make art

just took a short trip to DC to view the Turner and Hopper shows at the National Gallery. it’s hard to understate the power and grace of many of the works for their. i made a conscious effort to approach their respective qualities and intentions (as well we can imagine them) in these images.

cape henlopen, delaware

in a stiff wind.

just took a short trip to DC to view the Turner and Hopper shows at the National Gallery. it’s hard to understate the power and grace of many of the works for their. i made a conscious effort to approach their respective qualities and intentions (as well we can imagine them) in these images.

cape henlopen, delaware

two that didn’t stick together

sunset at la push

mineral chasm

part of a sequence of images of a pine needle swinging on a spider thread in a cedar forest. the tree trunks, the shadows, the spider silk and the glowing needle buffeted in the breeze. all told, it is something of a visceral reaction to the environment at the time. i don’t see it as a discrete image so it’s probably going into a small art book i’m assembling.

one of a series of recent floating kelp images. the shimmering surface, the kelp pressing up into the water’s film and the sense of motion within the order/disorder, restive activity trapped between the dark depths below and the bright daylight. for me, the calligraphic effect is striking, vivid and still unknowing. i have a few ideas on how to utilize them.

love will keep us together in alphabet city

luscious lips in alphabet city

you and me in alphabet city