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Another year gone by...

2010 has been a good year, all in all. My first solo exhibition was a success and I am finally able to call ninety-three completely finished. There were some ups and downs, as there are with every year, but I'm closer to earning my degree and am happy to say that I'm convinced 2011 will be even better.

As for my current projects, I'm in roughly the same place I was a year ago. Still undecided on what direction to go with the yet-untitled family project, with a couple other ideas in the earliest stages of development. I'm hoping an idea will reach out and grab me like Nebraska did.

To make up for the lack of photographs of late, here are a few yet-unseen images from the family project...


Montezuma, Iowa

Wahoo, Nebraska

Barnes City, Iowa

Belle Plaine, Iowa

Searsboro, Iowa

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Five: Songs From 2010

Jim Bryson - Freeways In The Frontyard


Superchunk - Crossed Wires


Frontier Ruckus - Nerves Of The Nightmind


The Thermals - I Don't Believe You


Jakob Dylan - Nothing But The Whole Wide World
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Influences


As always, click to enlarge.

From above: 1. William Christenberry, 2. Edward Hopper, 3. Walker Evans, 4. The Weakerthans, 5. Alfred Hitchcock, 6. Mark Rothko, 7. Ed Ruscha, 8. Stephen Shore, 9. Robert Frank and 10. Woody Guthrie.

Meme borrowed from Jeph Jacques, creator of one of my favorite web comics.
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