Come in

Come in, originally uploaded by anyjazz65. Crowell, Texas is actually a thriving small town over near the panhandle on state highway 70. This abandoned building is not typical of the town as so often is the case in Oklahoma and Texas. The trusty camera got a few shots of this and a couple other buildings on the same street while passing through there on a trip in the southeast corner of New Mexico trip last year.

This tiny tintype portrait was found in a drawer in Purcell, Oklahoma and seemed a bit haunting. The vacant but knowing expression and the piercing eyes melt into a memory easily. The building has a haunting quality too, so it was no stretch to put them together. It was a bit of level adjustment, a few layers, colors and some freehand shading. Now the building is occupied. Is my hair on straight?, originally uploaded by anyjazz65.

Apartment Crowell, TX, originally uploaded by Seth Gaines.