Benjamin, October 2013 – I ran into Ben today. He was up to his usual simple life – score, inject, score, inject, score… The junkie life is relatively simple, yet extremely difficult. Blood rolls through syringe’s chamber wall like dark…
Month: January 2014
Cool Jazz, Icy Evening
It was a cold day in Chicago. And now, as the city settles into its icy evening, I find the desire for some coffee, and some Jazz! John Coltrane Blue Train
6:08 AM – Dandelions and Daffodils…
6:08 AM… Somewhere on the Railroad Earth Dandelions and Daffodils Some flowers are hardy, able to withstand the trampling that life walks out. Other flowers are constructed of a softer, yet more colorful hue. Major breakthrough yesterday. For several months…
4:25 AM… I’m looking forward…
4:25 AM… I’m looking forward to riding the Red Line with the group today. We live in an awesome city, and as long as I’m still breathing, I want to experience as much of this city – and of life…
4:37 AM… All is still…
4:37 AM… All is still on this frosted morn. Houses frantically puff their arctic breath deep into the morning sky, as streetlamps’ frozen white light shatters as it strikes the glistening city.
Shaggy preparing for his next “jab”
This is Shaggy preparing for his next “jab” in an abandoned West Side Chicago home. Shaggy has been injecting Heroin for the past five years, and he’s only 23. On the day we took these photos, Shaggy had received news…
Art and the Fall of Man
I took a few captures while at the Art Institute today in order to help illustrate the importance of philosophy. These first two captures are closeups of an Oil on Panel by Pieter Claesz from 1625. The detail and realistic…
The Way of the Creator
If an artist’s highest purpose is to serve as a mirror for the culture and times in which they live, don’t be surprised when that artist is controversial, critical, and therefore – possibly even despised. But don’t forget; it’s not…