One Hundred Years

Pine Hill, NJ

Our neighbor Joe had this big oak tree out front of his house. He had told my husband that he wanted to bring it down but never got around to it before he died last year. His family decided that it needed to come down and so it did. As it layed on the ground waiting to be picked over by those in need of firewood, I went outside and began photographing it. This piece once I had scanned it into the computer reminded me of a clock. The years it took to grow are in the rings. One hundred years to grow and only 1 day to die.

Poodle

Pine Hill, NJ

This image is the bark and lichen at the base of an oak tree found on our property. As I played with it a lovely little poodle took shape.

A Tyrant Enters On Stage

Pine Hill, NJ

I have several new abstracts that I want to put on the blog. It was difficult which one to pick first. I chose this one "A Tyrant Enters On Stage". When I first looked at the tree bark, I thought I saw an old fashioned school teacher in long dress. Then I began to work with it more. The school "marm's" face took on a bigger reptilian-like head. The dress was still there which made it look even more bizarre. I didn't aim at any one person or country as the tyrant. It could be anyone or any place. Take a look at the curtain on the left, can you feel or see the eyes staring at the tyrant. Bill sees a face with a long nose. That image is nearly half way down the picture and I see a snakes head at end of the nose spitting out venom. This head opens at the top to let in all those tyranical ideas. To the right is the audience. If you look very careful there is a man in the audience at the bottom right. Does he remind you of Hitler? Check it out and see what you think.

Blues Man Singing

Pine Hill, NJ

From the dead oak tree. I will let it stand on its on, no explanation.