November 2006
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That’s just mean
Couldn’t sleep tonight, so I messed around with some lighting and self-portraits. If I’m not smiling, I really look like one craggy mean-assed SOB; ready to rip your heart out and eat it for breakfast. But, of course, you can’t smile for a self-portrait in the artist’s tradition, or something like that.
More updates
Well, footballwise, it was an up and down day. Aggies win. Hogs lose.
I’ve updated the web site again. I’ve added a new gallery to my people shots and made a link directly to it on the front page. Putting them under commercial was convenient when I was first building the site, but not entirely accurate.
The [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
At first I was going to say that this image was appropos of nothing, but that’s not quite the case now is it?
These are the fry cooks for a seafood restaurant in Mobile, AL cooking for a Wild Turkey Federation meeting held in Thomasville, AL this past winter. I’ve always liked the image but it [...]
Forts Gallery Added
Yes, I’ve finally finished the Fort Project.And, I’ve put the galleries on the main web site, more than 40 images in all.
I say I’m finished. This is just the original architecture.They added on to the seaward walls during the Spanish-American War….
Anyway, go check it out.www.arthurmclean.com
Suspicious Minds
For artists, or even those who try to live an artistic, creative life, sacrifices must often be made.
Now, the notion of the starving artist is so well known we’re not going to trod down that garden path again. Though for most artists, at least full-time ones, the model remains largely true.
But beyond that, [...]
Metamorphosis
Reaction No. 1: “It’s not a pleasant image.”
The toning here works well, I think.