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05/09/24 | Doodem
Village | a
self-expression collective (a sampler) |
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02/29/24 | Trailing
EthnoFuturism | Nature's
nascent decay evolves fruition. |
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11/30/23 | The
Descent | A
Landscape Existence |
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07/27/23 | Backyard
Chillout | Not
quite the overland getaway, but a 'scape nonetheless! |
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06/15/23 | The
Gnarled I | A
forest happenstance; photography en plein air; viewer discretion is advised [MA] |
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03/09/23 | Sankofa | A
still life version. |
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12/29/22 | Out
of the Wilderness [part thirteen] | Before
putting on his suitable attire, Simpaticas limbered his hands by tuning the guitar. |
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12/11/22 | The
Last of the Leaves | From
the enchanted to the uncanny, this forest displays ancient sculptural and tribal
fetishes along a twisted path. |
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11/17/22 | Light
& Dusk | At
a lull, the afternoon day,... |
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08/25/22 | Preseason
Leaf Fall | [a]biotic
abstractions |
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07/07/22 | Duck,
Duck, Geese | Does
the search for a dining partner run afoul? |
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06/09/22 | Out
of the Wilderness [part twelve] | During
the month prior to the concert, Simpaticas was busy promoting. |
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04/28/22 | Give
Us Space | Through
various transmission and reception techniques, some visual elements expand our
conceptual horizons. |
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02/02/22 | Out
of the Wilderness [part eleven] | Frank
lifted his coat that was tucked in the folded theater seat cushions (back and
bottom). He sat down wondering what made him leave the garment during intermission. |
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12/09/21 | Out
of the Wilderness [part ten] | Frank,
realizing that Celia was a short distance from the concession stand, wished he
listened to the usher who tried unwittingly to point him in the correct direction. |
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12/02/21 | Out
of the Wilderness [part nine] | The
balcony audience descended the staircases that led to the lobby. Frank proceeded
down the final flight while trying to scan the area for Brian and Celia. |
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10/14/21 | A
Documentarian's View | The
stacks and spire are higher than the Founder's hat. |
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05/20/21 | Hunt
& Peck | A
robin red breast, a catbird, a group of starlings and a sparrow fend for their
next meal. |
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04/22/21 | Beware
of the Tides on the Marsh | Natural
history repeats itself. |
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04/04/21 | Dedicated
Functional Contentment | In
town, visiting a college; a tired rhyme, looking for knowledge. |
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02/24/21 | Lost
and Found | in
Memory of |
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11/26/20 | Urban
Foliage | Take
a walk, leisurely--before the Season ends. |
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10/22/20 | Grey
Matter | What
is the true color and composition of neural activity and the mental landscape--the
depiction of memory, the vivid recall of experience? |
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10/07/20 | Grounded | Witness
the ancient and mythic antics of contemporary hubris in the natural world. |
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08/13/20 | The
Log Garden | Along
a narrow sidewalk of unassuming rowhomes, a unique vision slowed the pace of time... |
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03/26/20 | Day
Lightening | Absorb
the scenery from a refreshing Spring breeze. |
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02/17/20 | Mind
Your Own Damn Business | A
short corridor of a makeshift dining room contains two columns of tables with
a couple chairs per. |
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01/13/20 | This
Is Not A Knife | Utensil
utility--when is a knife not a knife? |
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12/12/19 | Facades:
Random Modern Details | Building
lines and angles--a geometric color scheme. |
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10/11/19 | Fall
of the Hallows | A
spooky end of the World?! Not!!! |
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06/19/19 | Puff,
Puff, Poof Clouds | The
skeptic pines for a critical pragmatism, contemporary concerns of the century
previous. |
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04/16/19 | A
Plot on the Landscape | A
floral sensuousness will eventually be on full display, welcoming the selfie paparazzi
for a closeup. |
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02/27/19 | Reserve
Scene(s) [In Reverse] | Take
a brief walk through a wildlife refuge and nature reserve. |
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11/11/18 | A
Clear-Cut Sculpture | Time
frozen in motion--from a photograph, paint a picture, compose a backstory. |
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08/16/18 | Cavern
Cairn | Uncanny
scenery fathomed within the scultpural earth. |
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07/02/18 | Archaeological
Semblance | Proper
sunlight, angular beams flood the horizontal strata and expose a sculpture, reveal
a reclining figure, a vestige enshrined. |
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04/12/18 | Temporal
State | Take
a moment to enjoy some slow-art. |
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02/25/18 | Out
of the Wilderness [part eight] | Frank,
watching the scene play out, wondered what was said that would cause their private
conversation to become a disciplinary and rebellious confrontation. |
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12/17/17 | Flash
and Shadow | Stationed
in the waiting room among the furniture stands an artificial artifact. |
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12/03/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part seven] | A
whoosh of air flowed down the hallway carrying the scent of his musk cologne.
Brian waited for his masculinity to be detected before he entered the living room. |
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11/19/17 | Trolling
Abstraction | Such
a challenge are stripes if not incorporated into a flag or used as an imaginary
path to indicate a crosswalk. |
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10/31/17 | Autumn
Dimming Brightness | A
picnic umbrella, withdrawn, stands off-center, vividly gaudy and useless. |
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09/16/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part six] | There
was a gunshot. Alerted, Frank awakened alarmed. He fluttered his eyelids, then
rubbed them with his right hand. |
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09/09/17 | Concrete
Poem | This
graffiti epigram quips on the keen aphorism: a conversational commentary with
an editorial afterword. |
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06/25/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part five] | Frank
stepped through the doorway of Brian's apartment. On his immediate right was the
bathroom where his host ran immediately because of the need to 'empty the bladder'. |
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04/30/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part four] | Frank
was seated in a small booth facing the entrance. His arms rested on the table.
Sooner than later, Brian walked into the diner. |
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04/09/17 | A
Near-Sighted Long View | A
window of modulor human height, boxed in a deeply chiseled bevel, looks upon the
museum piazza. |
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03/12/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part three] | Frank
figured he would go to Brian's apartment building to see if his prospective mentor
was at home. |
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02/05/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part two] | Towards
the end of the month, Frank phoned Brian at his place of business to find out
what is the best weekend for a visit in the next. |
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01/08/17 | Out
of the Wilderness [part one] | They
met at a gallery reception for the opening of a group show. The theme was straightforward:
Young Artist-Curators with Potential. |
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10/26/16 | Subterranean
Dreaming | Portrait
of the artist's brain flushing toxins during sleep. |
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06/16/16 | Timber | Don't
miss the trees for the woods. |
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02/01/16 | Untitled
Rock Formations | Tectonic
mysteries abound along the Forbidden Drive. |
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12/03/15 | Bricks
& Mortar | A
Metaphorical Retronym |
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09/22/15 | Repeater
Variety Show | Enjoy
a rare look back at a hodgepodge of ingredients from previous culinary musings. |
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06/25/15 | Landscape
Flow | The
landscape flows through time. |
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06/16/15 | Paths,
Alleyways and Side Streets | An
actual imagined metaphorical journey |
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04/01/15 | Paleontology
| An alien
prehistoric adventure. |
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02/03/15 | Building
Nature: immaterial details | Uncanny
sightings while driving through the neighborhood. |
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07/06/14 | Nature
Calls | The
plan, encapture via enrapture the salamander; flatter to shame with superabundant
fascination. |
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04/14/14 | Swiping
Windows | You
don't have to let your fingers do the scrolling. |
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03/29/14 | Moody
Monday - Having [No] Fun | Having
a bad Monday? Have a taste of some schadenfreude. |
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03/08/14 | Red
Light Clichés: Stop Thinking!!! | Take
a moment to stop thinking. |
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10/14/13 | not
that FUNNIES | Ed
says that it's okay if you have to groan. |
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04/30/13 | trUnk | Ed
takes a walk along the Schuylkill River (Kelly Drive) to check out the trunks. |
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04/07/13 | la
monarchie de fleurs | Ironically,
Ed sees a garden full of hegemonic paradox in natural beauty. |
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03/23/13 | Details
and Constructs | Ed
ponders some elements of urban architecture. |
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03/11/13 | The
Pilgrimage:Capacity - Act 4 | He
attends the ceremony at St. Peter's Square. |
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03/11/13 | The
Pilgrimage:Capacity - Act 3 | He
visits the Colosseum. |
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03/11/13 | The
Pilgrimage:Capacity - Act 2 | He
visits Pompeii. |
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03/11/13 | The
Pilgrimage:Capacity - Act 1 | The
first day. |
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03/11/13 | The
Pilgrimage:Capacity | He
(Ed) travels to Rome for the canonization of Katherine Drexel. |
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02/21/13 | The
Pilgrimage: Rittenhouse Square | He
(Ed) drove from West Philadelphia to Rittenhouse Square to take pictures reminiscent
of early twentieth century photography, pictures taken of buildings and parks
in New York and Paris. |
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01/13/13 | The
Pilgrimage: Resuscitation | He
(Ed) get's an earful...of encouragement. |
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01/13/13 | The
Pilgrimage: The Conference Bubble | Revisiting
his past, he (Ed) recalls his desire to attend a international conference. |
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10/31/11 | On
Being Patient #13 Recuperation: the Recovery of a Keen Being | Perniciousness
aside, when I was admitted to the hospital, as I had before, I was asked if I
had any religious beliefs that would become a factor regarding my medical treatment
options. I claimed that I did not have any doctrine-based concerns. |
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10/31/11 |
On
Being Patient #12 Successful Dilemmaa: A Cut-Out of Alacrity | I
did not fuss over the taste matter for fear that the issue might rouse a pedigreed
reaction as opposed to a symptomatic classification. If either fear (or both)
were provocative, I did not want to delay. I wanted to move bravely onward to
solid food as quickly as possible without a hint of this incident. |
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10/31/11 | On
Being Patient #11 Clearance Level | For
the past two weeks, my concern, the obsession for the latter part of August, has
been the consuming of enough dietary fiber--a discomforting, but welcomed distraction
from thinking about the upcoming surgery to remove the glands that are producing
high levels of cortisol in my body. |
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07/23/11 | Redeeming
Qualities: Sources of Frustration | After
several days of dining on culinary musing repeaters (and Maw drinking her power
protein powder fruit smoothies), we set aside an evening to partake of Continental
To-Go from the Orient (aka Chinese Takeout) for dinner. |
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07/07/11 | Acclimation:
Try Try Again | As
I progressed towards my second pituitary tumor resection, my physicians had some
concerns about the amount of stress that could be potentially placed upon my heart,
while under anesthesia during the surgery. A stress test was ordered. |
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08/15/10 | The
Lite Imaging of Pithy Epiphanies | Water
falls, then evaporates, clouding the 'lustration of photo synthesis. A trial surveys,
then abates, appraising tribulations of stress. |
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04/07/10 | The
Gab Hagglefest: Speed-Coaxing, Pressure-Pointing | In
this two-part travel portrait, Ed and Eddie, father and son match wits as they
banter for their own benefit--each working an angle for the consumer good. |
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07/29/09 | On
Being Patient #8 Precise Obfuscation: A Cafeteria Commentary | Ed
concludes that he is healing--the economy??? |
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06/21/09 | On
Being Patient #7: I
Love Medley | Nostalgic,
scatterbrain daddy (Ed) variates
audiably about bread, downloading, information and love. |
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06/13/09 | On
Being Patient #6: A
Philosopher's Progress | Ed
takes pause detailing abstract limitations, composes a theory, and applies the
theory to his psyche. |
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05/25/09 | On
Being Patient #5: Operation Staycation | During
his time of crisis, Ed tries to remain playful. |
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05/18/09 | On
Being Patient #4: Recuperation | Ed
looks out his bedroom window while the birds encourage him to rest. |
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05/13/09 | On
Being Patient #3: Reversion Triggers | Ed
extends his art appreciation penchant to sleuth his predicament. |
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05/10/09 | On
Being Patient #2: Strike or Spike | Multitasking
Ed juggles his work, vacation and sick time--on schedule? |
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05/02/09 | On
Being Patient #1: Introduction | This
portrait is a grand round, a gross clinic in the removal of a tumor that is causing,
within me, Cushing's Syndrome. This portrait is about a pituitary case requiring
Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery |
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09/01/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 7 | I
asked myself, "How might these images reside within me as an aesthetic lore, as
a magic from which I can gain a belief in being engaged with Art daily, while
living a li[f]e?" |
listen
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08/25/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 6 | Having
a hand in this infliction by smearing myself with the flagrant solar salve, I
remain haunted by the experience recalled--with birds tweeting in my head. |
listen
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08/10/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 5 | The
Overseer had zoned my attitude, thus conceptualizing the aesthetic lore for which
I sought secretly. |
listen
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07/27/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 4 | We
ran our errands, completed the itinerary and were back at the cottage within a
few hours. Eddie was anxious to get out of the car. He wanted his easel, drawing
paper and tackle box full of his art supplies. |
listen
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07/13/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 3 | The
lobsterman read through the downloaded directions, then scanned the rental documentation,
then skipped over the tourist information. |
listen
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06/27/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 2 | I
drove over to the intersection leading to the expressway. I checked to see if
my downloaded directions to Maine were still tucked away in the overhead visor,
then I reset the odometer. |
listen
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06/16/08 | Sandy
Watiff Off-Season: Part 1 |
I wanted the artist's itinerary (aesthetic-lore). |
listen
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01/17/08 | Manifest
Destiny [c. 1970] | A
mean business, these Art Matters. All this blackness over (a) b(B)eauty. |
listen
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10/28/07 |
The
Velvet Shadow | Controlled
Substance Culture | listen |
05/11/07 |
| Ed
contemplates the meaning of belonging. | listen |
05/10/07 |
| Ed
tries not to smile while eating lunch. | listen |
05/02/07
| | Ed
knows where he's going, and he isn't going to tell! |
listen
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04/25/07 |
| Gallery
hopping or not, Ed finds what for he is looking. | listen |
04/19/07 |
| Ed
is able to contemplate his day. He begins to realize that his breakfast chats
are becoming more pointed and direct. What is going on here? | listen |
04/12/07 |
| Ed
takes a stroll around downtown Santa Fe. He is drawn to the Cathedral. | listen |
04/08/07 |
| Ed
finally gets to visit the Georgia O'Keeffe museum. He realizes that the "magic"
of the artist is not gone. Ed discovers that (t)his "reality" is an ever-shifting
perception. | listen |
03/31/07 |
| Forgetful
and neglectful, Ed will not let his vacation be hindered! | listen |
03/29/07 |
| A
cottage with a view... | listen |
03/26/07 |
| With
all the scenery, Ed manages to arrive at the B&B enthusiastic. | listen |
03/22/07 |
| Ed
is off on his way on vacation to... This is his correspondence of his adventures
eating some of the surrounding areas' ingredients. | listen |