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Artist's Statement
Recently I was showing some of my prints
at an art sale when someone made the comment that my prints were very "real"
- that she felt like she could reach out and touch the objects in the
photos. I tried to maintain a calm exterior as I politely thanked her for
the compliment, but inside I was really overjoyed. This is what I have been
trying to capture for years; maybe I am finally starting to get the hang of
it.
I don't want you to see my photos merely as flat mechanical reproductions
of natural scenes no matter how "pretty" they may be. I want you to hear the
chaotic hissing, splashing, and pounding of water as it rushes over the
stones of an icy cold forest stream swollen by melting snows of a spring
thaw. I want you to feel the warmth of sunshine on your face as it flutters
through the restless leaves of an open wood on a summer's day. I want you to
smell the rich green earthy aroma of moss slowly growing over a fallen and
decaying tree trunk tucked away in some quiet shadowy spot.
Pretty pictures are nice, but I really hope that my images fire your
imagination so that you experience the places as if you are there.
MDW
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