Baby hippo Adhama was born on January 26, 2011 at the World Famous San Diego Zoo.
During my weekend visits to the zoo, mother hippo Funani and baby were always in the back, away from the glass. Both are usually submerged underwater except for the their heads. Occasionally they will take laps around the pool with Funani coaxing Adhama from behind. It’s been tough to get real good look at Adhama up close.
This past Sunday, to my surprise, Funani and Adhama were both in front resting by the glass.
Inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece Metropolis and Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, I am proud to present my limited edition (hand pulled) serigraph titled VITRUVIAN MARIA.
It’s a 7-color screen print on high quality Coventry Rag paper. I worked with a San Diego fine arts screen printer to produce this serigraph, limited to sixty (60) prints.
Each print is signed and numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. In addition, the screen printer’s mark is located in the bottom left corner. It measures 18″ x 24″ (image dimension approximately: 16″ x 21″)
Vitruvian Maria Serigraph
Note: Unfortunately this photograph does NOT capture the true radiance of the print. The starburst background is silver (actually aluminum powder) which creates a stunning effect when viewed from different angles and in different lights. Since Metropolis was a (silent) black and white movie, my intention was to keep this design in grayscale. The silver burst creates a beautiful accent and brings it to life.
Special Note: The image above shows text in the top and bottom margins. The actual screen print contains NO text as shown above. Only the printer’s mark, edition number and my signature are referenced in the white borders.
Please email if you have any questions: digitaldragan@gmail.com.
Cheers!
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Copyright © 2011 by Rob Dragan
I’ve always liked the Beatles. Twist and Shout, Love Me Do, A Day In The Life, Come Together, Let It Be and yes, even All You Need Is Love are among my favorite songs of all-time.
Recently I edited a video which required Beatles’ music. Unfortunately I cannot share this video montage with you at this time. During the post-production, I realized I’ve never purchased any Beatles’ albums in my lifetime. I’ve only heard Beatles’ songs on the radio. This void needed to be filled, so I purchased THE BEATLES MONO BOX SET (Limited Edition, Released in 2009) which features their first ten albums remastered (in mono).
This is the way the Beatles were meant to be heard. I love the mono mix. The accoustics of Love Me Do are simply beautiful.
My main gripe of today’s music is how can Glee’s cover songs have more number one hits than the Beatles? Time to get back to basics and remember who the real musicians were. The ones who set the standard.
Hollywood likes to re-purpose the “old” and think they are doing something original. Don’t be duped. Support the originals!
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Copyright © 2011 by Rob Dragan
Starring: Luke Mably, Adar Beck, Nathalie Cox & Colin Salmon
Directed By: Stuart Hazeldine
Written By: Stuart Hazeldine
Genre(s): Psychological Thriller, Suspense
NO SPOILERS HERE!
How far would you go to win the job of the future? Find out what it takes. Eight candidates. One question. Eighty minutes. One position. Who will win?
Warning, this is NOT a Hollywood movie with a huge budget and well-known cast. Produced in the United Kingdom with a limited budget, Exam offers a suspenseful, character-driver story, taking place in one location – a windowless, modern-designed room.
In 2010 it received a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nomination for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. It’s good to know movies like this get recognition. Let’s see what director Stuart Hazeldine can do with his next project.
Watch trailer here:
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Copyright © 2011 by Rob Dragan
Another war is upon us, my friends. There’s already too much doom and gloom in the world. And I ask myself, “How will this end?” As one of my friends said, “It’s getting harder to find pockets of happiness.”
I decided to post this video as a reminder of the sacrifices that our brave men and women serving in uniform make to protect us — all of us — including the jokers and clowns in the White House and Congress.
No matter what the outcome, we need to support our troops. Please feel free to share this video with your family and friends.
About this video:
One cool thing about living in San Diego is I get to see tons of military ships. It’s good to know that America can still build BIG things. On March 10, 2001 I attended a christening ceremony for the USNS Pomeroy at the NASSCO Shipyards.
The ship was named in honor of Private First Class Ralph E. Pomeroy (Army) who was killed in combat during the Korean War. He was awarded the Congress the Medal of Honor posthumously for his remarkable bravery and sacrifice.
I documented the occasion on black & white and color super 8 mm film. In fact this was the last roll of Kodak sound film I ever shot. I transferred it to video using my projector and a mini DV camera.
