backyard memories

ojai

oak trees, orange groves and the topa topa mountains at sunset...

inspiration from ingres

i picked up a beautiful book from the library about the french painter, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. i'm pulling simple inspiration from his sumptuous portraits.

wide eyed

having a ball with a 14mm lens i rented for the week.
who knew?

looking back & moving forward

erin michelle conroy as doll

taboo (it's not what you're thinking)

some pix for my favorite hair salon, taboo.Link

All I Want For Christmas....

Old Blue Eyes

finding inspiration in my new studio!

just for the heck of it

Combo, a video by David Ellis and Blu

this is a youtube video not to be missed!

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Color Play for a Rainy Day

my response to the gray skies...

say snood three times real fast (and try not to laugh)

jewelery and make up by the renaissance woman:nina mcdermott,http://ninamcdermott.com/ , kara birkenstock is the lovely model and jonathan howard did the sculptural hair!

the poet and his muse

crazy little thing called love

i want to get away...i want to fly away

L'ICEBERG

this film came out a couple of years ago, but i had the pleasure of watching it last night. it's not to be missed!
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communication arts "perspectives"

i'm thrilled to be featured in this week's communication arts online section of "perspectives"...

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boo! the ghost of mendocino

the men in my life

self portrait post hiatus

i've got a bag of old polaroid that i recently unearthed.
i woke up this morning and promised myself that i would make some images with my 600SE.
this is not a polaroid, but i want it to be.
will share the roids soon...

doll baby

twins, a borrowed series

these are all taken from my grandfather's amazing collection of images of family and strangers in strange lands. i've been wanting to reinterpret his images for a while now... i'm taking part in a studio tour up in topanga this weekend, so here's a start...

i heart magritte

a really fun shoot with one of my favorite models, kara birkenstock.