More random photos done during my headache addled haze while recovering from a sixth Covid Vaccine. Nothing coherent here. Just colors.

 

There is a weird corner at Sixth St. and Brazos that seems to be ground zero for weird street art. Every time I pass by there's something new to look at. While it may not be so obvious here I was pretty much transfixed with the contrast of the hot colors in the left hand street art and the cool, cool blue of the panels under the adjacent window. Nothing "art historical" or academic to say, really. It's just a nice effect for my brain. I also like the odd perspective of this angle.

I don't particularly care that this was sponsored by Coca-Cola and that their beverage isn't particularly healthy. The amount of work and the attention to the whimsical patterns and op art references are enough for me to enjoy the visuality of it all. If you concentrate too much on the brand messaging then I think you've lost the ability to be adequately seduced by color and various mod art references. And that's kind of sad. Digging the Lego reference in the center bottom of the work...

I met the artist. He was very cool

Don't know if I ever showed images of the living room floor after installation.

It all went so well. The odd shape near the back of the frame on the floor is 

B.'s yoga mat. A fun place to do yoga before we put furniture back in. 

In the late 1990's and early into the 2000's I would use our living room as a studio when I needed more space. I'd hire an extra assistant and task the two of them the day before to remove all the furniture. If the weather reports were favorable they could put it on the screened in back porch. If rain was in the forecast the furniture would end up in two of the bedrooms in the house. It was great to work in the space because behind the camera position in this photograph, and up three steps, was a dining room which allowed me to get up to fifty feet from a subject for those odds shots where it was necessary. 

We did a lot of work in here but it was always a priority for the assistants get everything packed out and the furniture moved back in as quickly as possible after the shoot wrapped. We do live here...

Take a closer look. I've manipulated the image to make the background darker, smoother and less detailed. It's become an almost automatic response lately.

I still think that's too much to pay for lunch. 

Especially too much beef for lunch...

No idea. Just like the poster and the background together. 

If I owned Voodoo Donuts downtown Austin location I would be so

ashamed at how filthy the front door is. Just gross. And for a food establishment!

Nasty. I'm pretty sure no one in their company will read this but if they do 

I'm betting my chances of scoring free donuts just vanished. Ah well. 

I buy my weird donuts at Salty Donuts. The products are good and, dammit,

they know how to keep their doors clean. That's a thing. 

going full circle on a walk. A different perspective. More blue.

Pre-casso. 

And exhibited to the public at no charge. 

All images done with a Fuji GFX 50Sii.

The one I've decided NOT to sell...