New Art

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

Chalice - an abstract of a summer leaf ©Daniel Sroka

chalice – an abstract of a fallen summer leaf

This photograph is of another leaf that fallen and dried from this hot, hot season. This is one of my more introspective photographs, a little quieter and contemplative. At first…  read more

July 30, 2012    

Umbrella - an abstract of a fallen leaf ©Daniel Sroka

umbrella – an abstract of a fallen leaf

This has been a very dry summer, with weeks of intense baking heat and no significant rainfall. Everything has a tinge of brown, and even the grass in my yard…  read more

July 23, 2012    

Spinnaker - an abstract of a new oak leaf ©Daniel Sroka

spinnaker – an abstract of a new oak leaf

This is another photograph created from the small cluster of new oak leaves I found on the sidewalk after a short spring rain. The arch of the leaf calls to…  read more

May 30, 2012    

abstract of a new oak leaf ©daniel sroka

solace – an abstract of a new oak leaf

I was dropping my daughter off at school when I found this small cluster of baby oak leaves on the sidewalk. Each leaf is no more than a half inch…  read more

May 16, 2012    

Lonely Mountain - abstract of a fallen leaf ©Daniel Sroka

Lonely Mountain – abstract of a leaf

This is another portrait from the same leaf I used in my last photograph Entreaty. I have been intrigued by the interaction of the two main forms within this: the…  read more

May 04, 2012    

Entreaty ©Daniel Sroka

Entreaty – an abstract of a leaf

Even in the midst of spring, I am drawn to these fallen leaves. There is something compelling about them, something those bright new leaves of spring have yet to experience.

April 17, 2012    

Electric Arc ©Daniel Sroka danielsroka.com

electric arc – an abstract of a winter leaf

This photograph was created from another winter leaf I found blowing across my yard. Because this has been such a mild winter, crazy dried leaves that would normally be covered…  read more

March 14, 2012    

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    

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    

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    


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