Birth of the Space Whale Embryo

The last and weirdest of the ice pics from Minneapolis' riverfront, this one is more of abstract painting than a photograph. Although I should quickly point out that it is just tinting and contrast changes. I had fun reacting to the shapes and textures that were there.

Same as it ever was... (Belated Birthday Post)

"Into the blue again, into the silent water... Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground...."

The world is my beautiful house. This is my beautiful life. How did I get here? My god, look at what I have done. Where does that highway go?

"same as it ever was... letting the days go by... water flowing under... letting the days go by.. here comes the twister.... same as it ever was..once in a lifetime..."

A dog eyes me cautiously, yet lazily, as I snap his picture in a walkway.

Well, its final. I am moving to LA. I have been hired by a company called Blur in Venice. It should be interesting. I stood on the beach and took it all in.

The day I left for the weekend my 19 yr old cat went blind. I found myself obsessed with sunlight staring down in the water. Cliche' I know, but things like that make you appreciate what you have.

Another shot from the pier at Venice Beach. I appreciated the quiet of that day. This picture really reminds me of that. Something about the texture of the water gives the illusion that this is a miniature to me.

Now for something a little different. I thought I would put up a little 3d work. 3d work is what pays for the photography for me, buys me nice cameras and pays the electric bill and that sort of thing. : )

This was meant to go up on Valentine's Day, but I had other things to deal with. I was asked by a company whether or not I could and would do "cute". I immediately said I would love to. Then I began to wonder myself if I was good at "cute".

So over a weekend I set out to rough out a cute scene. This was the result. It originally had two other characters... but time was limited and I realized I would rather devote my attention on the girl, which was my favorite of the three. I am planning on finishing it off as it is still rather rough. I want to do a series of little animations with her and another one of the characters in this scene. Kind of a character study of what little kids do when they watch tv.

Click here for a Quicktime "Turntable" of the scene. Be patient it takes a little while to download and you have to have quicktime installed. There isn't any animation, just a spin around of the scene. You can see who she is falling in love with.

Check out the Gorillaz. (The band on the TV)

"White" in red where the grass is greener.