Catching Up.... New England to New York;

Let's start with an "Overview"

This is Derek's guest bedroom. He says he has over 4,000 HO cars.

I think you can see the boxes coming out of the closet.

And you can see the boxes on and under the bed.

BUT, the railroad cars and locomotives are wonderful to behold.

Derek took me to dinner and I saw my first Tesla car. And wouldn't you know that it would be a convertible. Size compared to the Jeep behind it?

On to New Paltz where Francois let me try out his new camera. It is state of the art for sensor size and quality in mirrorless camera systems.

This crop of the file can not begin to show on a computer screen how sharp the image is.

When ever I visit Francois and Judy the "Cow" is in a new location.

Steve Martin had given me a tie die shirt he had made. He wanted to see an image of me wearing it. Francois cooperated.

On to Stony Point to see Bill and Sheila

Sheila and I went for a hike at one of the Seven Sisters Lakes.
Quite a  path. This hiker is using two sticks.

Sheila

I seem to have reverted to my "Tree" series.

Monday was the day to document Bill's installation in New York. We went to Pratt to pick up a lighting kit.
He showed me a piece from his foundation class work

The students worked as a group. You can see the transition from drawing to cutouts to finished parts assembled into the piece

A strong statement of group interaction and discovery

We went to the gallery in Manhattan
The exhibit is titled Situational Painting

The largest painting in the exhibition. It contains an earlier canvas, video and sound. Two other artists collaborated with Bill.
Bill's video and David's sound track are in the pail.

One wall with two pieces.

Another painting, with Lisa's video that scans the canvas in close up.

The day had it's humor

Bill clamping his work together.

AND

Onto the Reception

Bill under his red tree, Shelly, his partner, in the light overcoat. Everyone having a good time.

And people did look and discuss.

Bill sharing.

Bill & Sheila

The photographer became obvious

I close with an image that shows the video playing in the pail.
The images, though they are of fire, mimic the values and hues in the painting.

It is late Friday. Tomorrow I pack and I leave Sunday.
The next post should be quite a distance around the world.

Ta Leme