Green Eyed Spanish Girls

Cousin Rose came over the other day with a stack of old old photos from the 50s on up from Caye Caulker back when it was a fishing village of 100. The plan is for me to photograph them with my nice new camera and to burn CDs for everyone. There weren’t roads in those days, the houses were connected with picados, or little trails between them. From Blue Wave Guesthouse to the split it was all mangrove....

Stop Your Whinning You Big Baby

We were in the bush for about a week, and that explains the pause in conversation here. I’ve decided to act like a grown up. I have a show coming up in November and I’m actually painting for it now, rather than starting it 2 weeks before I’m supposed to open. I’m bypassing all the screaming and crying and throwing things and hysterical fits and am dealing with it like an adult, a mature adult, an...

Caye Caulker Cool Art & Tastefest Sept.22-23

This is my second year coordinating our big art-and-food festival here on Caye Caulker with my friend Irene Miller from the Lazy Iguana Bed & Breakfast. We're part of the Caye Caulker Village Council Marketing Committee.For more information take a walk to the Caye Caulker Cool website.Here are more photos of last year's event shot by Mo MillerThe herb lady (right) that sits by the Swing Bridge...

Illustration Friday - August 18 - Match

A matched set of angelfish.Painted in watercolor on Arches paper a million years ago. From a series titled "Belizean Reef Collection" available in limited edition print on my website.For more Illustration Friday submissio...

Just Being Idle

Kodak Moment: I don’t know where she gets it from, but she comes by it honestly, United Nations Baby, yelling at the wild kitties to stop pooping on her beach, got her head stuck. You would think if it goes in, it must come out, but oh no, that would be too easy. She did get unstuck, but it involved sliding her whole body through the slot and being assisted down to the first floor. Remember the first...

Photo Friday - August 11 - Four

A conversation between four chairs....

Illustration Friday - August 11 - Play

A Garifuna drummer moves his hands so fast they are a blur. Click for more Illustration Friday entries. This photo illustration was created using various photoshop filters, mainly rough pastel, watercolor and drybrush. I shot this with my old Olymous Comedia at the Placencia Art Festival in February 2005, the drummer was playing in the band for Brukdown Woman Leila Vern...

Hopkins Village Then and Now Continued

A continuation of the Hopkins Village Then and Now post.Hopkins Village beachfront is disappearing little bit by little bit. Not to beach erosion but to an influx of million dollar concrete beachfront homes and resorts.Its a shame. In a few years this undiscovered Garifuna Village will be populated by white people with too much money. The upside is that there are more jobs and money-making opportunities...

Photo Friday - August 4 - Private

Private thoughts from Malibu MalMal as she reflects on the meaning of life and that her mother is an aging beachhouse hippie (bippie), or rather daughter of hippie, which makes her granddaughter of hippie. Except her grandparents weren't hippies, they were squares who made a round peg, so what does that make her? A triangle? Private thoughts go round and round.Malibu MalMal is my baby and 23. She...

Always Tomorrow

Always tomorrow I'm going to update my linksAlways tomorrow I'm going to photograph the potteryAlways tomorrow I'm going to fix my websiteAlways tomorrow I'm going to start excercisingAlways tomorrow I'm going to start that new art siteBut for right now, I'm tired and feel like there are not enough hours in the day to finish what I started.I'm supposed to be retired, but I find that mostly I'm retard...

Photo Friday - July 27 - Portrait

Let Sleeping Dogs LayBeth & Patrick's wedding, one of my favorite shots, and as usual the best things are not plann...

And the Groom Wore Shoes

Because the Bride made him do it.How to Have a Wedding for Under $500Tip #1 - Do not invite anyoneTip #2 - Do not tell anyoneTip #3 - Do not serve beer, serve rum-n-coke or coke-n-brandy for the men and Boone's Farm margarita wine coolers for the ladies.Tip #4 - Do not even know about it YOURSELF until the day before.Tip #5 - Photographer, schmatographer, who needs a professional photographer? Just...

True Confessions

This post is inspired by Denny Shane’s post from June 30. After a year of mocking, making fun of and in general sneering at my friends who have all bought those plastic gay looking clogs in neon colors. . . I have to admit it, I did it, I bought a pair online and had my mom shove them in her suitcase to bring to me. I also bought the butt ugliest pair of Earth sandals and as my punishment God has...