Posts by fjdv
Autumn Thanks
Scene: Orange, yellow, burgundy, tones of green, brown, and blue in everyday wear reflecting the Fall foliage, and bluer than blue skies of the season. This time of year days start to get shorter and cooler. The spirit of this holiday weekend is giving thanks. Scene and Heard: Magnet by Disclosure featuring Lorde live on Saturday Night Life. […]
November 11
Scene: The Cadet Nurse Corps with Betty Potts King, my mom-in-law lower left, and comrades in 1944. Veterans Day, November 11, celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans. The Cadet Corps was established on June 15, 1943 to ensure the country had enough nurses to care for its citizens at home and abroad during World […]
Sotheby’s
Scene: Franceso Scavullo: No End To Beauty, and Sotheby’s Photographs Reception with Surface Magazine. The Scavullo Auction is Monday, November 2 at 3:00pm. An unprecedented collection of his most celebrated images, from stunning fashion photography to iconic celebrity portraits. Sotheby’s Auction Preview offered a collection of over 200 works chronicling decades of photographic history from modernist to post-war pieces. Above, Vladimir Karlov and […]
Summer Still
Scene: Summer city. Black, white, and denim always here. White is still tight. High-contrast, textures, patterns, and a touch of color. Crisp cotton, shear, mesh, fringe, and metal extras. Khaki and blue. A trending color scene was coral pink. Daydreamers, summer fun, stripes, plaids, and checks. A few more days and summer closes her shades on September 22 for the […]
September 11, 2014
Scene: The National September 11 Memorial, a forest of trees with two square pools. The two pools are located on the original footprints of the Twin Towers, each is an acre in size. A tribute of remembrance and honors the 2,507 civilians, 72 law enforcement officers, 343 firefighters, and 55 military personnel who perished on that day. And, […]