New Art

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

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    

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    

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    

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    

Desert Honeysuckle ©Daniel Sroka

two views of desert honeysuckle

I’ve been trying to photograph this cutting of a desert honeysuckle all summer, yet it kept evading me. Finally today, I think I found it. See more of my Miraval…  read more

October 20, 2010    

New art by Daniel Sroka

New photographs added to my site

I just added a number of new photographs to my website, including many that I created from the beautifully unique and complex desert plants I found during my stay at…  read more

October 14, 2010    

prayer - an abstraction of texas ebony

prayer – an abstraction of texas ebony

This is an abstraction of the seed pod from a texas ebony tree found on the grounds of the Miraval Resort. It evokes the classic image of two hands held…  read more

October 12, 2010    

Abstract of a desert marigold

desert marigolds

Even though they have been yielding great results, I decided I needed a break from working with mesquite seed pods. So I turned towards this desert marigold I collected on…  read more

September 20, 2010    

Abstract of a mesquite seed pod from Miraval

another perspective on a mesquite seed pod

All week I have continued to explore that wonderfully curly mesquite seed pod I found at the Miraval Resort. Just when I think I have done all I can with…  read more

September 16, 2010    

Abstract of a mesquite seed pod

abstract of a mesquite seed pod

This is a photograph of a mesquite seed pod I found on the grounds of the Miraval Resort during my artist-in-residence there this summer. The mesquite trees are about all…  read more

August 25, 2010    


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