Ever feel this way? Driving around one day I came across a broken television abandoned by the side of the road. It was a great chance encounter. I like the contrast between the soft plush children’s teddy bear and the hard metal circuit boards and components left to bake in the summer sun. Since the tv was smashed open and not just dumped there, it was either the work of vandals or someone very angry about their cable package! In any case, frustration with technology is something I and probably everyone else can relate to these days. Now hopefully this blog will post correctly without a server error…

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The famous song by Hawaiian singer Don Ho comes to mind when I look at this piece…”Tiny Bubbles…..”  Most of you reading this may be too young to remember it….
But those that do are singing it in your head right now. 🙂  Not a lot to say today as I have a migraine, but perhaps I can find my own remedy to make me feel like he did:

Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) 
In the wine (in the wine) 
Make me happy (make me happy) 
Make me feel fine (make me feel fine) 

Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) 
Make me warm all over 
With a feeling that I’m gonna 
Love you till the end of time 

Enjoy “Bubbles” and other fish art here:

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Colorful and tame, the koi fish in my small backyard pond are always hungry for a tasty treat. They swim up to the top of the pond and beg for a snack, opening and closing their whiskered mouths while lunging their hopeful faces up out of the water. They always make me smile.

I took this photograph several years ago, offered it for sale last year, and totally forgot about it until someone purchased a canvas print of it earlier this month. It makes me happy to imagine this image of my silly koi hanging up in a collector’s home or business, and I hope it brightens their day and gives them as much joy as my fishies bring into my life.

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This came out of the photoshoot that I posted about last week describing the perfect hobby. It has been garnering lots of comments on Fine Art  America and is well on its way to becoming my most viewed photograph. I think everyone can relate to feeling this way! Also, waves + one very sad looking old man teddy bear = fun 🙂

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With the recent passing of Maya Angelou, I was inspired to go through my books and find a few of hers for a reread.  A favorite is “I know Why The Caged Bird Sings.”  It has been said that a caged bird sings because it wants freedom. I’ve had a bird and he sang whenever he was in his cage, but he also sang when he was freely moving around my home.  He sang on my shoulder as he nuzzled my ear. He sang when he was having his bath.   He even sang when he was eating.  In fact, the only time he didn’t sing was at night when I would cloak his cage in darkness.  Only then did all go quiet.  I believe we are all like birds.  We sing because we must.  Whatever your song is be it art, music, writing, cleaning, building things, dancing, speaking…

Colorado evening lightning thunderstorm nature’s avenging spirit striking the country plains.

Colorado Fine art nature landscape photography poster prints, decorative canvas prints, acrylic prints, metal prints, corporate artwork, greeting cards and stock images by James Bo Insogna

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Stone Rock’d that is…..I just cannot seem to get rid of these crabs!  Growing up in Florida, crabs have always been a big part of my life.  As a child I romped freely on Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota Florida.  Crabs would often come ashore and I was completely fascinated.  The little fiddler crabs were great fun to watch scurry about, but Stone Crabs are especially interesting because they have one claw that is significantly larger than the other.  Funny looking creatures.  A gourmet delight in many restaurants they are ecologically sustainability harvested here just for their claws.  These guys can regrow their claws so when the fishermen take one it grows back.  How cool is that!  I found it both amusing and fitting to Stone Rock a stone crab…I love to paint and create and there is no end to inspiration on our planet!  The shape for this…

Scenic evening view of a lightning thunderstorm putting on a great light show in the sky with nature’s fireworks. Black and white version.

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This is one of those photos that I keep coming back to. I’m not exactly sure why I like it so much, or even how much credit I can really take as a photographer. Lighting, water, cement blocks, pose, and expression all seemed to come together magically. There are a lot of contrasts, oppositions, and surprises here: hard concrete vs. soft fur textures, stationary land vs. moving water, strong sunlight vs. dark shadows, the fact that a stuffed animal seems to be pondering the nature of the universe, and to me even something about the liminality of being where sea meets land. Maybe good luck in photography is, like good luck in life, a co-production of skill, opportunity, and chance!

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The title of this work is “Secret Garden”. I see an enchanted pathway leading into a hidden place. Go down this lane and wait for colorful surprises around the corner. The sunlight is brilliant and muted at the same time. Trees overhead cast a gentle archway through which you can walk, and the soft smell drifting on the wind is like a caress to your senses as you enjoy the warm breeze.

Daisies play hide and seek with the other flowers in this space. The lilies are not yet appearing and the Peonies spread their petals in brilliant pink pleasure.  Little blue forget me knots are smiling cheerfully as they bask in the sun. The tulips are a vivid memory but no longer a part of the picture. Patient rocks keep tabs on them and overall, I am imagining that this would be a really nice place to wander through…