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There is something about tiny, dilapidated buildings that stops me in my tracks. Whether I'm walking in the woods or driving down a country road, I brake for little old outbuildings, crumbling cottages and weather beaten barns. It's especially intriguing to me when the land begins to claim the man made structures, as vines creep up the wood or brick siding and weeds pop up through porches, architecture and earth become one in a riot of texture. 

In part, I'm paying homage to my Kentucky roots and the simple, symmetrical architecture of the rural farming community of my grandparents and parents. Additionally, I think of my work as a nod to that of Walker Evans and William Christenberry. There is a sad beauty to their images of rural Alabama. They captured a bygone era that was, at one time, indicative of the back roads of America. I hope that in some way, my images of Kentucky and now my adopted home state of Texas, do the same.

As you view my work, I hope you can appreciate these forgotten places; I hope there is a familiarity in the images, giving you the feeling that maybe you've seen this place somewhere, along the way ...

Along the way series

See through barn, Florence, Kentucky

See through barn, Florence, Kentucky

Family cemetery, Grants Lick, Kentucky

Family cemetery, Grants Lick, Kentucky

Waters school, Murray, Kentucky

Waters school, Murray, Kentucky

Basking cactus, Austin, Texas

Basking cactus, Austin, Texas

Marian Shrine, Texas

Marian Shrine, Texas

Tree with Windmill, El Dorado, Texas

Tree with Windmill, El Dorado, Texas

Bourbon Street, New Orleans

Bourbon Street, New Orleans

Box of plates, Texas

Box of plates, Texas

Windmill, El Dorado, Texas

Windmill, El Dorado, Texas

Airport Diner, Fredericksburg, Texas

Airport Diner, Fredericksburg, Texas

White church with red door, Texas

White church with red door, Texas

Cafe Amelie, New Orleans

Cafe Amelie, New Orleans

Cracked II

Cracked II

Desire, New Orleans

Desire, New Orleans

Hangar Hotel, Fredericksburg, Texas

Hangar Hotel, Fredericksburg, Texas

Pink boot, Texas

Pink boot, Texas

Saint Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

Saint Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

Soda bottles, Texas

Soda bottles, Texas

White shed, Texas

White shed, Texas

Taco A Go-Go, Houston

Taco A Go-Go, Houston

Seawall, Galveston

Seawall, Galveston

Cemetery, Galveston

Cemetery, Galveston

Editorial

Protest I, Austin, Texas

Protest I, Austin, Texas

Protest II, Austin, Texas

Protest II, Austin, Texas

Homemade laundry detergent

Homemade laundry detergent

Hotel Saint Cecilia main house, Austin, Texas

Hotel Saint Cecilia main house, Austin, Texas

Hotel Saint Cecilia patio, Austin, Texas

Hotel Saint Cecilia patio, Austin, Texas

Hotel Saint Cecilia bungalow, Austin, Texas

Hotel Saint Cecilia bungalow, Austin, Texas

Words

Soon, I'll add clips of my features and columns from various publications. Until then, you can see a lot of my work at www.statesman.com (just do a search of my name). Thanks for being patient.

 

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