King of the Forest
8" x 12" print framed in poplar with a walnut inlay. This bear posed for a portrait for just a few seconds. I was lucky to get this shot before it was gone.
16" x 24" metal print in a commercial barn wood "float" frame. A bald eagle bringing a large seafood dinner to the family.
12" x 18" print in a weathered bamboo frame. White egret heading off to find more fruitful hunting ground.
Wet
12" x 18" print framed framed in stained cypress. An egret clutches its perch in the rain in Okefenokee.
Grace
16" x 24" unframed metal print. A Great Blue Heron glides across the surface almost touching the water with its wing tips.
Flutter
8" x 12" print framed in walnut. Butterflies are summer.
Peaceful Morning
16" x 30" metal print in a gold contemporary "float" frame Three cormorants glide silently just above the surface while the sunrise is reflected off the water.
Friends
8" x 12" print framed in unfinished cypress. Two "friends" head off across the marsh into the sunset at the end of the day.
Morning Dew
8" x 12" print in a contemporary frame hand made from poplar and inlaid cedar. We had three pink dogwood trees growing along the driveway of our old house. I photographed these early one morning while the dew was still dripping.
End of Summer
24" x 39" metal print in a faux barn wood frame. You can just feel the warmth of the autumn sun coming through the trees.
Dew Drops
18" x 12" print framed in natural walnut. Dew seems to glow in the morning sun.
Natural Beauty
18" x 12" print framed in unfinished cypress. Short lived beauty of an Iris captures the transition from spring to summer.
Faces
GONE 10" x 32" panoramic print framed in walnut. Field of sunflowers looking like a crowd of faces at a summer concert.
After the Rain
12" x 18" print framed in unfinished western cedar. Rain drops glisten on the cedars in the sunlight that reappeared as quickly as the storm that brought them.
Alone
20" x 40" panoramic print framed with unfinished red cedar. This image of the sun setting behind a lone tree on a hilltop makes me feel that it's OK to be alone sometimes.
Golden
12" x 34" print in a contemporary black wooden frame. Clouds temporarily obscure the sun and highlight the mountains below.
Shenandoah
5" x 7" print framed in authentic barn wood. Late afternoon sun over the Blue Ridge mountains in Shenandoah National Park.
Chill
16" x 24" print in a contemporary marbled frame. February at Rose River falls - frozen yet flowing at the same time.
Circa 1925
16" x 24" photo print framed in barn wood. This old dairy barn was built by my wife's grandfather in 1925. It has been providing shelter ever since.
Cold Beef
16" x 24" print framed in authentic barn wood. Apparently cows don't feel the cold.
All Quiet
12" x 18" print framed in natural cypress. Morning stillness interrupted only by the quiet splash of a lure hitting the water.
Abandoned
12" x 18" print framed in authentic barn wood. Granddad's old work shop before it came down. Most of my frames are made from wood salvaged from this building.
Aged
12" x 18" print framed in authentic barn wood. Which aged better, the old wagon wheel or the building supporting it?
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