Themes & Collections
About the artist
A California native, a camera was put into my hands at age five. I was first introduced to large format cameras in the eighth grade. In high school I dedicated must of my free time to photography, running a “photo commission” and pretty much living in a large darkroom. We moved to a very rural area where I first began a deep connection to the beauty that nature provides. After several years in the service (during which my duties involved taking secret photos from a helicopter) I began studying commercial art, then transitioned into landscape architecture in college. This is when I began crafting skills in composition and discovering how line and form, space and negative space, patterns and texture can be weaved into composition very effectively. Afterward I acquired a Landscape Architecture license, eventually retiring from state service.
My approach to photography was modeled after Vincent VanGough, producing art for the sake of art, not even trying to earn income from this work. Today, it about sharing my work. The work on my walls at home are windows to take me back to places visited, and sometimes spiritual encounters there.
