Echoes of the past

I come across a lot of abandoned buildings and farmsteads in my wanderings around the countryside, and have always felt the need to preserve the images of this part of the prairie heritage. Each of these old structures has a story to tell-----

Raven art

I have a serious case of crow and raven obsession, which manifests itself frequently in my art images. This is a new photomontage I created last week. As with all my photo/computer based images, it is available in a variety of sizes and formats. 

Golden fields

I learned how to do panorama shots earlier this year, and every so often I remember that it's an option and shoot accordingly. This one is made up of seven individual shots. Works really well for images such as this when you want to capture an interesting sky. This was taken just a couple of weeks ago before the snow was really serious. All that nice gold stubble is covered now.

Corvids

Still on corvid watch, more so than ever since I now have a good photo site at a roost not too far from my house, although by definition when they are gathering to roost the light isn't optimal. I have one big lens that has the reach that I need but not the light-gathering ability, and one that is nice and fast but doesn't have the same zoom. This composite is my attempt to convey the impressions I had when something had disturbed the whole field of crows and they were circling and cawing above me for quite some time. It was a strangely unbalancing feeling looking up into the sky at the swirling black bodies hurtling past.

Celtic duo

This is another of the tumbled marble tile image transfer pieces I've been doing of late. Small scale-- 

3" x 6" / 7.5 x 15 cm. My raven obsession continues unabated, and I felt the marrying of the raven image with the celtic interlocking visuals was a happy combination. I have done many variations on this theme already, with lots more in the offing. 

The old homestead

I've been working on creating a body of work for upcoming sales, of which I have two in June (Waterfront at River Landing near Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon on June 9th, and Bazaart in Regina on the grounds of the MacKenzie Art Gallery, June 16th). Some of these are also available at the Black Spruce Gallery in Christopher Lake. 

This is an inkjet transfer image on tumbled marble tile, 6" x 6", one of my Prairie Heritage themed series featuring old buildings photographed around the province. 

Rivers of Time

Here's the latest addition to my "Time" series. As per usual, I have a few variations on this theme and may not yet be done with playing around with the options.