Thank you! Yes, Matisse has been a strong influence. I facetiously titled this cut-out "Gnu Bleue", a reference to Matisse's Nue Blue. It is, however, quite different in many ways: static instead of fluid, passive instead of active, representational instead of abstract, and with the subject engaged instead of looking to the side. I had fun with this.
Thanks! I appreciate the comments. I checked out your website and liked very much your work. I would like to develop my photography in the way you have done - I tend to line things up as if they were being photgraphed for a sales catalogue. I hope to develop a better eye (comes with practice!) and more spontaneity. Your abstracts are intriguing; I think "River Reach" is the one I found most compelling. I would like to go in that direction, but don't want to let go of representation entirely.
I love the colors (and shape) of the ceramic cup. That pic of the driftwood is so stark and surreal. And who knew that melted crayons would be beautiful?
