Re-View

I'm grateful for some nice press I received in Adirondack Almanack. Click here to see the article. It's so much fun to be part of such a comprehensive show!

Holiday Gathering at Shelter

Join me and the staff at Shelter for cocktails and a first look at the new Radigan Adirondack Wall featuring my latest work and the framing talents of Jim Kiefer. All the pieces are framed using Adirondack native hardwoods, selected for each individual image. Believe me, the total package is amazing!

I'll be appearing at Shelter from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday, December 3, where we'll be enjoying wines, hors d'oeuvres and great company. I'm really excited about the new work and hope you'll come by and check it out. Shelter is located at 3109 St. Rt. 28 (Main St.) in Old Forge, NY next to the arcade. For any questions call (315) 369-5014.

Shelter is my exclusive dealer in the Adirondacks, specializing in exceptional rustic and contemporary custom furniture and home accessories designed by Jim Kiefer. This is the best there is!

See my latest work at View

I'll be showing my latest work as part of the group exhibit Teacher's Turn: Instructors from the Adirondack Photography Institute, which will take place at View in Old Forge from December 3, 2011 thru January 29, 2012. In a rare opportunity, the work of the rest of the API staff will also be on display.

I'm very excited about this first opportunity to show at the new arts center!

Hanging On

Finally, two days in a row of fall weather. The colors are hanging on, but they definitely peaked about a week earlier than usual for this area.

Now is a great time for all of the ground foliage...

Signs of the Season

A beautiful morning today in the village of Raquette Lake. The colors are changing a lot in certain places. It seems early, but a careful assessment proves otherwise. The maples are still in their summer coats. The changes seem mostly related to the wetland trees. There is a really nice little pond right on Rt. 28 near the village. I've done a few simple things there over the years, but today I was determined to dig into it a little. Today I was captured by the subtle variations in the earth-tone colors of the trees bordering the pond. The image I made looks like chaos at first, but there is a definite simple structure and the more I look at it the more I see. I'll look at it again six months from now and decide whether I really like it or not!

Driving Through The Woods

Beautiful weather today once the morning blah burned off. I couldn't resist taking my new car into Moose River Recreation Area. It's been so long since I've had a car that can go in there without my being on edge the whole time. So long in fact that the D.E.C. has since closed my favorite road in the area, toward Muskrat Pond and Squaw Lake, one of the most beautiful remote trails in the Adirondacks. It still makes me sad.

Today was all about checking out what's changed, stopping along the way to walk down to the various streams, clear my head. It didn't take long for me to be reminded why I love northern forest so much. Nothing smells like the north woods.

This being a weekday, the Otter Brook campsite was unoccupied. A great place for me to plop down my camp chair and finish a book. Sure wish I would have brought my tent...

Finally

Misty, rainy, Seventh Lake Mountain

Got up to meet the sunrise today. At least that was the plan. It wasn't obvious to me when the sun actually came up. So my first morning here is a gray one. But that's OK. Anything here is better than a nice day anywhere else!

Goal #1: Take a photo of something. Anything. Just get started.

Mission accomplished. It's not much, but I saw, I heard, I smelled the Adirondacks again.

I find myself wishing I could share it with someone...