Work > Peripheral Vision

An Inner Strength Still Remains
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Broken Heart-I Want It Back
Collage, oil on board
16" x 12"
2015
Dreams of Grandeur
Collage, oil on board
16" x 12"
2015
Drive Thru-Take Out
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Eckstein: View #1
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Eckstein: View #2
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Jebidiah's House
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Deeply Rooted Foundation
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Highly Colored Space
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Orange Door
Collage, oil on board
16" x 12"
2015
RR Hardware
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Sammies Burgers
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2019
Simplicity Brings Forgetfulness
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
The Spiritual Israel Church and It's Army
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Touch of Lace
Collage, oil on board
12" x 16"
2015
Blue Light
Collage, oil on board
18" x 24"
2015
Remnant
Collage, oil on board
24" x 18"
2015
Off Ramp
Collage, oil on board
24" x 24"
2015
Remedial Skies
Collage, oil on board
24" x 24"
2015
T-Docks: View #1
Collage, oil on canvas over board
35" x 29"
2015
T-Docks: View #2
Collage, oil on canvas over board
20" x 20"
2015
T-Docks: (Polyptych) View #3-#8
Collage, oil on canvas over board
24" x 36"
2022
Think/Blink: View #1
Collage, oil on board
24" x 30"
2015
Think/Blink: View #2
Collage, oil on board
24" x 30"
2015
Nomads: View #1
Collage, oil on board
30" x 40"
2015
Nomads: View #2
Collage, oil on board
30" x 40"
2015

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
-Hans Hoffman

Finding inspiration for work isn’t always easy and seeking a meaningful daily practice can be challenging in the midst juggling the demands of family life. Like many people, my world consists of a lot of taking/picking up kids, running errands, going to the grocery store, watching kids at a sporting event, etc.—not terribly glamorous. But I began to take notice of things as I was making my way from point A to point B—small moments—a dock on the lake, decaying structures with a fragment of beautiful color or graffiti or a quirky house—things I would catch in my peripheral vision. I began to bring my camera with me every day to photograph these snippets of urban life that caught my eye—often times it was a something that I had passed many times before, but the difference being that I was now paying close attention to the mundane and finding inspiration.

Viewpoint is important as well. It may be a bit askew—taken from the car, walking by from across the street—exactly how it might be experienced from one’s peripheral vision—a quick passing.