Expanse Advance

Sep. 30 2009

The land looks more alive in ways I cannot even describe. Expanse and advance through endless miles. 2009 mixed media on found image.

Little Birds Outside and Beyond

Sep. 20 2009

Bluejay at the foot of a new day. This small bird appeared and collected the unseen light for a few short moments. Studied it for a while and made this piece below "Radiant Jay" 2009 mixed media on found jay image.

Made in Redmond, OR

Sep. 10 2009

Took a trip to the central environs of this state called Oregon. Redmond it was and still is. A desert swept and windy place not too different from the city I grew up in. Stayed in a hotel for a couple of days when not hiking along the ex-volcanic obsidian flows. What was gained from idle hotel time emerged as Redmond Buck 2009 mixed media on found image.

Memory Screens of Things Seen and Unseen

Sep. 04 2009

Happenstance to a new dimension. This time we were traveling under the great terrestrial umbrellas known as the cathedrals -- those massive ancient redwoods in the old growth forests. Keep these alive and keep them forever. Here this piece is titled "Cathedrals" 2009 mixed media on found image. Now dream in sequence and technicolor.

Woke up to find myself here

Aug. 29 2009

A dream slipped into reality and I could not slip out of reality, so it stayed with me for a while and this emerged "Spectral Falls" 2009 mixed media/collage piece.

Sometimes Something Somewhere

Aug. 23 2009

Days separate and dissipate. Moving and shifting. Something stirs in the nearby woods and is encapsulated by light and color. Something here was caught, but not by malevolent forces. Benign it is and safe it becomes. This piece below, It Surrounds You, was made within the context of chiaroscuro. 2009 mixed media collage.

As Seen From Above

Aug. 08 2009

"Inversion Layers" 2009 mixed media on found aerial map.

This and That

Jul. 29 2009

Wow, these are extraordinarily odd times. One minute you feel good, the next you feel like never waking up again. How can anyone really be a working artist these days? Methinks it is an impossible goal to attain. So for the sake of art imitating life, here is a new piece dedicated to the ephemeral nature of all things creative and hand-made. "Migration Sequence" Found image with mixed media on wood panel configuration.

A Reference to Passing Time

Jul. 22 2009

Days revolve around intrinsic clocks and unseen rhythms. Pulses through and here and passes by and there. We are everywhere and never anywhere. Made one night in diffused light came forth in fluorescence of a new day. Time passed. This new piece below generated in lieu of these thoughts.

Golden Filters in Canyonland

Jul. 16 2009

Alpenglow (from German: Alpenglühen) is an optical phenomenon. When the Sun is just below the horizon, a horizontal red glowing band can sometimes be observed on the opposite horizon. Alpenglow is easiest to observe when mountains are illuminated but can also be observed when the sky is illuminated through backscattering.

Since the Sun is below the horizon, there is no direct path for the light to reach the mountain. Instead, light reflects off airborne snow, water, or ice particles low in the atmosphere. It is this circumstance that separates a normal sunrise or sunset from alpenglow.

Although the term may be loosely applied to any sunrise or sunset light seen on the mountains, true alpenglow is not direct sunlight and is only observed after sunset or before sunrise. Hence below, Joe Ryckebosch's own take on this phenomenon "Alpenglow at 8" 2009 mixed media on found image.