Palm Blue

My Heat Collection features experiments with infrared as a reprise of my long-term Traveler Palm project. I searched for exact framing that visually transformed the natural relationship between the dense shadows and bright leaves into a graphic, creating the sense of dark mystery and intense emotion that I believe is needed for large statement pieces. These naturally occurring visual relationships disappear forever with in hours due to growth, wear and sun angles, leaving only these images as evidence of that single moment of alignment.


Heat

Just off of Charlemont and Dublin's Grand Canal, I discovered a mixture of bold graffiti, the result of the ever-evolving human need to have a voice, make a statement and be noticed. Over time, these vivd blue strokes developed a deep patina and, when framed carefully, evolve into works of abstract expressionist art, perfect for a strong statement piece of one’s own. 

Dublin

Every Traveler Palm holds a striking secret of other visual worlds. A macro lens reveals each palms’ one-of-a-kind artistic markings that open the door to swirling tableaus of painterly textures or color-streaked desert landscapes while still others suggest the flavor of old master canvases or the allegorical wood block prints of Hokusai.


Richard Kelley