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.