An attention grabber: the Snyder ST600-C three wheel car

Snyder 3 wheel car parked on the street

I’m walking down the street and see this blue car from the back; where’s the front? Walking a full circle around it reveals it to be a Snyder three wheel car. More specifically, a 2012 Synder ST600-C, and it is available for sale (price not listed, just a “for sale” sign with phone number in … Read more

What is going on with the United States Postal Service?

Pony Express poster

I’ve had some strange experiences related to the US Mail, or rather the United States Postal Service. But today’s mail brought me an example of the complete disarray and mysteriously unreliable service of the United States Postal Service. In my mailbox today was a letter addressed to my mother with a yellow sticker saying “undeliverable … Read more

A ghostly face in the church window

Church in Belleville NJ

I was walking around a Belleville (NJ) neighborhood, when I walked by this church and did a double-take. The white shape in that window, it seemed to have a suggestive shape. If you look more-closely, as I have below left, do you see the suggestion of a forehead and brow, with the right-side eye in … Read more

A double rainbow in New Jersey

double rainbow as seen in New Jersey

My son contacted me yesterday to ask if I was seeing the double rainbow outside after a long afternoon of heavy rains. As I looked outside, I was struck first by the intensity of color and light, much more visually intense than any rainbow I’ve seen of recent memory, but secondly the aspect of a … Read more

Finding art by my feet on the sidewalks of NYC

found comic book page on the sidewalk in NYC

When I am in New York City and walking around, I tend to see things that grab my attention in unlikely places, whether it’s on the sidewalk, on the back of a sign, the possibilities for creative finds are endless – like this leaf and muffin wrapper that looks like a flower. I was walking … Read more

The suggestion of flowers on the sidewalk in NYC

A plant leaf and a muffin wrapper look like a flower

I was walking around Chelsea in Manhattan on Saturday, visiting art galleries, when I noticed this combination of objects, pictured above. I didn’t touch it or move anything, what you see above is what I saw – and to me, it looked like a flower! Now, why would a long thin plant leaf like this … Read more

A road trip with no end destination in mind, part 1

Sinclair Oil Green Dinosaur sculpture

This past Sunday morning, I wanted to get out of the house (since I work from home all week), but couldn’t decide where to go. The weather was questionable (chance of rain), so I wanted an adventure that had some possibilities of being inside and/or outside. I’ve been exploring Hudson River towns in recent months, … Read more

Seeing art and faces on the slate sidewalks

abstract art seen on the slate sidewalk in Glen Ridge, NJ

I was walking in Glen Ridge, NJ recently after a light rainfall, and found myself noticing interesting images on the sidewalks. What makes the sidewalks unique there is that many of them are made from old slate stones, and the surface quality will range between stones, and they are rarely as uniform or perfectly flat … Read more

Curbside sofa cushion to fine art in a gallery

abstract art on a sofa cushion discarded on the curb

I have a habit of seeing things out in the world and imagining them as art in a different context. Today I was walking through a neighborhood in Belleville NJ, and saw these dirty, old and torn sofa cushions placed on the curbside for garbage pick-up. I can’t say I’m out looking at living room … Read more