American West

I am back in New York with a bag of film from my trip to Texas keeping cool in my refrigerator until I can begin the process of developing and scanning. In the meantime, here are some digital shots of details of paintings of the American frontier on display at The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin.



William Robinson Leigh
The Roping, 1914


Thomas Moran
The Golden Hour, 1875


Charles Marion Russell
Slick Ear, 1914


Lafayette Maynard Dixon
Desert Range, 1940


Charles Shreivogel
Breaking the Circle, 1904



Frederic Remington
The Charge [A Calvary Scrap], 1906

Hollywood Wax Museum

Outlaws
"Shanghai Noon"
Hollywood, CA
April 2007



Ward Bond
"Wagon Train"
Hollywood, CA
April 2007



Man and Beast
"The Scorpion King"
Hollywood, CA
April 2007

Security

Raccoon Mount with Security Camera and Rifles
Kalamazoo, MI
July 2007

Hooves

Tibetan Wild Ass Diorama
The Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA
July 2007



Detail from Battle Scene on Door
Roosevelt Ave.
Queens, NY
July 2007

American Museum of Natural History

Made a trip to the museum today to look at the dioramas and to create digital sketches of images I'd like to shoot using long exposures on film. I was surprised to find myself so moved by the displays and to experience a child-like sense of wonder. The expressions of the animals struck me as so innocent and the colors so dreamy and magical.