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Blondie’s Decision photos were inspired by the high contrast, saturated colors, and tight crops in Edward Hopper’s paintings. The locations are Santa Fe unseen, the liquor stores, laundromats, burrito stands, trailer parks and the like that we see, but don’t see. Realizing I needed a subject to provide continuity across the series, I recruited my wife, Nancy Egan to put on a blond wig and assume the character of Blondie.
Together, we crafted the story line of Blondie’s sad day and difficult decision. Nancy put the story into words and added the rich detail that brings it to life, in our book, Blondies Decision.
We hope Blondie’s Decision will bring you a smile.
Amish quilt patterns have specific names such as Sunshine and Shadow or Tumbling Blocks, abstract geometric shapes created by piecing bits of colored fabric together and intricate stitching often in the form of feathers or floral designs. As the quilters discover ways to make their art distinctively their own, I explored composition, design and color. My quilts are photographic composites starting with my interpretation of an Amish pattern. I chose macro photographs of flowers using their vibrant colors for “fabric” and the texture created by light and shadow to represent “stitching”. And, in some way, using a flower pays homage to the generations of quiltmakers who have preserved and evolved this once humble craft into museum quality artforms.
The Roads I Rode is a black and white photo essay documenting the roads I rode in Santa Fe and Santa Monica while training for the Santa Fe Century, a one day, 100 mile bicycle ride.
Boys, Here’s What Happened is a collection of stories I wrote for my grandsons about my experiences growing up in Golden, Colorado in the 1950s and 1960s.
Children, Here’s Where You Came From traces the Braun, Bentley, Bussey, Waters, and Watters families as they immigrated from Germany and England to the US starting in the 1850s
Mom’s Photo Album is a recreation of the photo albums my mother, Mary Jane Braun Waters assembled from the time she was 11 throughout the rest of her life.
The Birds in My Santa Fe Backyard is a four volume collection of photographs of birds organized by season and species.
