Abstraction
Prague Stone: Warm Rothko
Strolling around Prague, I began to notice the stones: their texture and color, the lines between them, their subtleties and textures. Ancient sandstone, carved by hand, weathered by the years. They reminded me of Rothko’s color field paintings, or Jasper Johns’ Usuyuki prints—with some Mondrian thrown in for good measure. I began to see them everywhere; and then I began to photograph them, creating my own artwork from these monolithic canvases.
Prague Stone: Cool Rothko
Berlin Abstractions
Spreeinsel, Berlin. Over the centuries, sandstone columns degrade and are repaired. Chisel and mortar, ancient handiwork transformed into steampunk Mondrian, Rothko, or Johns. Or a glance into the mysteries of the distant night sky.
Grace Noir
Fluidity, elegance, grace: all are intimated in these abstracted images of movement and dance. As Martha Graham reminds us, “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.”
canyonlands
Joshua Tree
The iconic, other-worldly Joshua Trees give the uplands of the Mojave desert an eerie feel, as if you’re walking through an alien landscape. They are gentle giants, survivors, remnants of the Pleistocene era. Looking up, their branches appear as alien calligraphy, prehistoric brushstrokes against the sky.
Cacti
From the desert floor, spines and spikes like stars: hidden little galaxies, nebulae emerging from the darkness. Undulating rhythms; form and void; desert abstractions. “Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.” ~Rene Magritte
