I’m increasingly drawn to creating abstract images. Not only are they interesting in their own right, but moving away from representational work allows me to be a little freer with artistic interpretation as well. The image below is a reflection of a retaining wall on the surface of Lake Washington.
Tag Archive: water
Jan 03 2011
Simple abstraction
I’ve read and heard it a thousand times: Don’t go for the obvious. A unique viewpoint will give you a better image. This one’s anything but obvious. In fact, you’re probably wondering what the heck it is.
Jan 02 2011
Hoodoo/Poipu – take 2
A year ago I was tinkering with an image that juxtaposed rock formations from Bryce Canyon in Utah and the lithified cliffs on Kauai. It was an interesting concept but needed some work, to put it mildly. Well, after having had a year to ponder what would improve the image, I was back on Kauai …
Oct 04 2010
One final preview…
As I’ve mentioned before, I can get a little obsessive taking pictures of crashing surf. Thousands of frames and bazillions of electrons later, it all starts to look mind-numbingly the same. Except this one.
Oct 03 2010
Something fishy
Looking at the collection of photos I’ve pulled together for my upcoming show, I was struck by the prevalence of water as a recurring theme in my work. Half of the 14 images in the show include water, as does the header image for this blog. [Update: I’ve since changed the header image; it’s not …