I have been having some fun in my studio creating swirling paint abstracts. What exactly are they, you might ask? Well, I’ve been mixing acrylic paints, water-based inks, various flow mediums, silicone, and oil in large enameled trays. Once I have a pleasing pattern, I photograph it. The resulting images look like jasper, primordial ooze, chloroplasts, protozoa, and aerial landscapes. What a trip!
Continue reading “Swirling Paint Abstracts”Black-and-White Photographic Mandalas
Mandala is the Sanskrit word for circle, the basic shape that organizes all its many forms. For thousands of years, across dozens of cultures, mandalas have guided meditation, promoted spiritual growth, recorded the passage of time, and symbolized the cosmos. Creating these black-and-white photographic mandalas has been an ongoing project of mine.
Photomicrographs of Crystals
On cold, snowy, or stormy days, I like to work in my studio and create photomicrographs of crystals. This involves preparing slides of common household chemicals and then photographing them using my microscope and Omax camera.
Continue reading “Photomicrographs of Crystals”Bursting Bubbles
Here is something a little different: portraits of bursting bubbles! We have been working in our studio to capture photographs of the moment a bubble bursts.
Continue reading “Bursting Bubbles”Mandala Photographs in Color
Mandala is the Sanskrit word for circle, the basic shape that organizes all its many forms. For thousands of years, across dozens of cultures, mandalas have guided meditation, promoted spiritual growth, recorded the passage of time, and symbolized the cosmos. Creating mandala photographs has been an ongoing project of mine.
Continue reading “Mandala Photographs in Color”Ferrofluid Abstract Photographs
Some artists use paint brushes; others use magnets. Magnets? Yep. Magnets can create abstract, other-worldly scenes, which I call Magnetic Worlds – Ferrofluid Abstract Photographs. Continue reading “Ferrofluid Abstract Photographs”