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Roadside whimsy (snapshot)

Somewhere along I-80 in Illinois, an extensive line of retired satellite dishes painted in whimsical colors and patterns march along the roadside…

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Posted on December 8, 2020 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

105° 14’ W x 40° 31’ N no. 44

When I read the email stating that art critic and author Eleanor Heartney chose this installation image to be included in Ecoconsciousness, “WOW!” and…

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Posted on October 4, 2020 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

Here and Gone (on exhibit)

It’s pretty exciting as a visual artist to see one’s name in vinyl print on a wall – especially when it is…

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Posted on February 7, 2020 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

105° 14’ W x 40° 31’ N no. 98

More than a year in the making, the objects in this installation were in need of the right place. When I create…

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Posted on January 7, 2020 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

94° 12′ W x 36° 22′ N no. 24

Sometimes when I have traveled away from my home on the plains I find myself working in a forest. Such lush and…

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Posted on November 22, 2019 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

82° 29′ W x 43° 6′ N no. 7

Lonely sentinels.

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Posted on September 5, 2019 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

Pondering (thoughts)

“This is why I love shooting film…instead of looking at a picture you shot you can only think about it, until you’ve…

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Posted on August 1, 2019 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

Survivor (thoughts)

No, not the long-running TV series! Five years ago, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It wasn’t an easy journey. The surgeries…

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Posted on July 2, 2019 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

105° 8′ W x 40° 37′ N no. 6

There’s not enough water out here in the arid West. Then there’s too much water. Submerged.

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Posted on January 19, 2019 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos

110° 6′ W x 43° 45′ N no. 10

Floating.

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Posted on October 11, 2018 by artinthemiddleofnowhere in Photos
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