People on the East Side

A couple of photos of people doing ordinary things on Portland's East Side. Nothing special about the scenes, but the body language and the disposition of people and colors drew my attention.

East Side Scenes

Scenes from Portland's Central Eastside Industrial District: uncoordinated, colorful, lively.

Ideas for Paintings

As I wander the streets of Portland with my camera, I often take pictures of patches of painted walls that have lost some of their paint, crumbled a bit, and in general look colorfully distressed. I think that if I were a painter, these would serve as ideas for abstract paintings. Even just as photographs, they have aesthetic interest.

Opening at Blackfish Gallery

Yesterday was the first Thursday of the month, when the art galleries in the Pearl District of Portland have openings of new work, and people wander the streets from one gallery to the next. My favorite gallery is Blackfish, a cooperative owned and run by about thirty artists. This month the two artists showing new work were Theresa Redinger and Nathan Orosco. These two photos show the artists with just one piece each of their diverse exhibits.

Portland Yellow

From this past December. Some of the leaves stayed on remarkably late, others not so much.

Taking Advantage of the Sun

Yesterday was a real mish-mash of weather in Portland, OR: Calm and sunny one minute, then cold, blustery wind and rain the next. I took advantage of a bright spell (and the Vivid setting on my camera) to take these pictures along NW Glisan Street.

Sunny, Blue-Sky Portland?

Sorry, that was last year this time.