architectural things

02.08.18 = Urban Canvas "Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." ~Henry Ward Beecher

11.20.14 = O H… "…Summer's heat or winter's cold, The seasons pass the years will roll. Time and change will surely show How firm thy friendship…..OHIO!" Lyrics ~ Carmen Ohio

11.12.14 = Goals "Regardless of your ladder, you have to set out with a goal in mind and climb it one rung at a time." k dunlap

02.07.18 = The Artist Is it modern art or vandalism? Is it copyright protected or is it free since the act was illegal? Do they want fame for their talent or is self-satisfaction enough? Hmmm…interesting conversation for a Wednesday. I researched the graffiti walls that I shot, but was unsuccessful in finding out if the art was commissioned/approved or not. If it was, it is technically copyrighted and I would never want to use someone's image without permission. (That’s why I'm only showing small sections) I have to say, these walls were just amazing! The detail and colors combined with the texture of the old brick; Wow! Definitely modern art to these eyes. "To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist." ~Schumann

02.05.18 = Graffiti Monday "Not everyone will understand your journey. That's okay. You're here to live your life, not to make everyone understand it." Banksy

02.05.14 = Tools of the Trade More architectural details from the Cincinnati Bell building; the wire cutters relief. If you notice, behind the wire cutters is the top of a telephone pole. I just love all these little details. It's those little details that make things just a little more special. It's funny, when I was shooting this from across the street from the building, a guy was walking by and was wondering what I was doing. He said he walks by there every day and had never noticed the little details. He said he was going to have to start looking up more often. I think that's a great idea. "It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." John Wooden

02.04.13 = A Gem This is the beautiful metal cut-work that covers the windows at street level on the Cincinnati Bell building. I find it amazing that the inlaid stones are still intact after all these years. But like a gem, they stand the test of time. Beautiful to look at, but it's what your made of that matters. I want to wish my Mother a Happy Birthday today. She too is a true gem! "Only friction reveals the beauty of a gem, just as adversity reveals the true character of the person within." k dunlap

02.03.14 = Hello I finally got downtown to shoot the Cincinnati Bell building on Saturday. (Thank you Mark for going with me!) I'm in love with the architecture and details of this building. (More to come this week.) This was the most popular and most modern telephone models of the day when this building was built in 1930. My how things have changed. "Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age." Frank Lloyd Wright

11.13.14 = Details I love discovering all the little hidden details in the architecture of older buildings. I often wonder about the designer and architect who put those little gems there; as if it were a bit of a scavenger hunt for future generations discover. "The details are not the details. They make the design." Charles Eames

Too cool!

Just a bit of fancy in Cleveland.

Old Man Winter

01.07.15 = Old Man Winter Brrrrrrrrr! Old Man Winter is blowing up some extremely cold air here in the Midwest. The next few days are going to test us, so bundle up and hunker down, January is just getting started. "Blow, blow, thou Winter Wind, Thou art not so unkind, as Man’s Ingratitude…" ~William Shakespeare