Tag: Photography
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Mystic Neon Tubes (and Other Aesthetic Delights)
This neon sign by American artist Bruce Nauman (found at the Philadelphia Museum of Art) was featured in a previous post on this blog. Nauman’s work, titled: The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths treads a thin line between the metaphorical and the literal. The artwork, created in 1967, helped jump-start Nauman’s…
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Colorful Images, Plus One Grumpy Cat
The Door to Shambhala Cherub with Dolphins, Locust St Mural, Locust St Subway Entrance, Locust St Living in the Meow
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A Year in Pictures
2011 was a year full of joy and pain; sunshine and rain. There were weddings, funerals, engagements, and farewells. Transitions were made, bills were paid, and plans were laid. A camera was toted to capture those moments deemed most picturesque. Here are but a few: A view of beautiful, frozen Minneapolis from a studio window…
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Recent Photos and Paintings
Underneath the Walnut Lane Bridge, Philadelphia (Image 1 of 3). Santa’s Gift by Gina Marie, 2011. Mixed media (acrylic paint, cardboard cut-out, Elmer’s glue, glitter) on canvas. Underneath the Walnut Lane Bridge, Philadelphia (Image 2 of 3). All Gold and Rainbows by Gina Marie, 2011. Acrylic on canvas. Underneath the Walnut Lane Bridge, Philadelphia (Image…
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Christmas in Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy is a neighborhood situated in the northwestern corner of Philadelphia, between Germantown and Chestnut Hill. Considered by many civil rights groups to be one of the most successfully integrated neighborhoods in America, it was even featured in Oprah Winfrey’s O magazine for its diversity and neighborhood appeal. Because many of Mt. Airy’s residents…
Virtually Gina 