Teasel and Rosehips II

The repetition of teasel cones, and their size variations as they disappear into the horizon line, especially on foggy days, never fails to inspire me.

Dancing Tree

Fog created space between a leaning tree and the orchard behind it on Emigrant Creek Road in Ashland

Tree and Fence II

This tree is on a hill overlooking Interstate 5 near the Talent, OR exit. I've been wanting to photograph it since we moved to Oregon over 7 years ago and finally figured out a good way to access it without parking my car on the Interstate shoulder.

Barn Presence

I've passed this barn along East Nevada Street in Ashland many times, but never took the time to stop. On this day a light fog drew me right in. I added texture for a more "Wyethesque" feeling, perhaps in some part influenced by my former stomping grounds near Chester County, PA where the Wyeth's lived and worked.

Valley View Fog

Taken on a foggy morning along Valley View road in Ashland.

Teasel and Beyond

This field of Teasel is along Emigrant Creek Road in Ashland, Oregon

Yaquina Head II

Whenever I'm near Newport on The Oregon Coast, I visit nearby Yaquina Head, one of my favorite spots on the coast.

Teasel and Horse

Hoarfrost on teasel, a result of freezing temperatures and fog, created an ideal setting for this handsome equine near Phoenix, OR

Abandoned

This abandoned home is in the quirky town of Dorris, CA, nestled between the slopes of Mt. Shasta and The Klamath Basin in northernmost, California.

Sanctuary Path

"Sanctuary Path" was taken at Sanctuary One, "a nonprofit care farm where people, animals and the earth work together for mutual healing" in The Applegate Valley.

Ginko Leaves

These Ginko leaves were taken at Ashland's Beautiful Japanese Garden in Lithia Park, a few days after this season's peak color.

Snow Llama

This llama was checking me out from her pasture on Adams Road in Talent, OR.

Lake Calm

Last weekend, Joany and I stayed at Chinook Aerie, a delightful artist and spiritual retreat center in Worden, OR, very close to Lower Klamath Lake. I spent most of my time exploring the Klamath Basin while Joany stayed at the center creating new work and taking walks. Lake Calm was taken at Eagle Ridge County Park, which juts out into the Upper Klamath Lake.

Rocky Point Resort along the NW shore of Upper Klamath Lake is one of my favorite destinations in Southern Oregon. The sun had yet to melt the early morning frost on the Resort's pier when I arrived.

Farm Dogs

As I was getting in my car at Tark's Grocery in Talent, OR, I noticed two dogs out the corner of my eye and quickly grabbed my camera.

Three Cabins and a Barn

I've driven past the cabins and barns at Modoc Orchard in Sams Valley many times and each time have had the urge to explore this rustic group of structures, most of which are no longer in use. The opportunity to photograph came last week.

Dahlias Mourned

Thanks to Soleil and Wolfgang for sharing the enchantment of their lovely Ashland garden. As with this photograph, I am intrigued by the unique way each flower finds its way back to the earth.

Circa Pacific City

It's quite common for me to overlook a work that I've just photographed only to revisit it at a later time and find that I particularly like it. Such is the case with "Circa Pacific City" taken on the Oregon Coast a few years back.

Coastal Tourist

This young woman was photographing a landscape along mid-coast, Oregon when I noticed her.

Sunflower II

Thanks to Bobbi Murphy whose lush garden in Sams Valley, OR yielded this sunflower.

Beatty Birches

 This cluster of birches is along Oregon Route 140 east of Klamath Falls near Beatty.

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Grilled

I can't seem to drive by old, broken-down cars or trucks without a strong desire to stop and photograph. It's particularly satisfying to find them blending into the abutting landscape.

Serene Swan

This regal swan adorns the pond at Paschal Winery in Talent, Oregon.

Maine Harbor

These dinghies were photographed in a small Down East village before I moved to Oregon in 2004. The brush strokes were created during post processing.

Two Brahmans

When my thirst for exotic travel surfaces, I'm occasionally able to assuage it by spending time with these two Brahman Cows nearby.

Fourth of July Lass

I spotted this young, partriotic girl right before Ashland, Oregon's 2011 Fourth of July Parade began. The annual parade is over 100 years old. This year over 25,000 attended 

Roadside Aspens

  Roadside Aspens

  This grove of Aspens is located along route 140 between Bly and Lakeview, Oregon

Fog On The Sycan

I spent last weekend at the Yainix Ranch in Beatty, Oregon during their annual thistle dig. A number of volunteers came to help get rid of these noxious weeds. It was a great opportunity to explore the local area. The Sycan river, a tributary of the Sprague River runs through the ranch.

Field of Teasel

The interplay of weather, footprints and passing time created this abstract pattern in a field of teasel along the shore of Emigrant Lake near Ashland, OR Enlarge

Pear Crates

Pears populate large parcels of land in Southern Oregon's beautiful Rogue River Valley. As far as I know, the blossoming tree in this photograph is not a pear tree. However, the crates are used to transport pears once they're harvested in the fall.

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Ocean at Gold Beach

I'm particularly drawn to the Oregon Coast during the off season when the ocean feels wilder, the sky moodier and there are fewer tourists.

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Road Blur

Over the last couple of months I've been experimenting with slow shutter speeds to create blurred images. It particularly appeals to me since I'm never sure what my results are going to be. There are  many variables, mainly around the effects that different shutter speeds reveal.

Crater Lake Residency

I created a three minute piece from my October, 2010 residency at Crater Lake. Thanks to Kaare Norge and Magnatune for the accompanying music and Animoto for the software. Click "here" to take a look.

Frosted Landscape

"Frosted Landscape" was taken in December, 2005 along Valley View Road between Ashland and Talent, Oregon. Its one of my favorite local landscapes. 


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Gnarled Goddess

"Gnarled Goddess" was taken during a two week artist residency at Crater Lake National Park in October. To see more of my favorite images from Crater Lake, click here.

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Cows Three

Dry season in The Rogue Valley is gradually on its way out. As fall approaches, moody landscapes with quickly changing skies have been stirring up a renewed desire to explore the local landscape. Yesterday I came across "Cows Three" of a young Longhorn and two Brahman cows on a farm off Butler Creek Road near Ashland.

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Two Pigs

Sanctuary One, where "Two Pigs" was photographed, is a care farm in SW Oregon dedicated to rescuing domesticated animals and facilitating health and wellness for people.


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Dune Imprint

Late day sun in Waldport, Oregon helps to define subtle impressions in the sand.

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Youth

Youth is not merely a part of life, it is a state of mind, which exists in a certain form of the will, in the inclination towards fantasy, in an emotional strength. In the triumph of courage over faint-heartedness, and lust of adventure over the desire for comfort. One does not grow old merely by the simple fact that one has lived a certain number of years, but only when one gives up ones own ideal, just as the years leave the traces on the body, so does the relinquishing of enthusiasm on the soul.

Horror, doubt, lack of security, fear and mistrust are the long years that lower the head and lead spirit to death. Being young means at the age of sixty or seventy, preserving ones love of the wonderful, one's astonishment at illuminating things, radiant thoughts, and audacious beliefs that one brings to events, the unappeasable desire of the child for everything that is new, and the appreciation of the pleasant and the joyful side of life.

You will be young as long as your heart accepts the messages of beauty, boldness and courage, the messages of the great and the strong, given to you by the world, a person or infinity. When your heart is all in shreds and when the snow of pessimism and the ice of cynicism are heaped upon you, only then will you be old and then may God have mercy on your soul.

INSCRIPTION ON A GRANITE STONE IN PARC GIARDINO IN VERONA

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