Without a doubt one of my favorite buildings in Dublin is the one seen in this O’Connell street art print. This classical inspired piece of architecture is the main post office, An Post. I often find if I’m in a given location long enough, I tend to haunt a building or street. There’s no particular…
On a cold winter morning in Dublin, our bus pulled up to the towering Papal Cross in Phoenix park. As I looked out the bus window, the first thing I saw was that beautiful frosty path leading to the massive Christian cross in the distance. The gears were already spinning for the composition of this…
The beautiful Georgian architecture of Trinity College called me back several times during my weeks in Dublin. Yet, it was a photo of taken at dusk on that first night that would be one of my personal favorite pieces of artwork from the venerable university. Years ago, I read someone’s suggestions about the rain in…
I was very happy with how this particular art print from my first day in Dublin turned out. The Campanile at Trinity College in Dublin is definitely a landmark piece of architecture. The beautiful 19th century bell tower is often used as a symbol for the historic university. It was mostly by accident that I…
The picture used for this print from my first trip to New York City was ironically inspired by taking off my glasses for a second and looking down a street. I’m fairly near sighted and this photo of the city lights is very close to what I saw without any sort of visual correction. It’s…
It’s architectural photos like this one of windows at night on the streets of Manhattan that I often have the hardest time describing. As a matter of fact this image is so abstract and detailed oriented that I can’t even add details like the name of the building or where in Manhattan you’d find it….
One of my last nights in New York, friends and I trekked across the Brooklyn Bridge just before dusk for a bite to eat and to see the city lights of Manhattan from a great vantage point! In recent years, an ongoing project began to create Brooklyn Bridge Park, of which the historic Fulton Ferry…
Pictured here are buildings that make up a little slice of the historic Brooklyn Skyline. These old buildings front the new Brooklyn Bridge Park along the shore that faces Manhattan. These beautiful old buildings are (left to right) the Clock Tower Building and the Sweeney Building. These are both old industrial buildings from the early…
The first week I spent in Galway, Ireland, was punctuated by a thick fog. Each morning the landscape would be coated in mists but as soon as the sun came out, the fog melted away. That was until the penultimate day of the fog. On the last day, the fog never lifted and by evening,…
There was simply something about the ruins of this Irish Monastery that spoke to me. I can’t explain it in any other way. Ross Errilly Friary was nestled in the Irish countryside in the midst of sheep pastures. And it seemed to echo with voices from the past. Standing there on a cold but sunny…
When I lived in Atlanta, one of my favorite places to wander on the weekend was historic Oakland Cemetery. I know I couldn’t be alone because I rarely was when I visited. I’m sure some were visiting famous graves, and, of course, I saw Margaret Mitchell’s grave among others. But my fascination with old cemeteries…
Pictured here is the west side of lower Manhattan. The cluster of ultra-modern skyscrapers you see are part of the World Financial center. This general area of New York City is where a host of ferries reach Manhattan. On the left side of the water is Battery Park City Ferry terminal, and the small harbor…
When I spotted Galway Cathedral rising above the River Corrib on my first day in Galway, I assumed the church was quite old, possibly even Medieval. The church is very classical in shape, drawing heavily from Renaissance style architecture. But I soon discovered the cathedral was built over an old prison on Nun’s Island in…
I guess because Galway is both a college town and on the tourist trail through Ireland, there seemed to be a vibrant night life there. I was in Galway about two weeks and every time I was out after dark, I saw people coming and going from a host of pubs and bars in the…
My starry night over the beach at Tybee Island near Savannah is literally the stuff of dreams. I awoke in the middle of the night with this image as fresh as could be in my mind. It was as if I had just looked out the window and seen the moon reflecting in the sea…
I’ve mentioned before that during the years I lived in the Atlanta area, Roswell was one of my favorite places to visit. The Smith Plantation is a beautiful illustration of why I liked the area. Parts of historic Roswell still had a small town “homey” feel. It doesn’t feel like suburbia when you look at…
More than once while I was touring New York City, I heard it said that the one thing you couldn’t see from the Empire State Building, was, well, the Empire State Building. It’s hard to argue with that logic. And it’s also hard to imagine an iconic view of the New York City skyline that…
Pictured here is the the East River side of Lower Manhattan where the south ferry terminals are. This is the part of Manhattan where you’d leave by ferry for Staten Island and Governor’s Island. The two ferry terminals at the front of the waterfront are the Beaux-Arts style Battery Maritime Building and the modern Whitehall…
Lady Liberty standing over New York Harbor is truly one of those iconic sights. There’s no question that the Statue of Liberty has become one of our most iconic American symbols. When I was working on this art print, I wanted to impart a vintage feel, hence the retro color and the rough textures. I…
My first walk across the Brooklyn Bridge was a beautiful one. I don’t think I could have asked for a more picturesque afternoon. The golden sunlight, the great skies, it was the type of afternoon an artist might custom order. And I guess it was also a great afternoon for skateboarding? As I stood at…
Having seen the Flatiron Buildings in both Atlanta and Asheville, I knew I had to see the most famous one of them all, the Flatiron in New York City! The Flatiron is definitely one of those buildings that I would re-visit again and again if I lived nearby. As it was, my time in NYC…
I think this picture may be one of my most whimsical prints from New York City. Seen in this photo are the silhouettes of a gaggle of birds roosting on top of a lamppost in New York City. If you look in the lower right, there’s even the letters NYC from a street banner! The…
The title of this New York City rooftops print is actually a bit of an inside joke. On my first adventure in NYC, I took a number of tour bus rides around the city. One turned out to have a rather interesting guide. Her commentary was offbeat to begin with, but then misfortune struck. There…
On my first visit to New York City, this view of the Statue of Liberty from New York Harbor was as close as I would get to that iconic statue. On the day I had intended to go, the weather was just not that great, and it was a short trip with friends anyway. There’s…
Every trip should include unexpected moments, places or experiences we didn’t plan on seeing or doing. Variety is the spice of life as well as art. One of those unexpected places I saw on my last day in England was the Cambridge American Cemetery and War Memorial. I had honestly never heard of this cemetery,…
This vast rolling golden piece of countryside is an unforgettable Isle of Skye landscape. What was truly amazing to me, wasn’t just that the island was drop-dead gorgeous, but that the landscape varied so much from one part of a relatively small island to the next part of the same island. The Isle of Skye…
Every since I first saw surfers on the California coast several years ago, I’ve found myself mesmerized by the sport. Honestly surfing is one of the very few things I can sit and watch and lose myself for hours. It’s truly that fascinating and zen for me. How about for you? Having heard Newquay was…
I would really love to return to Bath some day. Despite already being on my list of places to see, everything I had really heard about Bath revolved around the famous Roman Baths that gave the city its name. What I discovered is that Bath is much more than that. It’s a city full of…
The days in Scotland in the winter are so very short. This much accounts for our arriving at Eilean Donan Castle, pictured here, at what looks like midnight! It wasn’t actually as late as it appears, but the sun had set and our little group was being pelted by a driving rain when we got…
One of the things I’ll never forget about my impression of the Scottish Highlands was the storybook quality of life there. At least it felt like that from a visitor’s perspective. From the quaint little cottages that dotted the landscape to the picturesque towns, small town Scotland was absolutely the epitome of our collective idea…