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Playing right-handed, Ronnie playing for a red ball.
Ronnie is one of a handful of professional players who are just as good playing left or right handed.
This is my '93 Alvarez Commemorative guitar.
I bought brand new in 1993, in a Mexico City store. It is converted for left-handed playing.
This was my first serious guitar; it is still my favourite to this day.
This simple photo doesn't seem to say much, but it actually tells a lot about me:
-I'm left-handed, and hopelessly so. If I I ever break my left arm, I'll either starve, or shovel food in with the fingers of my right hand, with which I can barely hold a fork without extreme awkwardness. That means I would have to stop eating cereal and milk (my favorite!) and that would be tragic. Maybe I could learn to drink my cereal out of a mug.
-I always write with a pencil, because everything needs to be just so, and that requires the ability to erase. A lot. I also need a sharp point all the time, thus the need for a mechanical pencil. And it has to be soft lead.
-I love these quad-ruled composition books. That little problem with everything being just so? The grid on this paper helps me keep things nice and straight and neat.
-That's my aquarium in the background. It relaxes me and takes the edge off my constant anxiety. I need to rearrange my office so I can see the tank while I work, instead of having it behind me.
I'm trying to lighten up. Really, I am!
Sent to me from my girl Justine's iPhone.
24hr No Foam Throwdown Entry 6/24/2010-6/25/2010
Back problems have me using my left hand to pour more often these days....
Well, folks, it just doesn't get any more exciting than this! Game 7 of the World Series, bottom of the ninth, score 4-3 with the Yankees in the driver's seat, bases loaded and two out and Joshua Smith at the plate for the Chicago Cubs, hoping for their first World Series championship since 1908, a hundred years ago! They last appeared in the Series way back in 1945, at the end of the Second World War, and as all Cub fans know, they lost that one to the Detroit Tigers. And now it's come down to this. It's all up to Joshua Smith, batting cleanup, with a .365 average for the season, 56 home runs, 129 runs batted in, and a very respectable lifetime average of .285 against Mariano Rivera. Rivera took the mound with the bases loaded and nobody out and has performed masterfully, striking out the first two batters he has faced in this ninth inning.
Here's the first pitch, and Smith takes it looking for strike one.
Smith is 1-for-3 in this game, with a single in the first, a stikeout in the fourth, and an intentional walk in the seventh. With three on and the Yankees ahead by only one run, and facing the best cleanup hitter in the game, there won't be any intentional walk this time around, so both teams hold their collective breath, along with a full house here at Wrigley Field and millions watching and listening throughout the world. Mariano Rivera needs a strikeout here.
The windup and the pitch; Smith swings and misses for strike two. Rivera is now two-thirds of the way to accomplishing what he absolutely HAS to do in this faceoff. If anyone can save this game for the Yankees, that someone would be Mariano Rivera; but if anyone can win it for the Cubs, THAT would be none other than the man of the moment, Joshua Smith. Folks, this at-bat is a duel for the ages!
Mariano Rivera, from the stretch, throws a fastball high and outside for ball one.
Rivera is nearing the end of his career, but is still an outstanding relief pitcher, with 39 saves during the regular season and a sparkling ERA of 1.46, but no strikeouts against Joshua Smith because these two teams did not face each other this year in interleague play. Mariano Rivera and Joshua Smith have faced off a few times back when Smith was playing for the Cleveland Indians, and Rivera has a total of 8 strikeouts against him. But as I mentioned a moment ago, Smith has a lifetime batting average of .285 against Rivera, including three home runs, so Rivera has his work cut out for him.
Here's the pitch, almost in the dirt, low and outside again for ball two. Mariano Rivera is one of the few right-handed pitchers who has had even a fair amount of success against the lefthanded Joshua Smith. His batting against Rivera has been 80 points below his average for this season, and about 60 points below his career average. They are just about an even match, this star reliever for the Yankees and the slugger on his way to Cooperstown.
The crowd is going wild, and there's not an empty seat in the house. Most of those in attendance here in the Friendly Confines are standing on their feet. Rivera shakes off the sign from the catcher, then shakes off another. He steps off the mound for a moment. Now he's back, and this time he nods at the sign. Here's the windup, and the pitch, a slider, low and outside for ball three. And now the count is full on Joshua Smith in this, perhaps THE defining moment in his baseball career -- and Mariano Rivera's as well.
Rivera once again takes the sign, and this time Smith digs in at the plate. He is obviously going for the fences. Here's the windup and the 3-2 pitch. Smith SWINGS . . .
And I will leave the rest of this tale to my reader's imagination. Does mighty Joshua Smith hit it into the lights like Roy Hobbs in "The Natural," or does he, like the unfortunate and lamented Casey, strike out?
Ink on paper, applied with chopstick in left (non-dominant) hand.
8 X 10 inches
An early sketch for my King Geoff piece...
Photos and portraits of Geoff: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/discuss/7215765453089...
Geoff's own work: www.flickr.com/photos/100769853@N05/
Be sure to check out his hat portrait of me!
Copyright 2024. Norland D. Cruz. All Rights Reserved.
This image cannot be used, downloaded, reproduced in any form or posted on social media by anyone without my permission.
~6 X 8 inches
Neocolor II and water.
Left and right handed.
Maureen's great artwork: www.flickr.com/photos/maureennathan/
Photos and portraits of Maureen: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/discuss/7215762428692...
The photo I was working from for all of these: www.flickr.com/photos/maureennathan/9731687245/
I wanted to work with another subject the way I work with my own image - not worrying about likeness, having fun with process, indulging in whatever artistic impulse strikes me in the time I have each night. Maureen was kind enough to agree to let me have at her 'no holds barred'. I also like to work in series so I chose to make 50 portraits over 25 days, all from the same photo. The images range from likeness to insane, from detailed to quite rough, some interesting and some that I wouldn't ordinarily display, except I'm posting the whole series.
These were all done in a lined spiral notebook with fairly thin paper that I received last year at a computer conference. I had used the first 50 pages for a series of ink self-portraits, and now I turned it over and starting from the back, filled it with these 50 portraits of Maureen. It is now completely filled.
These are, of course, portraits for Julia Kay's Portrait Party (JKPP). If you're an artist and you'd like to join an international community of artists who make portraits of each other, please consider applying to join us at the Portrait Party on flickr. First read the group guidelines here: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/rules/ Then click join here: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/
Back for a second go and now the pink is rockin :)
Simply changing the glass base that was painted white on the underside, to one painted black made a huge difference.
Added to that a smaller pool of light on the background by putting a snoot on the light, rather than the wider reflector, allows more of the pink to show.
Should have mentioned on the previous shot, I'm still messing around with Aperture Priority mode. While the previous one worked fine with no compensation, this setup was a lot darker so I have added an extra stop of light, which gives a much better exposure.
Never thought I would say it, but I'm quite enjoying using auto exposure and the compensation feature is really no different to bracketing in manual mode really.
Also reverted to my lefthand bias with the framing of the shot today, which I'm a lot happier with. I wonder if that looks weird to someone who is lefthanded and if they would bias to the right ???
Never thought about that before :)
Cutting scissors can be used to cut layers and create contour line. 4V*2 point cut: to create light & soft hair ends effects. 4V+4E horizontal cut: to create one-length, bob and geometric hair ends effects.
剪層次、輪廓用裁剪類剪刀。兩支4V美髮剪刀組合，斜剪髮尾輕柔；4V與4E美髮剪刀組合，橫剪髮尾豐厚。4型號優質型，使用日本440C鋼材鍛造。
Natural hair ends & without hard lines. Texturize next to the scalp. Remove redundant hair completely. Combination of three pairs:4Ea+4Eb+4Ec. Intensive texturization and Texturizing to cut. Texturize at hair roots. Texturize at the middle of the hair. Texturize at hair ends.
調整髮量用調量類剪刀。4Ea髮量少專用，可針對貼頭皮，去除過多的髮量；可針對髮根、髮中、髮尾調量；4Ea，4Eb與4Ec剪刀組合密集式調量或調剪，創造無刀痕髮尾。4型號優質型，使用日本440C鋼材鍛造。
syracuse, new york
1952
ballgame
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Various water-soluble pencils and crayons on paper.
From life / observation / mirror
26 X 20 inches
Started as left and right handed together, but after the first 10 minutes, converted to strictly left-handed with right-handed erasing.
Day 01 - 01/18 - 30 m - red oxide. Left & a little right.
Day 02 - 01/19 - 70 m - deep rose. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 03 - 01/21 - 30 m - leaf green. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 04 - 01/22 - 30 m - payne's gray. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 05 - 01/23 - 36 m - dark purple. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 06 - 01/24 - 30 m - thistle. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 07 - 01/25 - 35 m - dusky purple. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 08 - 02/05 - 30 m - prussian blue. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
Day 09 - 02/07 - 35 m - prussian blue & indian red. Drew with the left, erased with the right.
~5.5 hours... so far.
OK, broke with my conceit and repeated the previous day's color of prussian blue as well as introducing a new one. It's at the point now where pulling the piece together is more important than having the order in which it was made completely visible.
Removing the Glove is a short play about left-handed people but is really a clever allegory about homophobia toward gay and lesbian teenagers in high school.
The Drury Drama Team of North Adams, Massachusetts was one of the first groups to perform this important work.
It was performed at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska
International Thespian Society Troupe # 5135. It then went on the road to schools in Western Massachusetts.
The author is Clarence Coo. He was a college student at the time.
Drury High School
Halfstock percussion rifle made by Theodore Clark Spangler, in either Neponset or Annawan, Illinois. It is .34 caliber, with back action lock, and made for a left-handed shooter. Left handed firearms were very rare during the 19th Century. If one was born left-handed, it was considered a birth defect. Most were "converted" to be right-handed at home or in school.
Theodore Clark Spangler was born in Center Township (now Wyanet Township), Bureau County, Illinois, July 11, 1850. He was one of twin sons (Theodore & Theory), born to Jacob Young Spangler and his wife, Jane Clark, who came to Bureau County from Ohio, in 1847. The family moved to Manlius Township, Bureau County, in 1852.
Theodore Spangler is listed as "Gunsmith & Town Marshall" in Neponset, Bureau County, in "Taxpayers & Voters of Bureau County, 1877". He is listed in the 1880 census as a gunsmith in Annawan Village, Henry County, Illinois, which is just across the county line from Bureau County. Theodore Spangler married Janetta Peebles, in Annawan, Illinois, December 11, 1871. By 1885 he was a gunsmith in Tabor, Iowa. He died in Nebraska in 1903.
Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum vibrato with nickel plated die-cast saddles. (Whammy bar is not installed.)
Pickups: G&L vintage style Alnico V single coil pickups.
Controls: 5 position pickup selector, volume, PTB system.
113 Pictures in 2013
#25 Someone at work
In this case me working on a rather challenging entry to the "Be a Producer" contest to win two VIP passes to 2014 Edmonton Folk Music Festivail. That means all the perks of volunteering (I've been doing that for twenty years), no work ( I'll likely put in one shift just to see old friends), acess to backstage and the greenroom. To win you needed to program one evening of Mainstage , including Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowel and Richard Thompson, plus 4 others. And you needed to plan six session stages with 4 acts on most of each.....and guess who won??!!!
I am one happy person right now!!!
boston, massachusetts
august 1975
u.s. professional tennis championship
longwood cricket club, chestnut hill, massachusetts
first-round action - jan kodes vs. patrice dominguez
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Rusty Anderson, guitarist for Sir Paul MacCartney, playing air guitar, sharing stories and guitar tips and studio techinques at the Redbone Guitar Boutique Summer Clinic Series.
Natural hair ends & without hard lines. Combination of three pairs:4Ea+4Eb+4Ec. Intensive texturization and Texturizing to cut. Texturize at hair roots. Texturize at the middle of the hair. Texturize at hair ends.
調整髮量用調量類剪刀。4Eb髮量適中專用，可針對髮根、髮中、髮尾調量；4Ea，4Eb與4Ec剪刀組合密集式調量或調剪，創造無刀痕髮尾。4型號優質型，使用日本440C鋼材鍛造。
In the last 1 1/2 years I have lost 42 pounds through Boxing. Had a great time on Saturday and got a chance to do 3 sparring sessions back to back.
~6 X 8 inches
Neocolor II on paper
Left and right handed
Maureen's great artwork: www.flickr.com/photos/maureennathan/
Photos and portraits of Maureen: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/discuss/7215762428692...
The photo I was working from for all of these: www.flickr.com/photos/maureennathan/9731687245/
I wanted to work with another subject the way I work with my own image - not worrying about likeness, having fun with process, indulging in whatever artistic impulse strikes me in the time I have each night. Maureen was kind enough to agree to let me have at her 'no holds barred'. I also like to work in series so I chose to make 50 portraits over 25 days, all from the same photo. The images range from likeness to insane, from detailed to quite rough, some interesting and some that I wouldn't ordinarily display, except I'm posting the whole series.
These were all done in a lined spiral notebook with fairly thin paper that I received last year at a computer conference. I had used the first 50 pages for a series of ink self-portraits, and now I turned it over and starting from the back, filled it with these 50 portraits of Maureen. It is now completely filled.
These are, of course, portraits for Julia Kay's Portrait Party (JKPP). If you're an artist and you'd like to join an international community of artists who make portraits of each other, please consider applying to join us at the Portrait Party on flickr. First read the group guidelines here: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/rules/ Then click join here: www.flickr.com/groups/portraitparty/
Natural hair ends & without hard lines. Combination of three pairs:4Ea+4Eb+4Ec. Intensive texturization and Texturizing to cut. Texturize at hair roots. Texturize at the middle of the hair. Texturize at hair ends.
調整髮量用調量類剪刀。4Ec髮量多專用，可針對髮根、髮中、髮尾調量；4Ea，4Eb與4Ec剪刀組合密集式調量或調剪，創造無刀痕髮尾。4型號優質型，使用日本440C鋼材鍛造。
Halfstock percussion rifle made by Theodore Clark Spangler, in either Neponset or Annawan, Illinois. It is .34 caliber, with back action lock, and made for a left-handed shooter. Left handed firearms were very rare during the 19th Century. If one was born left-handed, it was considered a birth defect. Most were "converted" to be right-handed at home or in school.
Theodore Clark Spangler was born in Center Township (now Wyanet Township), Bureau County, Illinois, July 11, 1850. He was one of twin sons (Theodore & Theory), born to Jacob Young Spangler and his wife, Jane Clark, who came to Bureau County from Ohio, in 1847. The family moved to Manlius Township, Bureau County, in 1852.
Theodore Spangler is listed as "Gunsmith & Town Marshall" in Neponset, Bureau County, in "Taxpayers & Voters of Bureau County, 1877". He is listed in the 1880 census as a gunsmith in Annawan Village, Henry County, Illinois, which is just across the county line from Bureau County. Theodore Spangler married Janetta Peebles, in Annawan, Illinois, December 11, 1871. By 1885 he was a gunsmith in Tabor, Iowa. He died in Nebraska in 1903.
J has taken Detroit by storm. Armed with his left-handed Taylor guitar, a few Lee Oskar harmonicas, and a voice like Pete Yorn, this singer/songwriter's brand of FolkRockFunk has made him one of the fastest rising musical acts here in Motown. He's booked every week so there's a lot of opportunity to see him play. He's wrapping up his cd soon, check out more info on him at www.myspace.com/jgravesmusic
Styling scissors can be used in horizontal cut to create strong and special effects and slanting cut to create soft and fragmental effects. Texturizing to cut at one place. Texturizing to cut at several places. Texturizing to cut at the top. Texturizing to cut for wavy hairs.
塑型用造型類剪刀。4Ee髮量多專用。橫調創造強烈束感；斜調創造輕柔束感。可應用在定點調剪、移動調剪、頂部調剪、捲髮調剪上。4型號優質型，使用日本440C鋼材鍛造。
Rusty Anderson, guitarist for Sir Paul MacCartney, sharing stories, guitar tips and studio techinques at the Redbone Guitar Boutique Summer Clinic Series.
My work area in my room at home. Ok well, it's just my desk. Truth be known My room was cleaned last weekend...so I can actually do my work in here now! I'm a lefty, hence it might look backwards to some of you, or even cluttered...but that's the life of a lefty...and that's not just me making excuses--it's a fact....at least that's what a lefty organization said.....I like my clutter---I know where everything is can't you see it?
3 years ago... part of my Daily (Self-) Portrait Project.
Pen and watercolor on paper.
4 X 6 inches
<=15 minutes
From imagination
Left handed, 'blind' (eyes open) drawing with right-handed, sighted color.
Original Post
In a traditional 'blind' contour you look only at your subject and not down at the paper. However, you do often have a sense of the paper and where you are on the paper in your peripheral vision since your eyes are open. That's how this was done, and you can see that it's different than the previous 10 days when my eyes actually were closed, and the only clues I had to where I was on the paper came from feeling for the edges. In both cases, the drawing was left-handed and the painting right-handed.
Today's Comments
This is a past self-portrait from my Daily Portrait Project, in which I made a non-photographic image of myself every day for three years, from 3/15/07 to 3/15/10. Soon they'll all be loaded on flickr, you can find them in this set: www.flickr.com/photos/juliakay/sets/72157619599543783/
The first year of the project is now available as a book: www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2418516
Volumes II and III coming soon...