by Al Belote | Mar 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
Every day I walk by two fire doors on the way to work. I can’t help but notice the extreme wordiness in contrast to the clear and efficient use of words in the sign on the other fire door a few feet away (see the adjacent blog entry). One has to wonder how this...
by Al Belote | Jan 31, 2007 | photography, Uncategorized
I have film cameras, I have digital cameras, but the camera I find myself using most often and spontaneously is the one in my cell phone. The quality is finally good enough for snapshots. (See the image of the RR sign). Just a few years ago, the only option if you...
by Al Belote | Nov 28, 2006 | art
I did this painting a few years ago. It’s acrylic on canvas. I can’t remember any of the details of painting it at this point, but I expect it went through a few changes in its development. I don’t even remember what time of year I did it or if the...
by Al Belote | Nov 28, 2006 | landscape, photography
I snapped this photo of a bridge over the Mississippi River in August 2006, going east on I-70. I like the way the shapes all work together although, at the time, I did not consciously think about it. It was just an intuitive thing. To me it is the perfect road trip...
by Al Belote | Aug 26, 2006 | art
This past weekend was the Annual Open Studios at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell, Massachusetts, where I have a studio. This is something I wrote to go on the wall of my studio as an answer the question, “What are your paintings about?” You can see...
