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The suggestion of flowers on the sidewalk in NYC

April 4, 2025September 17, 2023 by
A plant leaf and a muffin wrapper look like a flower

I was walking around Chelsea in Manhattan on Saturday, visiting art galleries, when I noticed this combination of objects, pictured above. I didn’t touch it or move anything, what you see above is what I saw – and to me, it looked like a flower! Now, why would a long thin plant leaf like this … Read more

Categories Art, Photo of the Day Tags flower, muffin, NYC, pareidolia, street art

Dazzle Camouflage on Broadway

April 2, 2025April 26, 2023 by
car with custom paint swirls seen on Broadway in SoHo, NYC

I was in NYC today, and as I was making my way across SoHo, I spotted this car in traffic on Broadway at Prince Street. My first thought was that it was a really cool custom paint job on a car, and I was appreciating it from an artistic point of view. But when I … Read more

Categories Found Art, Photo of the Day, street photography Tags art car, dazzle camouflage, NYC, SoHo

Painting in a high-rise apartment

February 4, 2025November 27, 2021 by
East 45th Street apartment in Manhattan

I had the tv on while cleaning up after dinner tonight, and the show on was “My Lottery Dream Home” with David Bromstad. The couple being featured had won $15 million on a lottery ticket and decided to shop for their dream home with a budget of $700,000 … my first thought was, if you’ve … Read more

Categories Art Studio Spaces, Personal history Tags city views, high-rise apartments, Miami, Miami Beach, NYC
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