Gonna Kick My Shoes Off ...

Gonna Kick My Shoes Off and Play in the Sand!

Do You See What I See ...

I'm always finding shapes in things. Clouds, trees, shadows. "Look! There's the eye, the mouth, the ..."

This morning I walked through the woods around our house and came across this little treasure, an "Alligator" posing as a Cypress Tree ...

I decided to deviate from the norm and add the missing detail. PhotoShop can be so much fun!

Here's the original ...

2nd Annual Mercato Fine Arts Festival

I met up with my aunt Mary yesterday at the Mercato Fine Arts Festival. She was volunteering as a booth sitter for the Naples Art Assoc.

The glass bottles in the window caught my eye
The Mercato offers Retail below, Residential above
... all very upscale, of course, in Naples fashion



I really enjoyed this show. It was a much more relaxed atmosphere and there was more opportunity to talk with the Artists, who were all very gracious in letting me photograph their amazing work ...

Sculptor John Townsend

These whimsical sculptures by Peter Otfinoski would look fabulous in a park!

Fun & Colorful Woodwork by Ellen Phaff
I couldn't resist getting one of her little fish for Ray :)

Driftwood Carving by Frank Miranda ... what a fabulous imagination!

Plexiglass Sculpture by Lucy Phelps
The color  in her work changes depending on the angle of view. Truly stunning.

Plexiglass Sculpture by Lucy Phelps
My favorite pic of the day