The Journey Into Art (Where I Started)

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...

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I am a technical professional who wanted to become an artist in his middle years...

These words "focusing and limiting one's work allows for greater creativity" are some of the most misunderstood and disbelieved words I have ever heard. How can limiting oneself result in greater creativity? That make no sense, right? Greater freedom should result in greater creativity...

Little did I know at the time how important projects would become in my work. It took me many years to actually figure it out.

As my friend Alain has said, "Projects are important, because they make you focus...

So I decided I would take my camera with me on my daily walks with the dog. We walked along many places in the neighborhood, and I took pictures of what caught my eye...

This is the first a series of posts showing images that I had taken at the start of my photographic journey a number of years ago.

I am sharing these images and posts as a way of encouraging those starting out on this journey...