Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: To Better Enjoy the Morning Coffee

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Photography

…every morning I start the day with espresso … the last couple of morning that has added up to 12 shots before I slide into the days tasks and enjoyment … it may sound like a lot, but in my Corsair 14 ounce mugs, just easy going. Six shots only fill the mug a little less than half way and folding in another six ounces of frothed milk caps the delightful brew … then one more round and the day is on a roll! … also there is the four shots or so I have before bedtime to put me to sleep! Yep, it really does work.

The photo below is similar to one that I used on another mug for the airport and both photos on the mugs have important information for pilots on them. the Sedona Airport is America’s most scenic airport and it is easy to see why … I love the place and began flying pure glider out of there in 1997 … wow!

If you venture up to Airport Mesa, stop in the Admin building and pick a couple of coffee mugs up … they do sell them … guaranteed to make your coffee taste better (image of fingers crossed.)

A friend stopped by for a visit this evening whilst I was taking in the early evening beauty and cool air … He is an author and well written and spoken. He let me know how much he enjoyed one of my recent emails and wanted to let me know he posted it on his Facebook page and gave me credit … he added that he re-wrote my words a bit so that they made sense 🙂 Both his wife and I laughed out loud and hard … he didn’t quite get it at first … what he actually meant is that he re-wrote it so it fit the message he was posting. Best laugh of the day … friends do bring joy into our lives.

Into the weekend for me and the plan is to be back Monday morning with new computer up and running.

Smile … you are alive and everything is possible … wonder how I can have that make sense?

Smiles,

Ted

I lie down in slumber, and the peace of the world is
upon me. Though poverty abide with me, I pray that
courage and and gentleness forsake me not. And with
all living things out of the earth and out of other worlds
I believe I shall grow in the fields of God forever.

excerpt from A Psalm by Max Ehrmann

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The easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is by email: ted@tedgrussing.com

In addition to sales of photographs already taken Ted does special shoots for patrons on request and also does air-to-air photography for those who want photographs of their airplanes in flight. All special photographic sessions are billed on an hourly basis.

Ted also does one-on-one workshops for those interested in learning the techniques he uses. By special arrangement Ted will do one-on-one aerial photography workshops which will include actual photo sessions in the air.

More about Ted Grussing …

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Browerville native’s sculpture featured in book published by Smithsonian

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Sculpture

“Peace,” a sculpture by Browerville native Joseph Kiselewski, is featured prominently in a new book published by the Smithsonian Institution. The book, titled Time Will Not Dim: American Battle Monuments

The Briscoe Museum queues older country hits for a sculpture garden dance party

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Sculpture

There’s an unwritten rule that there’s always something going on at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, and this August is no exception. This is good news for people trying to impress someone — a date or a cool new friend, perhaps. With art and music in the backdrop at “Sips and Sounds of the West,” it’ll be a piece of cake.

Lady and the Cowboy will perform at Alexandria’s Saturday Art Market

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

ALEXANDRIA — Musical duo Lady and the Cowboy will return to the Saturday Art Market stage at Big Ole Park on Saturday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

“They are an energetic and fun duo performing your favorite traditional country songs including Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, George Jones and many more great country artists,” art market organizers said in a news release. “Lots of laughs and stories included!”

The group also performed at the art market in 2022.

The Saturday Art Market is adjacent to the Alexandria Farmers Market at Big Ole Park on the north end of Broadway in Alexandria. Local artists will be on hand to visit and offer their work for sale. Coffee and food items will be available nearby, and every weekend showcases live music. New this year, the second weekend of every month will feature events and music for younger visitors.

The Art Market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. through Sept. 2.

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JTT, a closely watched New York gallery unafraid to take risks, will close permanently

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

JTT, one of New York’s sharpest galleries, will close its doors after more than a decade. Founded by Jasmin T. Tsou in 2011, the gallery previously operated out of spaces on the Lower East Side before joining the Tribeca migration, opening in a prominent, 8,000 sq. ft ground-floor space on Broadway last spring. Over the course of 83 shows, it introduced New York audiences to the work of now-buzzy painters like Issy Wood and Jamian Juliano-Villani, as well as curatorial darlings King Cobra, Sable Elyse Smith and Diane Simpson.

Tsou declined to go into detail about her reasons for closing, other than to say that “several things came to a head”. In an email to supporters sent out Thursday afternoon, she wrote: “It has always been our mission to exhibit visionary work and present exhibitions in which we believe without compromise, and we are so proud that this remarkable project has lasted for over a decade.” She said she would share more details about her next chapter “in the coming months”. Tsou told The Art Newspaper she plans to remain in the art world and looks “forward to integrating both old and new relationships with the artists I believe so much in”.

JTT’s closure comes at a moment of uncertainty in the art market, as the exuberance of the past three years fades and demand for the work of young artists becomes considerably less frenzied. Last month, the founders of Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp announced they would shutter their business after 42 years, citing health issues that “caused the stress and pressure to become too much”. Simon Lee Gallery in London recently entered into administration amid financial difficulties. Tsou did not cite any specific impetus for closing JTT; the gallery is currently suing its former landlord at 191 Chrystie Street for the return of a $28,000 security deposit.

Tsou’s path to art dealing was somewhat circuitous. She studied studio art at New York University and, after graduation, taught art at the university’s Shanghai branch. After abandoning the idea of becoming an artist, she had stints at Maccarone Gallery and Kimmerich Gallery. (In yet another sign of the precarious nature of the art business, both spaces have since closed.) Tsou opened her own gallery on the Lower East Side to showcase the community of artists she had begun cultivating at NYU, including Charles Harlan, Borna Sammak and Becky Kolsrud.

In recent years, JTT grew from a scrappy upstart into a midsize gallery, with a staff of four, regular attendance at Art Basel and Frieze, and a sleek Tribeca space. But it maintained a willingness to experiment with material that was less market-friendly. Recent exhibitions included a solo presentation of drawings by James Yaya Hough, who was formerly incarcerated at Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania, on documents ranging from weekly cafeteria menus to official inmate grievance forms. Another recent show, by the artist King Cobra (Doreen Lynette Garner), included as its centrepiece a great white shark covered in decaying white flesh and suspended in a 13ft cage.

Artists and staff were informed of the gallery’s imminent closure last week. JTT’s current group show, which features work by artists including Carol Bove, Jenny Holzer and Tau Lewis exploring the concept of play, will be its last. It closes on 11 August.

“Running a gallery is one of the most fulfilling experiences I will likely ever have,” Tsou told The Art Newspaper. “Every person that has been a part of JTT held shared beliefs in what we made and always put the artists’ ideas first. I’m proud JTT grew despite what was going on outside of us, not because of it.”

Exploring the waste stream through film and photography –

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Meet the two new Moab Arts Reuse Residency artists

When Moab Arts debuted its “Reuse Residency,” assistant director Melisa Morgan didn’t realize how popular the program would become. The month-long residency invites artists from all over the world to spend one month in Moab creating art from items found in Moab’s waste stream.

Since its launch in 2021, the program has hosted three residencies; on August 1, Moab Arts welcomed two new artists, Tom Hansell and Renée Reizman, as part of its second Reuse Residency program of this year.

“In 2022, our staff looked to expand the program: first, to host multiple residents together to allow for the possibility of collaboration and new friendships to form, and second, to trial two residency periods as opposed to one to accommodate the interest,” Morgan said. “There is an abundance of excitement around the intersection of reuse and creative practice, and sustainability is increasingly important to large numbers of artists worldwide.”

This year’s program has taken on a new form because artists are no longer required to donate a finished work to the City of Moab’s permanent collection, Morgan said.

For the August residency, the artists are encouraged to create place-specific work that centers around community participation. Moab’s waste stream is ever-evolving—it’s difficult then to expect that every artist will be able to create a finished product in only one month.

“Instead of expecting artists to produce a finished work, we have chosen to champion the process and celebrate the questions and ideas that arise over the course of developing their individual projects,” Morgan said. “Striking a balance between creating an experience that is nourishing and beneficial for the resident artists while also being nourishing and beneficial for the local community is part of what we hope to do, in addition to the residency’s mission to challenge the perception of waste culture.”

Hansell is a filmmaker, author and artist: during the residency, he will host a series of two-hour film workshops during which participants will create short films on themes of waste, art, and reuse. The workshops will take place on August 9, 16, and 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the MARC. The finished films will be projected onto a large screen that Hansell will create from upcycled materials.

An image from a “Trash Trout film” workshop Hansell hosted. [Courtesy photo]

“Recent advances in cell phones and social media have increased people’s access to the tools of filmmaking, so more folks have the ability to tell their own stories,” Hansell said. “The challenge is how to present stories that are unique to your place. I hope that I can help residents learn new angles to tell the many stories of Moab.”

Hansell is looking forward to the opportunity to work with repurposed materials and the landscape and culture of Moab, he said: “Seeing people actively work to build community is inspiring to me, so I’m looking forward to meeting folks that are engaged in making Moab a more sustainable place.”

Reizman is an artist focusing on infrastructure, public policy, and the environment. Through her art, she explores the “utilities and services that make cities operate,” she said, “and I like showing people how these systems affect the way we live and interact with one another.”

“For this project, I’m really interested in thinking about ways policing can be reformed so that it reduces violence,” she said. “Sanitation workers often collaborate with law enforcement to locate evidence and solve crime, but they aren’t a weaponized force. I think sanitation can open a door into thinking about what an alternative world of law enforcement and community protection could look like.”

“Warren & Karen” (2022), a photograph by Renée Reizman and Yubo Dong. [Courtesy photo]

During the residency, Reizman will first interview staff at the Canyonlands Solid Waste Authority about their experience with crime, then will create artistic portraits by costuming staff as detectives.

“Their stories about working with forensics and collaborating with law enforcement are really going to shape the direction of the photos,” she said. The portraits are intended to be approachable and somewhat humorous—Reizman wants the final work to get people thinking about policing in a “speculative way that still leads to actionable ideas,” she said.

Reizman will also host a public workshop: on August 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the MARC, Reizman will teach participants the basics of Gimp, a free photo editing software, to create collages that will then be printed on postcards.

“The opportunity to weave in the expertise and perspectives of many folks working to keep our community healthy and vibrant into the future feels exciting,” Morgan said, “and it’s always incredible to build relationships with new residents, who bring the gifts of their perspectives and outstanding practices to our one-of-a-kind desert community.”

You can find more information about the workshops at www.moabarts.org. Keep up with Tom Hansell at www.tomhansell.net and Renée Reizman at www.reneereizman.com.

Photos: The WEB DuBois Sculpture project

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Sculpture

The WEB DuBois Sculpture project is currently considering the final 3 artist proposals. Each artist submitted a miniature representation of their proposed sculptures called maquettes. The models were on display

Pennsylvania photographer wins National Audubon award for bird photo

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Photography

This story comes from our partners at WPSU.

The National Audubon Society has named this year’s winners of its bird photography contest. One of the winners is Sandra Rothenberg, from Warren, Pennsylvania. WPSU reporter Sydney Roach talked with her to learn more about the picture of a yellow Baltimore Oriole that won the prize for best photo of a female bird.

LISTEN to their conversation

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Sydney Roach: Help me set the scene here for how you got this picture. Before taking the shot, you say you went out to your bird blind — that’s an outdoor wooden structure with windows — so you could see the birds and take pictures. And you set out some food and nest-building materials for any birds passing through. Then what?

Sandra Rothenberg: Yeah. She came in very briefly. She flew in. And generally when female Orioles come in, if they’re building their nest, they will take one tiny little strand of horsehair and usually then they go and have a bite of orange. Or they’ll have a sip of nectar or a bit of grape jelly and often they forget they have the horsehair and leave it there.

But in this instance, the female Oriole just swooped in and took this large clump of horsehair and with a little bit of twine mixed in and flew off immediately. She didn’t pause or she wasn’t distracted by the food. She was completely directed in her pursuit of this clump of horsehair and off she flew.

I kept my finger on the shutter, hoping to capture images as she flew off, but it just happened so fast that I only got the one image of her. But it looked, as she flew it just looked like this wonderful diaphanous veil, enveloping her. And it was so unique. It was something I had never seen before. So I was very much struck by the image and kind of entranced by it also.

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Sydney Roach: How did you get the picture? Did you already have the camera set up? Like, were you already watching her?

Sandra Rothenber: During the month of May, I just become obsessed with the magic that happens in May. I spend as much time as I can outdoors and witness the kaleidoscope of colors emerging as the Earth shrugs off her winter sepia and white hues, those dull tones and observe the burgeoning display of their verdure, the explosion of blossoms.

So I spend about five or 10 hours every day in May outside. I’m standing in my blind with my camera and lens. In this case, it was a 200 to 600 millimeter lens. Usually I use the 600, but I’m kind of glad I was able to go a little bit wider for her, and I’m just so pulled in by the beauty as I stand there. It’s kind of an opportunity to release any thoughts that you’ve been caught up with about political or environmental or family or whatever you’re worrying about or thinking about and just be swept up into the beauty of nature.

For me, it’s kind of like my cathedral, I’d say, where I feel more actively awake and aware and just really present to all my physical experiences. My feet standing on the ground, and the solidity of the camera, just waiting for the next bird to come in or whatever comes in. Sometimes it’s not a bird. Sometimes it might be a woodchuck or a tiny eft that marches in on its path.

Sydney Roach: How did you get started with bird photography?

Sandra Rothenberg: I got started with bird photography, or photography in general, from the time I was a child. My first camera was a Brownie camera. I was probably eight or nine. I was just really loving it. I developed my own. It was black and white that I liked, to begin with. And I developed some of my own images and mostly nature, but I did photograph people back then. And then life went on and I became a psychotherapist and a yoga teacher and didn’t really have the time to devote to photography.

But now that I’m retired I have all the time in the world. So there’s a lot to love about photography and just being in nature. For me it’s also that awareness of the passage of time. All creatures, all flora are ephemeral. Each instant becomes precious. And with a photograph you’re capturing one infinitesimal facet of a moment and as you look at that photograph, after I’ve taken the image and I go home to my computer or come into the house to my computer and import it, you see so much more.

First, you see that gestalt, the integrity and wholeness of the image. And then you begin to see more and more. With the image that you’re referring [to] it’s the Baltimore Oriole female. I hadn’t noticed in that second when I took the image, her intense gaze. She just looks so focused and determined. Well, I’m projecting onto her, but that’s how she appears to me. And just the weight of her body on the branch, you can see a little bit of dipping in the branch.

Sydney Roach: I really like just how much of the horsehairs are coming off of her. Like, it’s a pretty big amount. It’s like taking up the whole branch in that picture.

Sandra Rothenberg: Yes, and it appears very solid but in reality, it weighs nothing. I mean, those little horsehairs are just kind of weightless so they just floated around her. I thought they were so beautiful. [I’ve gotten] lots of attention since my image has been in the magazine and online. I’ve received numerous calls and numerous people wanting to purchase images.

Sydney Roach: How do you feel about all that attention?

Sandra Rothenberg: I feel curious about it. I mean, of course, I’m honored to have my image in the magazine, and I’m always hoping with my images of nature to promote other people to get out there and open their eyes.

Sometimes I see so many people hiking with their cell phones. Of course, I have mine, but I do keep it tucked in my back pocket. There’s so much to see and so much to hear and so much to feel. Just the air touching your skin. And how your body, your trapezius muscle maybe, relaxes in the back of your neck and shoulders with the sun on your back. And just feeling your feet on the earth.

I love the sensual aspects of being outside and just again, I know I already mentioned it, but the wonder and awe at the beauty of the sunset, the beauty of a flower. Or even a tiny mosquito if you see it on your arm. My sister often holds up her arm to look at it as we’re walking and watches it closely. Just feeling that connection to other creatures that we share the Earth with and hopefully it will instill a love of nature and people will want to do something to protect our mother Earth.

Sydney Roach: Sandra Rothenberg, thank you for talking with us.

Sandra Rothenberg: Well, thank you so very much.

YOUR PHOTOS: See Pin It submissions for National Dog Photography Day📸

Aug 3, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Last week, we asked you to submit your paw-some photos for National Dog Photography Day, and all the dog parents out there didn’t disappoint.

Your paws-itively perfect Pin It submissions were nothing short of cuteness overload, and now, it’s time to show them off!

If you’re having a bad day, these pics are sure to lift your spirits, and put a smile on your face, just like they did for the 10 News family.

Still want to submit a pic of your pup to Pin It? You still can! Plus, it’s easy!

All you have to do is:

Include your pet’s name in the description (optional)
Hit submit
Give your pup a few extra cuddles (just because they deserve it)
Be on the lookout for your paw-some pals during our newscasts and on our social media platforms

Without further ado, here are 20 of your paw-some submissions.

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KelleyO

Reina enjoying her walk on Tech campus

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tplan23456

Baliey golden retriever rocky mount Virginia owner Taylor Plant

Rocky Mount

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Laurenkb

Freya & Dixie hangin’ out! ☀️

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Patti Lynn

This is Ruby. She is a 12 week old Golden Doodle and weighs 4lbs. She is so lovable ❤️

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TJo23

Buster from Fairlawn, Va

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RSowder

Lexi (Australian Sheppard/ pitbull mix)

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Rocky Mount

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Morgan Hull

Kinley Mae beating the summer heat by going for a swim!

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Tracey C

Winnie enjoying Claytor Lake on July 4th

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Kathleen

Connor…my GSD. The most loving, funny and smart guy imaginable!

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Misty Shupe

Paddington is a year old and is bottle fed puppy. He thinks he’s human and doesn’t take no for an answer. Always demanding attention and his favorite thing to do is camp with his humans!