"Seldom Seen" art Tour in some cold water

It was very cold out had to venture to mammoth Creek for a look see......Leaned out over a snow over hang and left this piece float down a bit before I took this photo

"Collective Stage"

One very calm morning on the East side of Lake Tahoe provided this unique moment. I had to wait about an hour for the sun to rise above the mountains behind me.
The art looks almost surreal sitting on top of the water.

"Seldom Seen" art Tour

It was reported that California cows have good taste.

"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.

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.

Perfect Timing

The sun was setting the water was calm, I had perfect timing. I had been trying to get a sunset photo for what seems like weeks now. There was always some type of poor condition preventing this moment from happening.
I had just spent the entire day creating works of art, then it struck me.  The day was ending, there was no wind, no rain nor clouds. I had just been down to the river a few days ago and found it swollen from snow melt and I was tired. I gathered some art together and made the short drive to the rivers edge. With little time to set up I eased the art into the frigid water

Sage Series 42"x40"

Sage Series is my newest works,I don't know how far this path will take me. Inspiration comes on many levels and forms, mine generally comes from my thoughts. Therefore you have an inside glimpse of what I'm thinking . Inner thoughts expressed in an art medium are intangible to most. They end up dissecting what the artist meant to convey in their work. It is art just for the sake of art. To me it needs just to evoke a feeling or thought from the viewer, Good, bad or indifferent..........

"Art is not a Sentence"

Jack Durnford

Seldom Seen

As my on going experiences with floating my art I find that it is truly a thing of beauty. When I begin to prepare each piece there is a sense of serenity, all movements seem to be in slow motion. Only the occasional sound of a fish jumping or Kingfisher breaking the stillness of the moment. I cannot believe this is meant for me alone.

Ocean Rhapsody

Ocean Rhapsody is not an art piece, it is a vision.

This is only a trial run of a much larger event that I have been working on for the past few months. You will be seeing many more pieces of art floating on many different waterways. This last one was performed at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, stay tuned for the larger event.