Awakening the Manmade
Various places in California
Not to be outdone by Mother Nature, humanity is also capable of wondrous creation.
One of my favorite creative outlets is to enhance the marvelous pieces of art all around us with light and effects, to capture them in a way that even the original artist did not envision. The process of connecting with other artists' works in this way invigorates my spirit, refreshes my own talent. The works on this page give thanks to those who labor for the sake of beauty, with the hope that I may draw additional well-deserved attention to it, while creating something new of my own.
The Indian Head
Having stood watch over the desert for an age, imbued with its presence, this fine figure weaves space and time. A camera and a pixel stick used during the night time shooting. The movement of the pixel stick handled by the photographer was captured in one slow exposure.
Print size available 76" x 50"
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, 2018
Magic Mountains
Towers of light and energy, directing the spirit skyward. The masculine figures blend with feminine light, elevating us all.
A camera and a flashlight used during the night time shooting. The flashlight painted the scene to bring out the colors, and was captured in one slow exposure.
Print size available 16" x 11"
Seven Magic Mountains, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2018
The Desert Serpent
An ancient beast awakens, only revealing his power while the world of humanity sleeps soundly, unsuspecting. A camera and a smoke bomb, along with a flashlight, used during the night time shooting. The creation of the new image achieved with long-exposure.
Print size available 76" x 50"
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, 2018
Midnight Voodoo
What sacrifices required, what incantations spoken, what power has summoned you?
A camera and a pixel stick used during the night time shooting. The movement of the pixel stick handled by the photographer was captured in one slow exposure.
Print size available 48" x 36"
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Palto Alto, California, 2020
The Last Supper
The divine animates even that which is set in stone. A camera and a hand-held light source used during the night time shooting.
The creation of the digital image painted manually as the camera was recording the movement of the light handled by the photographer.
Print size available 21" x 13"
Rhyolite, Nevada, 2017
Tree Spirits
Secret rituals in the forest, a totem of protection springs into being.
A camera and a pixel stick used during the night time shooting. The creation of the digital image painted manually as the camera was recording the movement of the pixel stick handled by the photographer.
Print size available 48" x 36"
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Palto Alto, California, 2020
Lost King and Queen of Angel Valley
Abandoned to the elements, yet maintaining their significance and dignity. Someday the king and queen will return.
A camera and a hand-held light source used during the night time shooting. The creation of the digital image painted manually as the camera was recording the application of light handled by the photographer.
Print size available 21" x 14"
Angel Valley, Sedona, Arizona, 2017
Star of Bethlehem
A mother, even one so stricken with immobility, may command respect with a wave of her finger.
A camera and a hand-held light source used during the night time shooting. The creation of the digital image painted manually as the camera was recording the application of light handled by the photographer.
Print size available 12" x 18"
Desert Christ Park, Yucca Valley, California, 2020
The Ripples of the Dunes
The seemingly random is never so. Forces large and small, slow and fast, align us all in their own ways.
We, like the desert, are molded and textured by Time and her minions. A camera and a hand-held light source used during the night time shooting.
The creation of the digital image painted manually as the camera was recording the application of light handled by the photographer.
Print size available 21" x 14"
Death Valley National Park, California, 2018
The Desert Serpent II
You have angered the beast, his countenance has darkened, his breath increased in temperature. How foolish you have been. A camera, hand-held light and a smoke bomb used during the night time shooting. The creation of the new image achieved with long-exposure.
Print size available 72" x 48"
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, 2017
River Styx
Have we forgotten the boatman? How now to make such a crossing? Beg forgiveness, or remain in limbo. A camera, colored flashlight, and a pixel stick used during the night time shooting. The creation of the digital image painted manually as camera was recording the movement of the pixel stick handled by the photographer.
Print size available 48" x 36"
Kings Canyon National Park, California, 2020
Trickster
In a flash of light and smoke he appears, his grin only seeming to amplify the ominous nature of his arrival. A camera, hand-held light and a smoke bomb used during the night time shooting. The creation of the new image achieved with long-exposure.
Print size available 42" x 31"
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Palto Alto, California, 2020
