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I'm delighted to share some good news!  One of my images has been accepted into the exhibition "Light," a juried show at a well known photography gallery in Texas.
Alcove and Light

Alcove

“Light”
Juror | Richard McCabe
Exhibition dates | October 2 to November 15, 2020
Receptions | October 31, 2020 4PMCST Facebook Live
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These abstract photographs that I took last year are close up images of 'the Astoria Clown Car' in Astoria, Oregon. You can read about its storied history here:  https://www.oldastoria.com/buncha-clowns.php   In 1955, a group of men from the Astoria Chamber of Commerce became trained clowns, purchased a '48 Chrysler and painted it with bright colors.  This became the 'Clown Car', which was driven in parades and used to help raise funds to build a bridge over the Columbia River, from Astoria, Oregon, to Washington. 
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The first time I came across this community wall in a rough neighborhood in Oakland, California, I was struck by the extraordinary designs and composition, the patterns and layers of color and texture covering what began as a chain link fence. The images on the wall seemed to suggest layers of time:  ancient maps of Europe, regions of the USA, even imaginary trade routes.  When I returned a year later I saw that people had continued to add swaths of color and texture.  The wall was a living thing, with its own evolving beauty.

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