took some shots in the neighborhood today, there was a block party on 10th ave for the opening of Eliot Bay Books on the hill, as usual I find the buildings more interesting than the folks

this guy? so seattle?

took a quick trip out to spokane last weekend, nothing much has changed there, got this shot on the way out

more drawing

Wintergrass 2010

It's been a bit since I posted here, i've got a new dslr camera and i'm still in the baby stages of learning how to use it. I attended my fourth Wintergrass Festival last weekend Feb.26-27 and carried the new toy with, this festival is lively because along with the scheduled artists people gather everywhere and anywhere (allowed) to play, all ages, strings galore! I love it, here's some of my shots, oh yeah, festival is indoors at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue,WA. , very comfortable, very bellevue...I tried to concentrate on the haps but occasionally got lost in the props



this is The Infamaous Stringdusters on friday night I saw them again on Saturday, the bass players leg was in a crazy splint but his voice and strings were damn fine

the hotel bar, this lady was some busy friday night.

Jamming in the lobby, to me is the best part of wintergrass, saw these dobro players on friday night

more music...

shadows on the curtain during Mountain Hearts set, they were cuttin up too much for me to manage a clear shot

back in the lobby...

Infamous Stringdusters on Saturday

the skywalk between wintergrass and food

not much into these spirits but i'm always drawn to the patterns their containers create

gina grabbed this shot from outside looking into the lobby

back inside

these chandeliers were in the grand ballroom,

we took off after this show with the rockin' hillbilly music of The Wilders

Went to breakfast at a favorite spot last saturday and found out its scheduled to close 12/31/09, it will be missed


after breakfast we walked over to a friends place, she's out of the country rite now so we go by and retrieve the mail and deposit it inside her place for safekeeping 'til she may peruse it.....or not








at home i've been working on some oil paintings , they are coming along at a VERY slow pace, but I think it's what I like about them

Seattle sketches

drinkin and drawin often go together for me, I have been in seattle for 4 years now, following are some sketches collected from "05 to "09 mostly drawn in bars and definitely drawn with drink. I plan to update this collection of seattle sketches as drawn.....

six arms

view from trapeze

view from trapeze with model...

the wild rose has a great couch in the front window, if your there pre-drama hours you can sit there and get a great view of pike/11th

sittin @ 6 arms lookin into the kitchen

bookcase at top pot on 14th

from the beautiful windows @ 6 arms

another view from trapeze below...

at the bar...

sittin inside the rose, again off hours, drawin the view and drinkin a brew

one of many organic models, that hang out in my creative space


saw this arrangemnt in wallingford recently



and this cute little tug passing thru the locks in ballard

a couple of shots from the seattle central library