New Art

These are some of the photographs that I am currently working on.

Abstract of a winter leaf ©Daniel Sroka

Turbulence – an abstract of a winter leaf

I found this leaf on the coldest day of the winter, walking back home with my coat pulled as tight as possible against the wind. The last few leaves from…  read more

January 10, 2012  |  3 Comments    

North Wind I, abstraction of an autumn leaf ©Daniel Sroka

how I name my artwork

The names I choose for my art all follow a certain style: short names of no more than two or three words, that are metaphorical, not literal descriptions. This method…  read more

October 11, 2011  |  Add your Comment    

Vision, an abstraction of a fallen leaf ©Daniel Sroka

Vision – an abstraction of a fallen leaf

Finding the image that is hidden within one of my leaves usually takes a lot of time and exploration. But this one came to me almost immediately. I found this…  read more

September 26, 2011  |  Add your Comment    

abstract of a leaf of a queen anne's lace ©Daniel Sroka

a leaf from queen anne’s lace

While taking my dog for a walk, I noticed that the Queen Anne’s lace was in full bloom all along the side of the road. I grabbed one (literally yanking…  read more

August 09, 2011  |  3 Comments    

abstraction of a leaf ©Daniel Sroka

golden egg – three abstractions of a leaf

For the past couple of weeks I have been editing all of the photographs I have taken since early spring, boiling down hundreds of photographs to a small, focused collection…  read more

July 06, 2011  |  3 Comments    

abstraction of a maple seed ©Daniel Sroka

more abstractions of a maple seed

Two more abstractions from the maple tree seed pod that I created. I enjoy the delicate lines and energy of these two.

June 15, 2011  |  3 Comments    

abstraction of a maple seed ©Daniel Sroka

abstraction of a maple seed

Today I’m working with a small stem containing several seed pods from a maple tree – what my kids call “helicopters”. I love the intensity of the vascular system of…  read more

June 14, 2011  |  4 Comments    

abstraction of a vine ©Daniel Sroka

the twists and turns of a vine

The past couple of days I have been working with a tiny fragment of wild vine that I found last fall, walking in the Great Swamp with my family. It’s…  read more

June 02, 2011  |  2 Comments    

Storm Front by Daniel Sroka

Storm Front, an abstraction of a catcus

Right now I’m preparing my photographs for my booth at this year’s ArtExpo. This week, when I haven’t been interrupted by snow days, I’ve been working on Storm Front, an…  read more

January 21, 2011  |  6 Comments    

Dryad - abstraction of a leaf by Daniel Sroka

dryad – a new abstraction of a dried leaf

While preparing photographs for my upcoming show at ArtExpo, I discovered this long-lost photograph. I had created it eight years ago. At the time, I had seen a glimmer of…  read more

January 12, 2011  |  2 Comments    


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