Troubled Waters

The surface of water, as it reflects the sky, can appear beautiful, unlimited and deceptively clean. With imaginative realism, I try to visualize the unseen dangers beneath the surface. This includes plastic debris that collects and swirls endlessly in the gyres of the oceans. It also includes all the man-made objects dumped indiscriminately into our local waterways. With Climate Change, our mistreatment of water is an issue that keeps growing in importance. Water all around the world becomes more degraded and precious at the same time.

The images in this portfolio have been shown in many locations. Three pieces were included in the international exhibit, GYRE: the Plastic Ocean, which launched in Anchorage, Alaska and then traveled the country through the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Program. Other selected locations have included the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies on Cape Cod, Massachusetts and NCCC in Niagara Falls, New York.