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Jeremy Green “Goodbye Old Paint” 7/10/22

Cowboys sang a particular kind of yip to soothe the cattle they herded on the Chisholm Trail. The song “Goodbye Old Paint” sung by Tex Ritter was one. It’s worth a listen.  

The crumbly painted wall in west Texas couched the old Cadillac road warrior. The play of colors and textures told a story of things that have outlasted their use and have been discarded along the way. My intuition with a mid-range zoom lens progressively arrived at this composition.

Jeremy Green “Christo Checker” 5/21/20

Underneath the tarp is a Checker Marathon. Known for their durability and longevity, this car has covered many miles on countless trips between the Big Bend region of Southwest Texas where it now slumbers and Los Angeles 1200 miles away. I shot this same car in the same spot about 10 years ago before it was enshrouded, and it hasn’t moved since then. Juxtaposed in this wild and raw landscape, it reminds me of the work of the artist Christo, and I felt a reprise was in order. My friend Mimi holds out hope that some day it will be restored across the river in Mexico, but I’m not holding my breath on that.