Every day for the last two weeks color proofs have arrived at our doorstep for the book Treasures Untold. Today this batch arrived and we gave the final nod to the corrections. The book is finally on it’s way to the printer!!!

Well here is the preview for the dust jacket for the upcoming release of my new book Treasures Untold that funded on Kickstarter back in April! We really like it. We hope that you will also. We are shooting for an October delivery date for the Kickstarter supporters followed by a November delivery for preorders. For those of you who are interested in pre-ordering the book you learn more about the book and preorder it HERE

“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.” – Richard P. Feynman

This Spring I was sitting at the table, in our breakfast room, and looking out the window at the dogwood tree which grows just outside. I stared at the tree for several minutes and all at once I grabbed my camera and went outside to make this image. I find that the creative process works best for me after a few minutes of quietly contemplating my subject.

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“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.” ― Dejan Stojanovic

Just back from a week in the Smoky Mountains. I find the edges of the streams and rivers cutting through the forest and filled with boulders very both peaceful and artistically inspiring.

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Measure life not in how many breaths you take
but how many times it gets taken away….

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“How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

One of my favorite ways to explore nature is on my belly in the dew at dawn!!

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“The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him”. ~Auguste Rodin

The surprise lily is one of my favorite flowers. The petals almost look like brush strokes. There is great joy in exploring a flower and discovering all the possibilities among the patterns, shapes and colors. It is the easiest way I know to get into the creative “zone”.

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“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ” Henry David Thoreau

I love hiking in the forest in deep fog. Sometimes finding images in these conditions can be difficult at first. This is especially true if you have a preconceived idea of what you will see and photograph.  I have found however, that if I accept the fog, the light and the obscured view, images abound….

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**On May 2-4 2014, I will be leading a workshop at Big South National Recreation Area where this image was created. You can find the details by clicking HERE or click on the workshop tab above.

“In every landscape should reside jewels of abstract art waiting to be discovered.” – Melissa Brown

I arose before dawn and traveled to one of my favorite places along the river. The interplay of morning sky and reflected foliage was miraculous…..

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“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” Antoinette Brown Blackwell

I think it is only natural as an artist to evolve. In the past couple of years patterns have become a deep source of inspiration whenever I go into nature to photograph. Discovering, isolating, composing and photographing these abstract patterns is exciting and fulfilling……

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