I call this photo “Dinner Conversation” and it’s one of 10 photos I’m showing and offering for sale at Gallery 99 later this week. I’ll be at the show reception Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m to talk about my photos and meet people who wish to see or purchase them. They cost about $75 a piece to print and mat (they are standard size for inexpensive framing) so I’ll sell them for $75. About half of them are what I call “Chicken Art,” a study of the shapes and rythyms of chickens with their rich and mesmerizing shapes. The other half are assorted wind chimes and farmscapes.

Maria is working at Gallery 99 for much of next week and details of the show are available on her website, as  Gallery 99 does not have a website of its own. I am very supportive of the Gallery 99 idea, which is a mobile people’s gallery and assembles well-known artists and sells some of their best work for less than $99. Mostly I give my photos away on the website, but every now and then it’s good to offer them for sale cheaply. I love the chicken photos. A number of people have asked if they might purchase any of these photos if they can’t make it to the show, and Maria has offered to facilitate that. People interested in purchasing them for $75 plus shipping can e-mail her at [email protected]. I am always ambivalent about selling the photos, as I believe they should be free. But there is nothing wrong with selling some, I am told, and mostly believe it. Maria says I am a total Prima Donna when it comes to selling photos. Perhaps so.