The Quiet World
The Quiet World is that space that draws me away from the busy-ness of my daily life and brings me somewhere else–a place that allows me to reflect on the world behind the image. Wherever I go I ask myself, “What do you see? What’s really out there waiting to be seen–behind and beneath and above all the noise around you and within you?” I am unabashed about editing my photographs to bring out that interior space where, for a moment, the din within and without abates. I often minimize color and go for cool, neutral tones. Of course, there are exceptions–a blazing sun in a bronze sky can also blow away the roar of words and thoughts and take me elsewhere. If I were to name that place, it would come very near to the world of my childhood, where the sound of the wind, the smell of juniper berries and a sky too blue to be real was an every day occurrence, or to the place in meditation where the brightness mellows to the monochromatic and, mysteriously, grows richer in tone and texture.
For more information about these images, please contact me at: solasfineartphotography@msn.com or 508 450 1517.
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Winter afternoon*February turns to March*The pond’s thinning ice*anticipates the peepers*as memory turns to youth
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A sky like ashes*above old snow, blown like sand*a fence divides us*secular from the sacred*the world briefly reaching up
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The waning day’s light* lays warmly on the stone church* Christmas memories* a snowy blanket laid out* the welcoming amber woods
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In the parking lot*
of the local Dairy Queen*
the North Woods appear*
rising from that scruffy place*
where none give a second look
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The sound of water*
The form and flow of summer*
and crickets chirping
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Two pines, like sisters*
stand in the storm by the lake* dark clothed, starred with snow
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Through the tracery*
of birch branches an image*of a lake in snow
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Brick and glass recall*
the sandy soil growing green*
that now reclaims them
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Crabapple blossoms*
are sweet as cherries blooming*
when left untasted
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Inner Harbor, Portland, Maine
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On a winter road*
a solitary figure*
starts outward-homeward?
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The year’s first snow-fall*
silhouettes a flowing brook*
in the freshened woods
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Snowy Day at Wawecus Lake
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Red Boat–Wells Harbor, Sunset July 2012, 11×14
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Wells Harbor Sunset July 2012– 11×14
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The Old Stone Church-West Boylston, Massachusetts
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Autumn Fields St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts
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A Line White on White*Impressions of birch and pine*Quiet in the storm
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First Snow
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The Sentinel Tree, Casco Bay, Portland, Maine
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In the silver light*
a family of goats rests*
contemplating rain
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Wave Study 1, Kennebunkport, Maine
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Docent, Worcester Art Museum
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Flora in Winter, Worcester Art Museum
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Winter Morning:Downtown Newburyport, MA
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John J Adams Building, Worcester, MA
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Like A Christmas Card II
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A red barn in snow*
captures some inner longing*
and hope rekindles
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Autumn Woods 1
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Heron – Wachusett Reservoir, Massachusetts
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The Yellow Wood
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October Glory
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Photo-etching: Trees in Snow
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October Glory II
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Abbey Fields in Winter
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Queen Anne’s Lace
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- Winter afternoon*February turns to March*The pond’s thinning ice*anticipates the peepers*as memory turns to youth
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- A sky like ashes*above old snow, blown like sand*a fence divides us*secular from the sacred*the world briefly reaching up
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- The waning day’s light* lays warmly on the stone church* Christmas memories* a snowy blanket laid out* the welcoming amber woods
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- In the parking lot* of the local Dairy Queen* the North Woods appear* rising from that scruffy place* where none give a second look
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- The sound of water* The form and flow of summer* and crickets chirping
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- Two pines, like sisters* stand in the storm by the lake* dark clothed, starred with snow
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- Through the tracery* of birch branches an image*of a lake in snow
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- Brick and glass recall* the sandy soil growing green* that now reclaims them
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- Crabapple blossoms* are sweet as cherries blooming* when left untasted
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- Inner Harbor, Portland, Maine
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- On a winter road* a solitary figure* starts outward-homeward?
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- The year’s first snow-fall* silhouettes a flowing brook* in the freshened woods
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- Snowy Day at Wawecus Lake
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- Red Boat–Wells Harbor, Sunset July 2012, 11×14
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- Wells Harbor Sunset July 2012– 11×14
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- The Old Stone Church-West Boylston, Massachusetts
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- Autumn Fields St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts
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- A Line White on White*Impressions of birch and pine*Quiet in the storm
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- First Snow
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- The Sentinel Tree, Casco Bay, Portland, Maine
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- In the silver light* a family of goats rests* contemplating rain
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- Wave Study 1, Kennebunkport, Maine
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- Docent, Worcester Art Museum
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- Flora in Winter, Worcester Art Museum
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- Winter Morning:Downtown Newburyport, MA
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- John J Adams Building, Worcester, MA
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- Like A Christmas Card II
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- A red barn in snow* captures some inner longing* and hope rekindles
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- Autumn Woods 1
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- Heron – Wachusett Reservoir, Massachusetts
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- The Yellow Wood
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- October Glory
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- Photo-etching: Trees in Snow
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- October Glory II
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- Abbey Fields in Winter
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- Queen Anne’s Lace
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- Color Study 2 Gloucester Harbor
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- Gloucester Harbor-Color Study 2
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- Dawn—Good Harbor Beach*A deck of clouds fanning out*A gold horizon*The two towers’ silhouettes*on Thatcher’s Island—Stillness
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- Rockport Habor, Motif 1
