Paper Dolls by Vann ~ The Model

| November 23, 2008

This lovely lass turned out to be my most important model now that I think about it.  Certainly the one I photographed most. She would patiently do whatever I asked when I was learning to use my first Nikon camera and some of the shots of her are the best I have ever taken.  Since my paintings used [...]

From The Bar ~ Saloon Economics ~ Pricing

| November 23, 2008

Another segment of a project The Rise and Fall of a Saloon In The Latter Part off The Twentieth Century. These excerpts are not chronological. In fact very little logic prevails… There are four pricings on liquor in most full service bars depending on the cost of the product used.  “Well” is the lowest price. These [...]

From The Bar ~ What Kinda Beer Ya Got?

| November 20, 2008

Another segment of a project The Rise and Fall of a Saloon In The Latter Part off The Twentieth Century. These excerpts are not chronological. In fact very little logic prevails…                                                                     Beer is a very popular beverage.  Sometimes, particularly during the football season, one would think from looking at television that beer is [...]

Paper Doll’s by Vann ~ The Titanic

| November 15, 2008

  Every painting has a story but some have more story than others… James Cameron’s TheTitanic came out in 1997 and was, as we all know, a huge hit. I saw it and I thought the visuals were pretty impressive.  The epic special effects chronicled the historical disaster as best it could, being wrapped as it was, around  a fairly standard [...]

A musical interlude~ ‘Last Thing On My Mind’

| November 8, 2008

I hate recording because it is never what I want it to be.  So damn many clams!  It’s because I don’t practice enough. Having said that, I have friends that want to hear what I do with my spare time besides have demented fantasies filled with beautiful women and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream… This [...]