The rest are scanned images of some of my Poppy's orginal's. I just loved finding these as I inherited all of his cameras when he passed away in 2001. I had never really known he was a photographer until after his death and those camera's awoke a deeper creativity in me that took onto photo classes in high school and pursuing and completing a degree in Studio Art in college.
I love the one below, it so captures the essence of the 1970's to me!
Binghampton, NY gets a lot of winter.. I love all of his weather shots.. I have about 20 different prints and tons of negatives.
Just wanted to share these. It always amazed me when I look at these discoveries as well as those about my Dad's Dad- The Grandfather and see how deeply my love of art, creating and appreciation is rooted in my family. I grew up at my Grandfather's knee watching him paint, inherited all my Poppy's camera's when I was 12 and when my Grandfather moved to a nursing home while I was in high school, my Aunts and Uncles graciously gave me all of his painting supplies (and it was A LOT). I just completed my Bachelors in Studio Art from the University of Mary Washington and honestly.. aside from a few odd supplies.. these gifts from my grandfathers saw me through 4 years. I can look back at my photographs and know that I captured that image through the same lens and view finder as my Poppy and when I look at my paintings.. I know they are painted by the same brushes, palette knives and paints that my grandfather once used.
I dunno.. to me, that's just really special!