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One Bedroom Apartment

One Bedroom Apartment
One Bedroom Apartment

One Bedroom Apartment, 2024

This image was taken at a friend’s house and once it was completed, it reminded me of the small studio apartments that are so common in Los Angeles, with no space, no view, and modern architecture that tries to make it palatable.

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Flying Squirrel

Flying Squirrel
Flying Squirrel

Flying Squirrel, 2023

The source image for ‘Flying Squirrel’ came from a vintage McDonald’s in California, that looks exactly the same as it did in the 1950s. While waiting for a cheeseburger, I snapped a photo of one of the golden arches, and when the final piece was assembled, it reminded me of one of the vintage spacecraft from 1930s science fiction films, being piloted by an angry little cartoon squirrel.

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Spaceport 003

Spaceport 03
Spaceport 003

Spaceport 003, 2023

This image looks like a docking bay for a spacecraft, perhaps for a brutalist mansion from some future world. The source of image was created from a giant futuristic looking canopy, sticking out from a building in Los Angeles.

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Diety

Diety
Diety

Diety, 2022

This image was created from a photo of the lobby of a museum in Washington DC. The LED display on the ceiling would randomly change, but at the moment that I took this picture it was floral. When I processed the image, a creature emerged at the end of what looked like an elaborate atrium, suggesting that it was some sort of a supreme being.

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Bouquet

Bouquet
Bouquet
Bouquet, 2022

Bouquet was created from a floral arrangement commissioned for our wedding anniversary. When processed, many creatures were revealed in the foliage, including some that seem benevolent, and some not, which seems to speak towards the complex nature of interpersonal relationships.

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Mandala

Mandala
Mandala

Mandala, 2022

Mandala was created from a photo of an atrium in a museum in Washington DC. Beyond the pattern created by the arching support structures, the thing that strikes me is that the buildings in the distance, look like terrified robots, if you tilt your head a bit to the side.

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Gravity Chamber

Gravity Chamber
Gravity Chamber

Gravity Chamber, 2022

Gravity chamber was created from a photo of an elaborate hallway on the outside of a building in Washington DC. After it was processed, it looked like a scientific testing chamber with all kinds of instruments protruding from the sides.

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Legislature of Gravity

Legislature Of Gravity
Legislature of Gravity

Legislature of Gravity, 2022

The interesting thing about this image is that as the viewer approaches, the image transforms from resembling four columns at a distance, to 8 hallways as more and more fine details are revealed. The image was shot in one of the outer porticos of a hotel in Washington DC, which ultimately resulted in a complex structure, reminiscent of the types of buildings in which legislatures reside. Since lamps extend both from the floor and the ceiling, this is not a space for gravity, but rather the space were laws are made to govern gravity.

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Neon Diamond Shades

Orange Neon Double Diamond
Neon Diamond Shades

Neon Diamond Shades, 2022

This image is created from the corner of a fast food restaurant that is adorned with neon and brightly lit awnings, but once processed, it reminded me of a pair of funky, crazy, novelty sunglasses, and a funky green mustache.

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Shuttle Skin

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Shuttle Skin

Shuttle Skin, 2022

This image is constructed from a photo of the tiles on the underside of the space shuttle at the National Air Space Museum. The intricate pattern is created by the serial number stamped on each tile as well as the distress caused by space travel, and is reminiscent of snake or alligator skin

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Centerpede

Centerpede
Centerpede

Centerpede, 2022

Centerpede looks like some giant creature crawling around with thousands of legs, observing you with the giant eye positioned in the middle of its anatomy. The source image is simply a fence corner somewhere in Van Nuys, CA, but the red color and in contrast with the blue sky creates a perception of organic complexity.

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GeoVascular

GeoVascular

GeoVascular, 2022

The source image for this is a tree in West Hollywood that I photographed while walking around with an infrared camera. Once processed, I noticed that when inverted, the image looked like a pair of lungs with an exposed vascular system, which seemed like a good metaphor for the degradation of our environment.

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Bubble Dome

Bubble Dome
Bubble Dome

Bubble Dome, 2022

Bubble Dome was created from the façade of a modern building in Santa Monica someplace, when the image was processed, a round sphere appeared in the center, which looked somewhat like an artificial joint, or an atrium in a spaceship that allows observation of the outside world.

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Hideaway

HideAway
Hideaway

Hideaway, 2020

The source for this image is a photo of architectural detailing on the side of a modern shopping center. The small opening at the center implies a passage to the outside, and the dark tones towards the edges implies that we are in the center of a heavily armored Hideaway.

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Steel Diamond

Steel Diamond

Steel Diamond, 2019

Steel diamond was created from the architectural detailing on a modern building under construction. The resulting image looked like an elaborately cut gem made from steel and wire.

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Floating Glass Cube

Floating Glass Cube
Floating Glass Cube

Floating Glass Cube, 2019

This image looks like a glass box with a brass frame that is floating in front of an intricate background with late 1800s architectural detailing. This photo is actually not a composite; it is a single image that was taken in the entrance of Pasadena City Hall in California, looking straight up. The cube is a giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling, with just the right light to give it some dimensionality.

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Butterfly Pagoda North

Butterfly Pagoda North
Butterfly Pagoda North

Butterfly Pagoda North, 2017

This Amazing image looks like a giant butterfly in flight, but is created from a photo of the Korean Bell of Friendship that was presented to United States in 1976 to honor veterans of the Korean War.

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Solar Kite

Solar Kite
Solar Kite

Solar Kite, 2011

The source image came from the front of the Air and Space Museum in Northern Virginia. It is reminiscent of the delicate origami constructions necessary to expand solar panels in outer space.

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Butterfly Pagoda South

Butterfly Pagoda South
Butterfly Pagoda South

Butterfly Pagoda South, 2018

This elaborate image looks like a giant butterfly, but is created from a photo of the Korean Bell of Friendship that was presented to United States in 1976 to honor veterans of the Korean War.

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Robot Dog

Robot Dog
Robot Dog

Robot Dog, 2022

Robot dog emerged from an innocuous image of an industrial park building with a flagpole sticking out of its edge. After processing, I noticed the whimsical similarity reminiscent of various futuristic cartoon animals that I’ve seen over the years.

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Shredder

Shredder
Shredder

Shredder, 2018

The source image for shredder came from a large glass and steel building. The sharp edges, and clean glass remind me of razor sharp blades that will rip everything in the world to shreds, including the last remaining bit of nature at the center of the image.

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Diamond House

DIamond House
Diamond House

Diamond House, 2018

This complex construction is reminiscent of many modern buildings in Los Angeles, and was in fact a storefront under construction on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. The interplay of the different shapes made from glass and concrete create the feeling of a complex structure levitating in the atmosphere that could be the future home of today’s billionaires.

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Instrument of Mass Distraction

Instrument Of Mass Distraction
Instrument of Mass Distraction

Instrument of Mass Distraction, 2018

The source image is photo of portable corona typewriter from the early 1900s, which is the precursor of today’s portable computers and other communication devices. Typewriter keyboards remain a primary tool used to separate us from oblivion, and the skill with which it is wielded deeply affects our perceptions, reality and all that follows. When I mirrored the image, it resembled an Accordion, and made me want to put a twist on the concept of ‘the pen is mightier than the sword,’ on a global, WMD sized scale.

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Frosted Blue Gem

Frosted Blue Gem
Frosted Blue Gem

Frosted Blue Gem, 2018

This is an image of sandblasted art deco glasswork adoring the columns of a restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. When the final image came together, it looked a lot like the complex patterns that exist inside an elaborately cut gem.

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Bug Eyes

Bug Eyes
Bug Eyes

Bug Eyes, 2018

This is a shot of some of these shiny glass and steel buildings in century city, that when processed wound up, looking like the giant eyes of an insect or an alien that are staring right at you.

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Slingshot

SlingShot
Slingshot

Slingshot, 2017

The source image for slingshot is a sculpture that creates an awning over bridge in downtown Los Angeles. Once processed, the image looked like a giant steel slingshot with a glass ball ready to be launched at the viewers face.

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Automaton

Automaton
Automaton

Automaton, 2017

This piece looks like a giant floating mouth  or animated character that is about to speak. The source image is taken looking directly up the at the façade of a Museum in Los Angeles, and I was surprised at the sublime nature of the creature that emerged in the final piece. A lot of my art is based on our instinctual ability to detect faces as an evolutionary survival trait, so look closely for the faces in my work, and you will see an array of great characters.

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Steel Surf

Steel Surf
Steel Surf

Steel Surf, 2017

This is a shot that was created from a photo of the façade of the Peterson automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The stainless steel features of that façade are reminiscent of the waves that constantly crash upon the store, the shore shoreline a few miles away.

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Glass Maze

Glass Maze
Glass Maze

Glass Maze, 2011

The original source image, for this was the complex façade of an apartment building in New York City. The way the balconies and modern features on the front of the building reflect into the glass create a very complex shape, and when it was processed, all sense of perspective disappeared and it seems like a confusing inter-dimensional labyrinth.

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Cell Satellite

Cell Satellite
Cell Satellite

Cell Satellite, 2013

I have long been fascinated by the complexity of cell phone towers, and when I stumbled across this elaborately wired tower in Maryland, it seemed to reminiscent of a communication satellite, hovering above the blue sky, working diligently to help us communicate.

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Glass Zeppelin

Glass Zeppelin
Glass Zeppelin

Glass Zeppelin, 2011

This image is created from a photo of the roof of a greenhouse in Baltimore that was built in 1888 and now operates as a nature preserve and conservancy. When processed, it reminded me of a Steampunk airship straight out of a Jules Vern adventure.

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Feeding Time

Feeding Time
Feeding Time

Feeding Time, 2011

Feeding time came from a shot inside an old school greenhouse in Baltimore that was constructed in 1888. Once processed, the open doors in the center looked a lot like the mouth of a steampunk duck, and if you look deeper inside that mouth, you can see all kinds of creatures waiting to be fed.

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Wire Kite

Wire Kite
Wire Kite
Wire Kite

Wire Kite, 2011

Wire kite was created out of an image of a high voltage tower in rural Maryland, with an intricate design, that ended up looking a lot like an old-fashioned box kite in the sky, however the steel construction of the piece undermines the perception that this object is lighter than air.

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Rust Bat

Rust Bat

Rust Bat, 2011

This image of the base of a fence taken at a lake in Baltimore. The Rust stains were vibrant, and after it was processed, the image looked reminiscent of a superhero logo.

 

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The Librarian

The Librarian

The Librarian, 2011

The source image for this is the sign of a building in Santa Monica with art deco features.
Once the image was processed, I was struck by how the image affects depth perception, beyond the details of the canopy looking somewhat like the pages of an open book, along with what looks like a stern face, reminded me perfectly of every librarian that has ever told me to be quiet.

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Cabin North

Cabin North
Cabin North

Cabin North, 2008

Cabin North is reminiscent of many hunting lodges that I have seen. This particular cabin could be in a spaceship or some other futuristic environment were gravity is no longer an issue.

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Sunflower Bridge

Sunflower Bridge
Sunflower Bridge

Sunflower Bridge, 2008

This image was taken in a field near Fillmore, California, were several decommissioned trestle bridges were sitting in the field, waiting to be incorporated into a new housing development nearby. After this came together, it resembles some kind of flying apparatus that had put down in a field of sunflowers.

 

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The Hive

The Hive

The Hive, 2008

The source for the hive is a photo of the porch from an abandoned house in Northern Virginia. Abandoned buildings are fascinating, because without maintenance nature, encroaches and reclaims what once belonged to it. In this case, the mirroring effect created lots of little insects and other entities, which are actively working to build a home in the abandoned space left by people who, no longer assert their mastery over nature.

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Glass Box

Glass Box
Glass Box

Glass Box, 2007

Glass box looks like a large scale sculpture of some sort, but is in fact a glass box used by police officers to get out of the weather while they are monitoring or directing traffic, and was taken somewhere in Paris, France.

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Wave Globe

Wave Globe
Wave Globe

Wave Globe, 2007

The source image for wave globe is building in DC, which currently houses the World Health Organization. The complex architecture and repeated patterns are reminiscent of a standing wave, created by complex interactions, cancellations, and reinforcements.

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Stone

Stone
Stone

Stone, 2007

This looks like a piece of minimalist or brutalist sculpture adorning a public space, town Square or high-end art museum. Source image was taken in a parking garage in West Hollywood, and is a view of the underside of the stairs between the levels in the garage.

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Aztec

Aztec (2010)

Aztec, 2006

This image comes from a church that was under construction in Tujunga California, and once processed, reminded me of Aztec temples.

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Sanctuary

Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Sanctuary, 2006

This image evokes a sense of serenity and calm, as well potential discovery that invites the viewer to wonder what lies behind the curving walls and floral ironwork. The source image is a photo of the gate to the courtyard of an episcopal church, and I had no idea that the final image would become one of my favorites.

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Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point, 2006

Vanishing point started as a photo of a sealed off loading dock of a giant warehouse, in the arts district of downtown Los Angeles. The resulting image disappears far back into the distance, and is reminiscing of artistic perspective, studies, disappearing at a central point on the horizon.

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Alien Birth

Alien Birth
Alien Birth

Alien Birth, 2006

This strange image is a shot of a eucalyptus tree, growing outside of a church. Although the tree itself is a fantastic mix of humanoid shapes, when combined together, an alien creature emerged that looks like it is engaged in self replication.

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Golden Gate

Golden Gate
Golden Gate

Golden Gate, 1999

When visiting the Golden Gate Bridge, I stuck my camera out between the suspension cables looking straight up, which created the perspective of a road traveling off into a distant horizon. This is not a manipulated image, I still have the original slide.

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Flying

Flying
Flying

Flying, 1996

This image always reminded me of Sand Yachts sailing across a mirage on the desert, and the shadow of the bird on the right most tent, gives the impression that they are cruising along at top speed. The source image is actually a photo of the tent tops at my cousins wedding, and the shadow of the bird was actually created by the very tip of the branch of a pine branch.

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Bushy Hair

Bushy Hair
Bushy Hair

Bushy Hair, 1996

Bushy hair was created when I was photographing a woman and asked her to go stand under a tree that looked really big, but the foliage completely obscured the upper part of her body and looked like a comically giant curly hair-do. A few years later, while playing with some images of the  Anaheim Convention Center, I added several of these fantastic trees to the futuristic environment.

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River Landing

River Landing
River Landing

River Landing, 1995

This is a photo composite of two images taken separately, the first being the original columns, stairs and fountain from the White House that are now situated at the national Arboretum in Washington DC. The second is a photo of an airplane landing at Reagan national Airport.

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The Architect

The Architect
The Architect

The Architect,  1993

The architect himself is actually a stained glass window designer, combined with Gothic architecture from a building in Cheltenham, UK, as well as a wooden sculpture from a mansion in the same area, and the clear calm waters of the Menai straits, in North Wales.  The different elements create an image that comments on man’s mastery over nature, or the divine plan for all of us.

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Discovery

Discovery, 1994
Discovery, 1994

Discovery, 1994

This photo of a futuristic conquistador is from early in my career. The background is a photo of marble stairs from the atrium of the World Trade Center, which was then was flipped, mirrored, and combined with a comp of blue buildings and a red sunset, a 3d render of the image mapped onto a sphere and the wooden man is an actual sculpture from a mansion in the UK.

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Nose Job

Nose Job
Nose Job

Nose Job, 1992

‘Nose Job’ started off as an exercise in facial retouching that got a little out of hand, and ended up winning an Ilford award for Electronic Imaging in 1994. During the process, I wondered what it would look like if the subject’s nose were connected to her jawline. After inserting a spectacular sky in the background, it looked amazing, but I was still nervous when presenting it to the model, because I wasn’t sure how she would take it. But she laughed, and said she was going to send it to her boyfriend and tell him that she had a nose job. Hence the title.

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