Week #16

Dancing Trees

"Alterness is the hidden discipline of familiarity."

David Whyte

I listened to another wonderful interview from Krista Tippett. This time she interviewed David Whyte, a poet and philosopher, who looks at how language shapes both our work world and our everyday world. I found that his thoughts regarding the discipline of alertness relates directly to the creative discipline that I embrace in my photography - seeing the world with "beginner's eyes". I urge you to take the time to listen to his profound words and I know that your heart and soul will be fuller for the time spent.

Week #15

Curtis's Hands

"Art has a way of confronting us, of reminding us, of engaging us, in what it means to be human, and what it means to be human is to be flawed, is to be contradictory, is to be often weak, and yet despite all of these what we would consider drawbacks, that we're also quite beautiful."
Juno Diaz

Week #14

 

Reflections on the Brandywine River

This week I made my annual trip back to Pennsylvania to spend time with my family. Both my mother, my sister and her family live in the Brandywine River Valley. This is the area that Andrew Wyeth lived and captured so beautifully in his paintings. Though not the area I grew up in, I have fallen in love with this landscape and look forward to coming back each year.

The Brandywine Art Museum is a must stop if you are in the area. They have a large collection of the Wyeth family's art work and the setting is both beautiful and peaceful. This picture was taken of my mom and brother-in-law as they took a moment to reflect out on the Brandywine River.

Week #13

Old Truck

"It is about letting our minds be quiet and spacious, moving out beyond what we think and then making work from there."

Sean Kernan

Week #12

Apple Blossom

Happy first day of Spring! In celebration of the day, I thought that I would try my hand at a Haiku to go with my picture.

White blooms on the tree

Gently falling to the ground

Spring is now released

Week #11

Glass on Table

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

Elliot Erwitt

Week #10

Red Umbrella 

"Going outside and meeting the challenge of taking what is and making it yours, that's what photography does for me. It's not the subject that interests me as much as my perception of the subject."

Roy DeCarava

Yesterday morning I was sitting reading in our living room feeling sorry for myself. I been down for a few days with a cold and I had just had to cancelled a photo shoot at a friends house that I was looking forward to the next day. I was watching the rain fall down when I looked up and saw the red umbrella. Pulled up my camera and took a shot.  Always go for the red!