“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” — William Blake An arrangement of fallen petals from a simple Spring flower bouquet. I originally framed this as a much tighter shot. However, I really liked…… Continue reading Spring Flower
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Curved Lines 1
Curved lines in the architecture of the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The artwork in the museum is breathtaking, but the building itself is a work of art. I could spend hours walking around the interior and exterior of the structure and not even look at what is hanging on the walls. This building is…… Continue reading Curved Lines 1
What the…?!
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” –Alice Walker A “surprising” self-portrait. Perhaps apropos the goings on in the world these days. Looking for art for your home or office or something to spice up your digital desktop? Check out the rest of my portfolio here. And don’t forget to subscribe to the blog so you don’t…… Continue reading What the…?!
Solitary
Always vigilant, a tiny solitary Seuss-like tree stands alone in a vast never-ending grey. Although isolated, it is not joyless. For it knows its purpose – to add form and shape to the eternal void. And so it abides. “The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.” …… Continue reading Solitary
Line on the Horizon
“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” –Christopher McCandless A line on the horizon in a field of whites and greys where sky meets water. This is Lake…… Continue reading Line on the Horizon
Concrete and the Landing
A beam of light marches down across a concrete wall and falls on a metal staircase landing. The newly renovated Milwaukee Art Museum is a treasure trove of photographable textures, materials, shapes, and details. I’ve spent quite a bit of time there recently (see here and here), and I still feel like I haven’t…… Continue reading Concrete and the Landing
New Addition
I find structures like the new addition to the the Milwaukee Art Museum so fascinating. The combination of harsh lines and solid rectangular shapes with the floor to ceiling glass atrium and metal facade is so…well, so damn cool. Buildings like this just beg to be photographed! Who am I to ignore what the building wants? Completed…… Continue reading New Addition
Fantasy Forest
“I’m always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.” –Gunter Grass One of the things I’m striving to do with this photo a day project, is to experiment with new techniques, do things I’ve never done before,…… Continue reading Fantasy Forest
Paper Spiral
This shot of a small spiral piece of paper was inspired, in part, by an incident in our home this morning. I’ll get to that in a moment. For the image, I wanted to create something white on white with only light and the corresponding shadows along with texture defining the subject. Shot macro with my…… Continue reading Paper Spiral
Necessary Evil
A photograph of the necessary evil that is high voltage power lines. We need the energy – you wouldn’t be able see my photos without it – but the towers are visual pollution on the landscape. But then again, sometimes the power lines become the subject instead of a nuisance! This was taken on a late afternoon…… Continue reading Necessary Evil
Blue Star on White
“In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye ‘Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark Lights the traveller in the dark, Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star. –from “The Star” by Jane Taylor…… Continue reading Blue Star on White
Chucks on a Wire
A pair of Converse Chuck Taylor (Chucks) athletic sneakers hanging from a power line over a street on the East Side of Milwaukee. My goal was to capture something outdoors and different than what I have done the last few days. Cue Monty Python, “And now for something completely different!” In framing this photograph, I…… Continue reading Chucks on a Wire