I usually see a gorgeous sunrise on Christmas Morning at Narragansett Beach each year. Sunrise this year was okay, just not what I’m used to seeing. The four new images just posted are from last weekend. It was a bit warmer (upper teens), so there were a lot more birds feeding along the waterline. No matter where I went, they stuck with me just in case I had a bit of food to share. They do learn pretty quickly that people are a source of quick snacks. Even the first year herring gulls get into the act, but they usually lose out to the more mature gulls. Visit any beachfront restaurant and...

You may have noticed that I have just re-started emailing updates on new photographs and show schedule changes and additions. I did try this a couple years ago, but ran into some problems. My ISP limited how many bulk emails I could send in one day, and how many in a week. It very quickly got to the point that it was taking more than a week to get an email out to everyone; and list management became a nightmare. I finally took the plunge and went with an email marketing company. Now I can send html emails (images, columns, links) on a regular basis. My goal is to send one or two emails each month. The...

I’ve just uploaded the “Photograph of the Week” to my website. This is the first of three in this series. All three are from the beach in Point Judith. The series was photographed at civil sunrise. Civil sunrise starts 30 minutes before sunrise, when there is just enough light to see where you are walking. The conditions were perfect for a long exposure. There was heavy fog, a 2-3 foot surf, and very little wind. Normally, facing the open ocean at that location, the wind is strong enough that the air tastes salty, and within about 10 minutes you’re coated with salt water. Under...

I’ll be exhibiting at the Craftsmen’s Spring Classic in Greensboro on April 8-10. You can find me in booth 3401. Turn right when you enter the building and I’ll be in the first booth in the last row. Or the first row, depending on where you start. I’ll have my new triptychs with me, plus some new additions to the fruits & vegetables. Discount tickets available through April 7 (save 28%) Directions, hours, show floor map, and artist list here. See you...

Chris Van Allsburg’s newest book Queen of the Falls has just been released. If you’ve stopped by our booth, you’ve probably met my wife, Doris. She was the model for Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to go over Niagra Falls in a barrel. Doris had a great time with the entire project (a bit ambivalent about the whalebone corset though — something about breathing). This link will take you to some additional information, including a link to a youtube movie with Chris Van Allsburg talking about the creation of this book. Link to youtube movie Link to Amazon...

INTRODUCTORY PRICING on my newest editions ends tomorrow morning. Watch for a new Triptych. SNOW — this is the third snowiest January in RI. The former third place was in 1948. It seems like every couple days it’s time to clear the driveway (350 feet). The snow blower (thrower) makes that fairly easy, except for the area that gets plowed in every time the town plow makes a pass. This is the first year that I remember hearing the local meteorologists underestimating snowfall amounts. We’ve had 3-4 inches of “little or no accumulation” and 14 inches of “3-5...