roadmap gokite “Sunday Funday” by Ben Miller
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www.benmillergallery.com “I’m definitely a big ‘paint from photography’ guy. For me, working off a solid foundation just comes out better than squishing colors around. I’ve done jazz musicians. Bowls of fruit. Recently, I’ve been into capturing the perspective of what you see on an average beach day. I use my iPhone like a digital life recorder, walking around and pulling the trigger on umbrellas, dogs, legs… everything. It’s kind of creepy [laughs]. Sometimes I get one good photo out of 50 hip shots. Or I’ll take several different images, orchestrate the composition on my computer and then execute it on the canvas. It’s very calculated. But I feel like something happens when it turns into paint. Might just be a flick of the brush. But in that little flick, you add so much. I think that’s what people respond to. At least I hope they do.” — Ben Miller
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Heroes of the High Season You know that dude.
Big oil, bad dogs and two very different bodies.
Stop bitching; start beaching.
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Why would second-homeowners want to help Hatteras? Well, why wouldn’t they?
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Sign of the times.
Form Follows Function Summer distractions meet scientific dissection.
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Jamie’s flying.
GoBird Safe harbor for Purple Martins.
Try a little tenderness.
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EndNotes
Talking with Manteo’s toniest man.
SoundCheck When this guy listens, people talk.
Big fish encore.
OutThere Puff, puff, live.
Another tangle of summer highlights. milepost 5