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