This piece, Coastal Flight III, Santa Cruz, evokes a great sense of freedom. The birds are held aloft by the strong winds that batter the coast and toss the water around so easily. They appear to be in so much more control of their path even though they travel through such rough winds and conditions.

This piece is 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

This piece, Isolation II, Santa Cruz, is again commenting on the idea of isolating that was mention a few posts ago. In this case not only did I want to convey this composition in a horizontal sense but also in the vertical positioning as well. The deep tonal range in the rock formation help to weigh the piece down in the fading horizon.

This piece is 4 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in.

This diptych, Separation IV, Santa Cruz I and Separation IV, Santa Cruz II deals with much of the same of the other Separation pieces. I have been looking at a great deal of these images and feel that they rather powerful for a smaller piece. I must admit that I do want to try them out on a much larger scale but for now I will restrain myself to the smaller compositions. In this particular piece I think the separations in each section is then heighten by the forced separation of the pieces themselves.

Each piece is 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in.

This piece, Arrowhead II, Santa Cruz, goes back to the earlier image describing how the rock formations appear to be progressing forward. There is a great visual pull to this piece as the eye tends to follow the direction of the rock from the bottom left corner, over the actual rocks and then into the fading in the horizon at the upper right corner. The weight of the darker tones are an interesting juxtaposition to the more empty, almost vanishing, tones in the upper right.

This piece is 2 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in.