I grew up on a farm near Sprague, a tiny Manitoba village. From an early age I was thrilled with family drives through the countryside and seemed drawn to buildings and objects that were no longer in use. Things like sagging barns with peeling paint and rusting farm machinery in pastures. I often imagined the lives and challenges of the people who left these objects behind. I am still obsessed with relics of the past and cannot pass a rusting tractor or rotting farm building without stopping to take a picture.
Now a retired school teacher living in Neepawa, I am lucky to have been able to travel to a number of different countries, experience different cultures, and broaden my perspective of the world. Of course I always had a camera with me and couldn’t resist taking photos of old buildings, alleys and whatever interested me.
In 2020 I thought I would touch up some of my photos to brighten them and improve color. I started playing with the photo editing software and discovered after applying multiple effects and filters, my photos could end up looking more like paintings. After clicking dozens and sometimes hundreds of times I started to try to create artwork. My preferences and taste has changed considerably from 2020 and will likely to change in the future. These images are what I currently proud of as they remind me of my rural roots and my travels. As you can likely tell, I love intense color.
