2026 Feb 1
A Heads Up!
I am in the process of migrating both the MailChimp monthly I send out and this Blog to my Substack page: An Architect in Remission (formerly called A Self-Righteous Rant).
This month’s mailing will be sent as usual, and posted here in my blog, and in a Substack post — just to get my mind around the platforms and to shake out some likely glitches. Apologies for the confusion!
If you’d like to continue receiving my monthly propaganda — and I hope you do! — have a look and subscribe HERE.
2026 Jan 26
Great Plains Camel Clinic
These are highlights from last year’s clinic at Camelot Dairy; Yuma County, CO.
Always a hoot! Bring your camel and join in next time!
More HERE.
2026 Jan 12
Rudy VanderLans
I gathered up some old books to sell at Half-Price Books in order to open up some shelf space, and stumbled across this gem in the photography section! Such a nice presentation of wonderful photos, in a style that I really admire.
There were 2 more copies, might still be…
2026 Jan 8
KCAC Annual Auction
It’s that time of year for the Kansas City Artists Coalition Annual Auction.
I’ll be donating two photos from my Northtown in 3D series. And I gotta mention for you savvy collectors: these are not just ‘limited edition’ photos, but are one-time-only prints. I’ve reworked and expanded the series, making them all a little bit larger than the first pass, to better align with the printer I’m using currently. So these are essentially ‘artist’s proofs’...
“...images of men flanked by women as a result of deliberate intent, natural instinct, or pure coincidence.”
The title of this post is pilfered from a post made by PhMuseum in the newsletter they sent out this morning. The photo is one that I took a couple nights ago at a KU basketball game.
I saw the post for Man, by Erik Kessels and Karel De Mulder and was prepared to be outraged by yet another opaque and overwrought art world self-indulgence, but then I had a look at the photos. Happily, I could shake off my prejudiced initial reaction and discover with an open mind this wonderful book by photographers who have astutely recognized and presented an obscure human phenomena.
My selfie-with-women isn’t a perfect example of such a ‘flanking’ but it’s awfully close.
Good way to start a year, huh?