Trying something different, inspired by http://thomasvanoost.com .  I stumbled across his work several months ago and was mesmerized with the combination of creativity, structure and geometrics, and mystery.  I can’t touch the hem of his Vanoost’s garment, but innovative and imaginative photographic art like his inspires me to try new things and step outside of my comfort zone. BTW […]

“Every doorway, every intersection has a story.” ~Katherine Dunn

“Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.”  ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The doors will be opened to those who are bold enough to knock.”  ~Tony Gaskins

“A very little key will open a very heavy door.” ~Charles Dickens

It did not strike me until a couple of days after editing this image that the mops and mop buckets mimic the idea of brushes and bottles of paint against the canvas. Sometimes images take on different points of view over time and with multiple viewings.  The artistic alleyways of Asheville are so much fun […]

“Eating, and hospitality in general, is a communion, and any meal worth attending by yourself is improved by the multiples of those with whom it is shared.” ~Jesse Browner

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”  ~ Albert Einstein

Downtown Asheville is known for it’s eclectic art, shops and micro breweries, but a short trip through the back alleys reveals even more.  Old architecture transforms a typical shortcut into an artistic stroll.  Shooting these unusual scenes and colors gives me a real charge.  Each is unique in its own right, and gives me the […]

Today I returned from a relaxing weekend with my best friend Carl.  He moved north of Asheville, NC only a few weeks ago, so it was great to see his now home and experience a weekend of true mountain life.  He lives only miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, so we did our fair share […]

“The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.”  ~Georges Simenon I admit, mountains appeal to me much more than lakes.  The combo, however, is hard to argue with.  🙂