In May I started to take photographs of White Rock Lake after a discussion with Martha about how the lake will have a centennial anniversary next year. I created quite a number of digital images to print out on cards, and started painting large paintings based on my favorite of the digital photographs. I love the subject, and enjoy painting landscapes. I try to bring some new kind of reference to each image I create and could likely paint new versions of many images for some time. One of my favorite views is an overlook of the trees that line Winfrey Point. Altogether, the most engaging is one that doesn’t actually include the lake itself, but implies it over the edge of the trees. The dense wildflowers and dried grass of late summer create a series of interlocking patterns. See my page of White Rock Lake images.
Winfrey Pint, White Rock Lake, Dallas
There is also quite a lot of moving footage, one in particular I keep coming back to is a few minutes of a fisherman I found out on a dock one morning at about 5:00 am. What I get excited about is how what seems a most ephemeral and quiet moment can yield a striking image.
Fisherman
This few minutes yielded an interesting banner-like image. I used it on my homepage after some good responses to my Bandcamp page banner.
Fisherman at White Rock Lake
