Looking for Calm: Water, Light, Marsh and Trees
Over the last few years I have been working on a series of water and marsh silhouettes. I am drawn to the horizontal bands of muted color that connote a meditative, dreamlike calmness. The eye is drawn to this natural sedative. The images have similarities but are different in light, color and definition.
Trees are repeated images in my work. Some of the images presented are not necessarily a series but reflect a similar narrative. Some seem like obvious pairs or groupings. I contemplate the graceful beauty, fragility and strength of old growth trees and am seduced by my observations, whether through windows, while walking or looking closely at gnarled galls or the subtle colors of lichens.
Homage to Rachel Carson
My most recent series is an homage to Rachel Carson, who was a marine scientist and nature writer. She became known for her warnings about the misuse of organic chemical pesticides such as DDT in her book, Silent Spring. The photographs were taken along the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail in Silver Spring near where I live. The trail follows the Northwest Branch which ultimately flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Her house, where she wrote Silent Spring, is nearby and is owned by the National Park Service.
