Archive for April, 2010

Invasion of Sicily

Last weekend, April 23-25, my brother (David), Matt Miller, and myself traveled to Bearclaw Paintball in Fayetteville, Tn to play scenario paintball. Well they played, I made a sacrifice and chose to spend the weekend making photographs and documenting the event. I’m very happy with the photos, but I don’t think I can do it again with out playing some. I’m going through major withdrawls from not playing last weekend. It didn’t bother me until I started looking through the images. Thankfully, there is another event at a closer field in a few weeks, I can’t wait. If you click the image below it will take you to a group of galleries of our weekend.

Patch & Map

 

A cool patch that you receive along with the game map.

Bridge Shots

2 HDRs that I shot of a bridge out in the country.

Bridge Shot 1

Bridge Shot 2

Few Fair Shots

I was driving by a small fair and couldn’t resist stopping and taking a few long exposures.

Painter Bill

A little over a week ago, I was fortunate enough to cross paths with a local sign painter, named Bill.Painter Bill is without a doubt one of the most interesting people I have met, in southeastern Missouri.  Bill has worked many jobs in his life, but long before he started working any of those jobs Bill knew he loved to draw.

Since he was a very young boy people have appreciated his talent. Bill told me that his classmates in grade school would ask for his drawings, which he gladly shared. It has been over 70 years since Bill first gave away his first piece of art, and he is constantly producing more. During our 3 days of visiting, Bill showed me 5 pieces that he was currently working on. A portrait of a couple done with pencil & ink, two 3’x 10’ panoramas that he was doing of the downtown area of Poplar Bluff, along with a few rough concepts. Bill told me that he tried to get rich a few times throughout his life, but it just wasn’t in the cards for him.

Although Bill wasn’t financially rich, he had a wealth of knowledge and experience that I could only begin to fathom. The stories of his life made the hours pass like minutes. He has done everything from farming, factory work, to gold leafing. When Painter Bill doesn’t have a brush or a pencil in his hands, he can be found searching for arrow heads in his “Secret” field where he claims to have had many of finds. I am thrilled that I had the opportunity to document Bill and his craft.

Enjoy the Images ~ Tim

Painter Bill: The Man

Painter Bill: Tools of the Trade

Painter Bill: More Tools of the Trade

Painter Bill: Delicate Hands

Painter Bill: Resting Hand

Painter Bill: Distant Illustration

Painter Bill: Resting Hands

Painter Bill: Thinner on Rag

Painter Bill: More Tools

Painter Bill: Focus

Painter Bill: Proud

 

 

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