Paintings by Mark Rothko in the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. In this period of his career, Rothko did not title his paintings. Click on the image for a larger view.
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Sheep at the Watering Hole
Sheep at the Watering Hole by Charles Émile Jacque, 1888, Nelson-Atkins Museum. Click on the image for a larger view.
Water Lilies
A single panel from a triptych by Monet. The last time all three panels were displayed together were in 2011 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City. Monet began these paintings in 1915 and reworked them for over ten years. Their completion date is unknown. Click on the image for a larger view.
Planet KC
The Kansas City skyline at night. Click on the image for a larger view.
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget is a photographic exhibition of holocaust survivors at the National World War I Memorial in Kansas City. This is the work of the German-Italian photographer and filmmaker Luigi Toscano. He took portraits of almost 400 Holocaust survivors in the United States, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Belarus, Austria, and the Netherlands. 70 are presented here on large semi-tranparent panels. The exhibition runs until October 8th. Click on the image for a larger view.
Kansas City Japan Festival
Naomi and I will be speaking at this year’s Kansas City Japan Festival. We will be giving a one-hour presentation on our experience of the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku Pilgrimage, a 700-mile walking pilgrimage around the island of Shikoku in Japan. Our presentation is at 1 pm in the recital hall, but events are planned for the entire day.
The festival is on October 5th at the Johnson County Community College and sponsored by the Heart of America Japan-America Society. More can be found on the festival website.
Night Flight
Lightning strikes on a moonlit night during a flight from Washington to Kansas City. Click on the image for a larger view.
Cloud Stereo
A stereo pair of clouds from an airplane. Cross your eyes to fuse the left and right images to see a three dimensional rendering. Click on the image for a larger view.
Wings 2
View from a flight from Kansas City to Chicago. The last frame shows Lake Michigan while the plane is banking. Click on the image for a larger view.
Signs of the Times
Downtown Chicago. Click on the image for a larger view.
