statement

The Project

The genesis for this project began 1985 when I was living

in Los Angeles California. I shot a series of images of street

murals that were either being covered over by construction of a

new building or being uncovered because of the demolition of an old

building. Twenty one years later while driving from Colorado

to Los Angeles, I stopped in a small south western Colorado town

and photographed an abandoned gas station that dated from

the 1930's. Something about that old building captured my eye.

In 2007 I moved from Los Angeles to Natchez Mississippi.

A small town of fifteen thousand that sits on high bluffs above the

mighty Mississippi River. The town dates back 300 years and was

relatively untouched by the violence and destruction of the Civil War.

It has a charm all its own and lots of old buildings. While exploring the town

and the surrounding area I discovered old abandoned buildings, farm

equipment, cars, trucks and all types of commercial vehicles. The buildings

appear to have just been walked away from and left to nature. The vehicles

seemingly just left where they stopped to rust after being cannibalized.

These relics of a past life have a beauty and grace that

speak of faded dreams, lost hopes and triumphs. But they are

evidence that despite our attempts to harness and control nature and to

erect monuments to our glory; ature and time will reclaim

and erase our achievements in the end.

This is part one of a work in progress, which will include

several mini exhibitions as I add additional images. It will

culminate in 2011 with a exhibition of all the images and

the publication of a book. Please visit often to view

the progress of the project. To receive updates please

sign the guest book with your email.

My Haiku:

"Since I have one life.

I live it creating art.

Which changes the world..."