"Seldom Seen" art Tour

It was reported that California cows have good taste.

"Seldom Seen" art Tour

Hot Spring in the Owens River valley. I had found several hot springs in this valley some well known others not so well known. This one is very special as it has a wonderful view of Mammoth Mountain as you sit in the pool. I enjoyed this view for 3 hours this day.

"Seldom Seen" art Tour

Convict Lake, This was really worth the cold water and wind. The art just danced with the waves, I watched it for about 30 minutes before it reached shore

"Seldom Seen" art Tour

I just had to get wet this trip, this is at Convict lake the water temp was 38 degrees. needed to push this out further than I wanted to as the wind and waves kept pushing it in to fast. The next post is the shot I wanted

"Seldom Seen" art Tour

I drove up to Upper Twin lakes in the mammoth lakes basin for this shot. I could not drive all the way up to Horseshoe lake as the road is still covered by snow. This art has certainly seen some water this past week.

Waterworks part of the "Seldom Seen" art tour

Mono Lake in California was the back drop for this image. I was at the south Tufa's when I took this.

Sunset over Mono lake, Ca

While driving north on hwy 395 I took this photo of a sunset looking east. It became the basis of some of my work.  The blurred landscape and streaked sky was engaging and I had to try and capture this moment in time. I have shown it to some and they don't see what I see in it. This is why I think we all see things differently, I'm glad for the differences.                                

Summer Mood 48"x72"

I was in a purple mood......Actually this was created with the Eastern Sierra in mind during a sunset I watched this past summer just outside of Bridgeport. Amazes me every time I watch one as colors dance among each other.

Any Drain will Do

  During the recent rain the drain in front of my studio began to overflow. I was under the threat of a flood and no sandbags, I was totally unprepared for this event. I put on my boots grabbed a rake and lifted the cover of the storm drain. It was blocked with grass and sticks, I cleared the debris and as it was draining it had this cool whirlpool. I dashed into the studio placed these 4 8"x8" pieces into the water and watched them dance around.

As you can see "Any Drain will Do"

Spring Hail

A freakish spring hailstorm came passing through the other day,thwarted all my outdoor plans. Had art that needed some sun to dry that certainly was not going to happen. As I sat at the studio roll up door and watched all the storm drains fill up with water and hail it occurred to me. Rather than be slowed by Mother nature I seized this opportunity. I had these small pieces that would fit perfectly within the pooling water.