Personal posts

Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.

  • My Churches of Rome

    My Churches of Rome

    Last month our family spent eight days in Rome. We rented an apartment near the Pantheon and went all over the city. In the course of spending my time in the city that surrounds the seat of my religion, I developed a desire to be more devout. The idea is so appealing to me— to…

  • Never a Better Time to Buy New Andy Kane Art

    My friend Andy Kane has been busy with making new art and is excited to get it into the hands of collectors. He has a large cache of art here in Chicago, and also a goodly amount of new work in large 6 ft  x 8 ft format in his home in West Virginia. If…

  • Boss Second Season Filming Locations, Chicago

    Boss Second Season Filming Locations, Chicago

    One example of how I used this site to expose municipal content as art.

  • The Mid-Summer Mud Pond of Lincoln Marsh

    I’ve been taking photos of Lincoln Marsh in the Wheaton Park District for some time now, and one of the best vistas is the opening in the pond that allows for visitors to go right up to the the edge of the water, unblocked by reeds and growth. I must not have ever gone to…

  • Vacation Video Snips

    I’ve never been a “carry a video camera around and take 2 hours of continual film of a music recital” type of father. I have, however, always enjoyed the quick-hit wonder of a minute or so of video that can present a scene and reveal truths about life of a particular time and a particular…