Imaging - Art in Denver

Who knew? Apparently, many people but not I . . . that Denver has this thriving art scene and tradition.  My recent trip and tour in May was highlighted by a brief visit to the Denver Art Museum complex, (where I could have easily spent a day or two), an abbreviated hike through the Denver Botanic Gardens, and plenty of trekking in and around various Downtown districts. These are some samples and / or details of a selection of works that I appreciated and favored while visiting.

The Frederic C. Hamilton Building within the Denver Art Museum Complex. 

Designed by architect Daniel Libeskind and opened in 2006

Crow Medicine Man by John Nieto

at the Denver Art Museum

Wood Sculpture by Deborah Butterfield

at Denver Botanic Gardens

'East-West Source Point' Sculpture by Larry Kirkland 

at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building in Downtown Denver

Graphic Art at Lucky Pie Pizza and Taphouse

in the LODO District of Denver

Sculpture by [unknown]

at Denver Botanic Gardens

The Scalplock by Alfred Jacob Miller 

at the Denver Art Museum

Graphic Art in Storefront Window

on Washington Avenue at Golden, Colorado

New Street Mural Installation on the Nativ Hotel Building 

in the LODO District of Denver

Detail from the 'Inca Rulers Painting' done in Peru in the late-1800s

at the Denver Art Museum

Scottish Angus Cow and Calf Sculpture by Dan Ostermiller 

Near the Art Museum Complex at Downtown Denver

Buffalo Hunt No. 40 by Charles Marion Russell 

at the Denver Art Museum

Detail of Glass Sculpture by Dale Chihuly

at Denver Botanic Gardens

Exflorations - 9 from the 9th at Fullerton Arboretum

Nine images resulting from a Tuesday, June 9, '15 search for color, shape and texture whilst I (at the age of 55 years, 11 months) was lurking 'round the campus of California State University, Fullerton.

Imaging - Pluto and Our Solar System

A current event in science / technology / astronomy garnered the attention of many humans this week as the New Horizons spacecraft completed a long-awaited close encounter with Pluto, the outermost planet (or a "dwarf planet" by some measures) among our planet's universal neighbors. It has been generally reported in various media that this occurrence completes the initial survey of our (i.e. mankind's) native solar system.

The image shown above illustrates the New Horizons flyby of Pluto at about 1/10th of second past its closest approach while blasting through the outer reaches of Earth's solar system at nearly 31K mph. One of the first publicly available images from this event is a fitting conclusion to this expertly presented summary of the solar system produced by the L.A. Times which utilizes phenomenal content from NASA and ESA.  Everything at least remotely associated with the New Horizons project is easily seen online, and a good starting point is the amazing NASA's Eyes web site where the most recent Pluto imaging results are shared.  The following image of Charon, a primary moon of Pluto, was created less than two hours prior to this closest encounter event.