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Artist Statement
"This image is from my 'Stillness' series, intended to evoke feelings of Zen-like quiet. The statement below is for the entire series as well as for Spring Mist
"A meditative stillness settles over me when in the wilderness away from human distractions. Going into wild areas by myself, I experience a deep spiritual connection with nature that has not been spoiled by human presence. Simple visual designs and compositions with strong abstraction catch my eye. I’m not so much inspired by other photographers in my image creation as by painters such as the late works of Turner, Whistler’s nocturnes, and the tonalism of George Inness. Study of work such as these is the key to painterly photography.
"The square is symmetrical and implies no movement. It is still. Still water and reflections, some symmetrical and some not, fog and mist; all are still. Use of the light-dark design principles of Notan, negative space, points, lines as well as soft colors and outlines, and indistinct shapes reinforce the sense of Zen-like stillness."
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