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Neoteny – Childlike Attributes In Adulthood

Just finished reading an interesting article on The New York Times site about innovation and the evolution of the Internet Protocol standard. At the end of the article the author finishes off explaining that Neoteny - his favorite word, means the retention of childlike attributes in adulthood such as idealism, experimentation and wonder and that ...

Endless Drudgery

So here's my problem: my life isn't so fun right now and I think it should be. A lot of what I do, well lately almost all of what I do seems like endless drudgery. I only get a small amount of pleasure from it - the pleasure of a task completed or a job ...

Goals and Limits

I've been mulling over the goals in my life - trying to get to the bottom of them - the motivations behind them. I've noticed all of them result from limits in my life. Some limits are self-imposed, others are assumed and others are taught. But ultimately all my goals - both long and short ...

Tired and Overextended

I've been overwhelmed lately. Not just in the light party conversation - oh I feel overwhelmed - kind of way, but in the - holy shit I'm drowning, wake up in night sweets kind of way. It happens to me from time to time and all I can think as to why it happens - ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, brown, muted, streaks, patterns

Where To Next? Optimism or Pessimism?

Orange Red Streaks On Dark Green, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (Click to see more) I spend a great deal of time paying close attention to trends and new developments in a lot of different areas. I tend to oscillate between thinking everything is going to be alright - that we are heading toward an ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, orange, green, muted, streaks, squares, trailling, waves, patterns, shapes

Nothing To Fear

Green Oscillating Line On Orange Green Streaks, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (click to see more) Oh, if that were only true. It seems my life is governed by fear. In reflection yesterday on my general fear, I began to itemize the main issues I'm fearful of. Without airing my dirty laundry - too much: ...
A Priori series, day, colour photograph, art, creative, orange, blue, vibrant, stairs, pipe, rust, graffiti

That’s Beautiful – Now What?

orange pipe blue graffiti orange girder, 1996 :: (click to see more) Today is my mothers 70th birthday... if she were still alive. She died of cancer in 1996 after struggling to live for a year. During that time I had a mental breakdown of sorts and also struggled with who I was as a ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, yellow, vibrant, streaks, patterns

Insignificantly Beautiful

Bright Yellow Streaks, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (click to see more) I'm sitting here listening to I Live In A Suitcase by Thomas Dolby and reading Programming the Universe by Seth Lloyd where he is describing the early stages of our universe and contrasting it with now - "Planets and suns cluster together to form ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, brown, cream, muted, streaks, patterns

Order From Chaos

green brown yellow streaks, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (click to see more) I've always observed the flow of things. Like predicting the flow of traffic around me while I drive - to plot my optimum path through it. I do this while driving on the 401 for example. I do the same thing when ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, red, green, brown, muted, streaks, patterns

Abstract Is So Easy – Why Bother?!

Red Green Blue Streaks, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (click to see more) I need to be clear. Good abstract is NOT so easy. Yes, just about anyone can make abstract work in whatever medium you choose. Go for it, you can do it too. We all did it as little children and imbued it ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, blue, muted, streaks, sweeping, patterns

Everything Will Be Alright Tomorrow

Calm Before The Storm, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (click to see more) I'm listening to Kid For Today by Boards of Canada, one of my favourite bands, and it is very successfully calming me down. I've been feeling very tense lately, probably because of the intense schedule and list of important projects I'm juggling ...
Light Signatures series, day, colour photograph, art, abstract, abstract expressionism, creative, city street, urban, downtown, cityscape, speed, blur, movement, motion, blue, muted, streaks, patterns

To Strive, To See, To Find And Not Yield

Mauve Blue Smear With Pink, 2011 - Light Signatures :: (click to see more) To Strive, To See, To Find And Not Yield - Ulysses, Lord Alfred Tennyson Recently my grandmother quoted this to me as an explanation of my character. It's a quote from Ulysses by Lord Alfred Tennyson. I have to say I feel ...
Majesty series, Gerbera, red green colorful flower, illustrative photograph

Gerber

2002 Archival Pigment Print 40" x 43" edition of 8
Majesty series, Wild Sumac, turqoise mauve metallic green, colorful wild flower weed, illustrative photograph

Sumac

2002 Archival Pigment Print 37" x 60" edition of 8
A Priori series, day, black and white photograph, art, creative, boat wake, water

Life Milestones – Major Events That Shaped My Life

Boat Wake In Miami, 1991 | 2011 :: (click to see more) As I work on populating my new site with my images, I'm struck by the date clusters of the images I've made. Then it hit me - they correlate closely with major emotional and physical milestones in my life. 1994 - split with my ...
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