The Ireland Paintings – New Project!

I started painting again this past week. My recent trip to Ireland inspired me to pull out my paints and set-up my studio again. I have this intense desire to paint again and with Andei off to college I have a little more time to pursue it. Sure I love photography, however the painting is [...]

Art of Seeing in Ireland Slideshow – Enjoy!

Its hard to believe I was sipping a pint of Kilkenny in a pub in Ireland just 2 short weeks ago. Now I’m back to work and my daughter Andei is off to Italy for college. I find travel photography to be therapeutic and personally enriching. I also enjoy sharing my love of art and [...]

Can Never go Back…

Whenever I drive over the Verrazano Bridge into Brooklyn I know I am close to home. It’s so true you can never go back home, however the love and support I get from my family makes up for the feeling of being a stranger in a strange land here in New York. My daughter and [...]

I 95 Heading North

It’s hard to believe I was in Ireland just a few short days ago and now I am sitting on the edge of a bed in a cheap room at the Motel 8 outside of Baltimore off Interstate 95 heading to Long Island. My daughter Andei is still asleep and I am going to have [...]

Path to Heart, Mind and Soul

We have only one more day to spend in Ireland. My group is flying out of Dublin tomorrow morning. I got to thinking about photography and art in general as we crossed this beautiful country yesterday on the bus. Photography opens my eyes to so many things about the world and myself. Photography is not [...]

Ireland Workshop Photo Gallery

We are wrapping up our week long photography (Art of Seeing) workshop here at Anam Cara. I am really impressed with the pictures everyone submitted for the blog gallery. check them out! Click the icon to view a cross section of images my workshop participants took this past week.

I don’t miss my cell phone!

Its been a week since I’ve had a cell phone in my hands, and I must admit I don’t miss it at all. In fact… if I could I’d stay here in Ireland and let the rest of the world just pass me by. Time slows way down here on the Beara Peninsula. You forget [...]

Misty Mountains and Rock Walls

Its very difficult to explain the “magic” that is southwestern Ireland. The weather is constantly changing with sun competing for rolling, misty clouds that slowly float across the tops of the surrounding mountains. Blue sky is peaking out from behind the clouds as I update the blog. Heading out for a day of shooting on [...]

View from my Window

My Ireland photography workshop is going great! We have been doing a great deal of hiking and shooting and have still found time to enjoy a few pints at the local pub here on the Beara Peninsula. Here is a shot I took last night from my bedroom window. The light is absolutely amazing here [...]