Sunflowers with Pears-
Sunflowers with Pears – a Still Life
“Sunflowers with Pears - a Still Life” Harbingers of summer. What more so than this American native, the giant yellow sunflower. Sure to bring a smile to your face.…
Nature's Mandala
Creativity?
Creativity? Not much creativity going on around here lately. Life keeps getting in the way. Along with a dose of burnout these past months. Yesterday I find myself sitting…
Magnolia Bloom-
Beautiful Southern Magnolia Bloom, | a Still Life
Magnolia BloomThe Magnolia Bloom was exceptional this year. Could not resist taking a few into the studio.
Rose Buds | Everlasting Beauty
"Rose Buds - Withered Beauties", is a still life photograph of dried rosebuds. The beautiful background is rice paper impregnated with flecks of dried plant material. I am pleased with…
Hydranges and Lemons
Hydrangeas and Lemons | a Still Life Photograph
Hydrangeas and Lemons is my most recent still life photographic compositions. While much effort goes into selecting and arranging the props that make up the composition my studio, a portion…
Sun Rises Over Raleigh, NC
The sun rises over the Raleigh, NC skyline on a late winter's morn. Jonquils by the thousands turn toward the morning light at Dorothea Dix Park.
Morning Market, Hanoi, Vietnam
The morning market in Hanoi is a daily happening that gets underway well before dawn. This morning is rainy and cool but the vendors and customers are unfazed. It's all…
Solitude ~ My Secret Garden
"My Secret Garden" is an imagined place. A place of solitude, a place for aloneness. A place to just be. To me, there are two sides to being alone. Loneliness is…
GIVERNY
It's late afternoon in early fall at Giverny, the pastoral water garden where Claude Monet created his most famous paintings. The ambiance here is palatable with the lush beauty, peacefulness.…
Southern Magnolia – One Bloom Three Ways
The magnolias are still blooming around here and what a joy they are. When fully open they are the size of small dinner plates and they are happy to share…