Frog Pond - PrintThe closer you look into things the more you'll see. I have found this particularly true in nature on bark and leaves. When you view them from a distance, you see one level of patterns and textures. The more you focus in, the more details within the patterns become visible. If you want to get crazy and bust out the microscope, then that's a whole different ball game. I didn't quite feel the urge to work microscopically on this one, but I was thinking

Every time we crossed paths

Talking Heads

and therefore can't really get after the fish

Smokey the Bear

Whether you’re trying to snap a quick pic

I wanted to give the black stripes of the zebra more detail and depth

this electricity… and I'm grateful for those times when I get stopped in my tracks long enough to savor it

Between the moon and the flames of the fire casting shadows on the rocks

25” x 16

and all the exciting things I hope to accomplish in the future

There really is no way to prepare for how it feels to come around a corner and be standing face to face with a 10 ft

I had no idea if it was going to work