Caribbean sunrise Photograph - Limited Edition of 10

This image is from my "Horizon" portfolio of images. The horizon line is our first measurement of the planet. It provides balance, stability, and wonderment for what might lie beyond. The nature of the Florida peninsula centers around the weather as it interplays with the area’s land, water, sky, and flora, creating a rare beauty that can shift from sedate and friendly to powerful and threatening. The flatness of the terrain forces the horizon line to become an essential compositional element separating the land and water from the sky. This is the terroir for my creative spirit as I work to interpret this place. I am always thankfully excited when Nature gives me such a unique palette to use in my work. I work with multiple images when creating images such as this. Usually, the photographs are taken around the same time to capture the changing moods of a scene as the sunrise comes and goes. I later assemble the images to create a new reality that gives an impression of the scene but also looks beyond the scene to find more meaning in its underlying structure. I consider myself a minimalist, recreating reality with simply balanced geometric forms. Humans have always looked beyond the surface of Nature to discover its hidden, often gird-like skeleton structure, like that of the mathematically beautiful inner repetitive pattern of a nautilus shell. I try to recreate this sense of discovery in my art works.