salonistas

A rich and varied meeting this time. Good conversation and interesting work.

back home

It has been a lovely visit to California...

beautiful breakfast at Gitta's

at the studio, cleanup of flood damage and a bit or re-organizing to facilitate hanging work and improving the overall feel that Leigh must tolerate from her absentee studio partner.

before
not very welcoming

after = shelves are gone, prints hung. ladder re-oriented,
table folded and stored in the corner

A visit to the Palo Alto gallery where the current show
features the work of Holly Roberts.

a rainy drive to Belmont to meet with Tom for lunch

lunch!

There is more, but Blogger isn't letting me upload images right now.