Photography

Grandpa’s Glass is a fine art photography series that began with the discovery of a stack of glass my grandfather salvaged, stacked, and stored for some unknown project or purpose. Some twenty years after his passing a few of these panes of glass made their way to me, touched by time, and yet exactly as he had stored them. As I began using these panes of glass in my photography, their meaning became an homage to a man, as well as a challenge to give the physical objects he left behind a new life.

Wells of Renewal and Decay as a fine art photography series that explores the possible stories hidden in the visible marks left on the surfaces of water tanks used for watering livestock on farms and ranches. The resulting abstracted compositions are rich with color, texture, and stories that have been left behind.

I have a long fascination with aerial photography. Finding the familiar from a different perspective can keep me occupied and challenged as I put the visual puzzle together. I have always thought the patterns and shapes resemble patches of a handmade quilt. On recently travels that include commercial flights, I have used my iPhone to capture the rather abstracted patterns and colors just for the beauty of the unique perspective it affords. One day, I will fly unencumbered by doors and windows that are barriers from the images I want to capture. But, for now, my iPhone is all I need to capture the moments.