The Journey Into Art (Projects)

Abiquiu skies 2

Abiquiu is in the expansive swath of northern New Mexico from the Santa Fe-Taos area all the way west to Farmington. It is an area of great openness, quiet, and solitude.

If it weren't for Georgia O'Keeffe, Abiquiu would be known only as a name with more vowels than consonants...

“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” - Edward Hopper Desert Cliffs 3

Sometimes I wander into a place and find something completely unexpected and breath-taking...

While wandering the seemingly endless juniper forests of east-central Arizona, I was captivated by the infinite variety of lines on the trunks of these trees. Their uniqueness was often hidden beneath the covering of branches and leaves...

The Clouds series

I was captivated by the clouds in northern New Mexico when I spent some time in Abiquiu. I always liked clouds and had wanted to do a series on them. However the more I gazed, the more I felt it was time to make that project a reality...

This post shows the evolution of original images into the final print. Three images were combined and worked on in various ways to achieve the final result. This took many hours of experimentation...

Stay tuned for more information over the next few weeks.

Bodie Textures Bodie Textures 5

Bodie is a preserved mining town and state park in the eastern Sierra part of California. I have spent most of a

day there....twice.

This project though has some interesting roots in my artistic journey as it relates specifically to Bodie...

Mono Lake grasses 6

Here are the steps that went into Mono Lake grasses 6. Some of the steps look very subtle, even without seeming change from the previous one...