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Photos
Wet Snow
Flat/depth, 2d/3d, realism/abstraction, a nod to impressionism & pointillism. It’s a surprise what happens with a point-n-shoot.
Frontier Motel, Cuba NM
On the main drag of Cuba, NM is the Frontier Motel sign and there is so much to love about it. 1) Fat cursive letters, 2) Black, white & cyan, 3) Asymmetrical blocks & the helpful arrow, 4) Shadows of… read more »
Faces Santa Fe
I just took part in Ben Haggard’s Faces Santa Fe project – WOW – so fun to be painted and join an amazing art project. Check it out - https://www.facebook.com/FacesSantaFe
Night & Day – Kurt’s Cameras
More Central Ave perfection – Kurt’s Cameras has a great sign in the day with all that mid-century folksy charm and great neon at night. Kind of amazed that my point-and-shot can capture anything at night.
Wave Pattern
“What fires together wires together.” An axiom of neuroplasticity applies to rivers and sandbars in spring.
Nothing like Neon
Old neon on Central Ave in Albuquerque is part of a fading age of signage and car culture. I recently recognized that many of these old signs had a typeface quality that new computer typeface signage does not have. These… read more »