Frederick east side

A lot of renovation is happening on the east side of Frederick. I guess that is a good thing, but yesterday I drove by this old cannery building and thought I'd better get a photo of the sign painted on the building before they scrub it off. The renovation has brought a lot more traffic to the area, but in some ways it is sad to see the character of the area change. I guess that is progress.

My winter studio

I don't have heat in my more spacious summer studio, so I have been thankful for this space in my kitchen this winter. I made the desk, the top lifts up to store paper and supplies inside. It's may not be real high quality, but it gets the job done. A coat of blue/gray paint when the weather warms up should help it's appearance.

The wonders of photo editing

Here we have a before and after photoshop sample. IMHO this rustic scene near Libertytown, Md. is greatly enhanced  by the removal of ugly utility wires and their shadows plus a little boost to the color saturation.

SD40-3 at Brunswick, Md 2-11-2011

I grabbed this photo of CSX 4008 as it cruised past me and into Brunswick rail yard around noon yesterday. I was waiting for a west bound when this EB totally surprised me. I stopped briefly in Brunswick on my way to visit my son at Shenandoah University and I didn't have my scanner along. You can click on the image to see it larger.

Rumor has it that WB Tower is going to be closed. Progress is a real bummer for this rail fan.

Dulcimer photos

I am finally cataloging my dulcimers. I took photos of 4 different dulcimers today. Here are two. On the left is and hourglass with padauk body, sitka spruce top and heart shaped sound holes. On the right is a cherry tear drop shaped body with western red cedar top and butterfly shaped sound holes. I need the photos for my web-page.

http://www.mytown217.com

Feb 1, 2011

I was organizing my photo folders this morning and came across this photo of the Great Frederick Fair. I took this photo from the Ferris wheel in September 2010. Just thought I'd post is as a reminder that that dingy snow wasn't always outside my window. BTW, The Ferris wheel is the only ride that I am brave enough to handle :-) 

My Web page is on line

I just uploaded the main pages for my web-site mytown217.com . 

mytown217.com

I am looking forward to displaying two paintings at the FCAA show
 February 5 at the Delaplaine Center in Frederick.