Thursday, October 14, 2004
These trees may or may not survive the ongoing development, and so this may well represent their last testament…
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Three Trees Series Origination
The Three Trees Series originates out of a backyard view of some redwoods, firs and various other conifers. It is a project that will continue until the trees are cut down due to expansion and building, which a sub-development of expensive homes currently erects behind that stand of trees, or until I cannot photograph them any longer. The roots for such a study arise out of two influences: The Red Couch Series in New York brought to my attention by an ex’s photography assignment wherein we took a peanut chair and loaded it in my Toyota Pickup at the time and drove it around Grand Rapids taking interesting photos in diverse areas, and studying Impressionism as a technical exploration of light and the lightsource’s (mainly the sun’s) effects upon the subject considered. Therefore, this is a study that intends to loosely fit into the category of Impressionism, but with the digital camera, not oil paints.