Statuary
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    Admittedly, I have a soft spot for statues. They have fascinated me since I was very young, and I've always held a sort of silent dialogue with them. I think perhaps my most successful portraits are of stone.
  
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Mahayana Buddhist Temple
    
    Mahayana Buddhist Temple (2006) 
A golden lion outside the Mahayana Buddhist Temple in New York City's Chinatown.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Damaged Figure
    
    Damaged Figure (2006) 
An unusual statue with a fantastic texture, in a local East Village community garden, leaves one wondering who or what it once was.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Daffodil Woman
    
    Daffodil Woman (2005) 
One of my favorite community parks in New York City is the East Village's 6&B Garden (on 6th st. and Ave. B). I often wander in there on the weekends and enjoy the atmosphere, and frequently photograph the knickknacks and statues hidden throughout.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Eternal Surveyor
    
    Eternal Surveyor (2005) 
The statue of a woman forever observes the solitude of New York City's Green-Wood Cemetery.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Angels of Green-Wood I
    
    Angels of Green-Wood I (2005) 
A silent angel catches the morning sun in New York City's Green-Wood Cemetery.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Angels of Green-Wood II
    
    Angels of Green-Wood II (2005) 
An angel crosses her arms over her chest in New York City's Green-Wood Cemetery.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Angels of Green-Wood III
    
    Angels of Green-Wood III (2005) 
This pensive angel may be missing a hand, but she's still a star, in New York City's Green-Wood Cemetery.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Guardian Lion
    
    Guardian Lion (2005) 
One of my favorite statues in New York City's Green-Wood Cemetery, this lion has since been cleaned and brightened, though I preferred him this way.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Helping Hands I
    
    Helping Hands I (2005) 
Hands grasping at feet, closeup of sculpture at The Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Helping Hands II
    
    Helping Hands II (2005) 
Grasping hands set against a bright blue sky, closeup of sculpture at The Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Male Figure
    
    Male Figure (2005) 
A muscular male figure, closeup of sculpture at The Elms mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      A Monceau Exchange
    
    A Monceau Exchange (2005) 
Two statues exchange a moment of silence, in Paris' Monceau Park.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Longing
    
    Longing (2005) 
A pensive statue gazes skyward in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Offering
    
    Offering (2005) 
One soul makes an offering to another. Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Eternal Rest
    
    Eternal Rest (2005) 
A statue in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery in Paris catches some eternal Zzzzs.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Sorrow I
    
    Sorrow I (2005) 
This statue is intriguing, because the stains suggest it has been crying. For whom? I can not be too sure. Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Sorrow II
    
    Sorrow II (2005) 
A young woman weeps against a slab of marble, in Paris' Montparnasse Cemetery.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Holocaust Memorial
    
    Holocaust Memorial (2005) 
A holocaust memorial in Paris' Pére-LaChaise Cemetery offers some creepy sights.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Cloaked Figure
    
    Cloaked Figure (2005) 
A spooky cloaked figure lurks by a crypt in Pére-LaChaise Cemetery, Paris.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Clutched
    
    Clutched (2005) 
A dramatic embrace within the Tuileries, leading up to The Louvre in Paris, France.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Jean D'Arc
    
    Jean D'Arc (2005) 
One of France's most famous figures, Jean of Arc, has a statue on Rue de Rivoli at Place des Pyramides.
     
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
    
    
    
      St. Peter I
    
    St. Peter I (2005) 
Statue on the front façade of St. Sulpice Church in Paris, France.
     
   
  
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Thespian
    
    Thespian (2005) 
A thespian practices his lines in Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Pan
    
    Pan (2005) 
A merry Pan frolics through Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, France.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Gargoyle of Notre Dame
    
    Gargoyle of Notre Dame (2005) 
The gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral are grotesquely beautiful, and possess one of the most amazing views of an amazing city, Paris, France.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Child and Cross
    
    Child and Cross (2005) 
A creepy fellow carries a cross in Batignolles Cemetery, Paris, France.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Woman and Leaves
    
    Woman and Leaves (2005) 
A grieving woman spied through the leaves in Paris' Montparnasse Cemetery.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Cemetery Lions
    
    Cemetery Lions (2005) 
Very striking lions guard these graves in Paris' Montparnasse Cemetery. No grave robbers here!
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Queen Victoria Fountain II
    
    Queen Victoria Fountain II (2005) 
One of the statues in Queen Victoria's Memorial Fountain, London, England.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Queen Victoria Fountain III
    
    Queen Victoria Fountain III (2005) 
One of the statues in Queen Victoria's Memorial Fountain, London, England.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      St. Paul's Cherub
    
    St. Paul's Cherub (2005) 
This little fellow spies on chuch-goers from above, but I caught him. St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
     
   
  
    
      
    
    
    
      The Green Woman of Silver Lake I
    
    The Green Woman of Silver Lake I (2004) 
While visiting an old friend in the Silver Lake section of Providence, Rhode Island, he took me to a cemetery where he would often stroll. Along the way, I met this lovely lady.
     
   
  
  
    
      
    
    
    
      Mannequin
    
    Mannequin (2004) 
A mannequin in the East Village's 6&B Garden, in New York City.