Artist’s Statement
Any photographic project I undertake is a journey, and this final project started with a journey. I travel forty-two miles through the northwest Missouri agrarian countryside to work. My initial images for my final project were of interesting things I saw along this route. As I collected images, I found that there were numerous signs that featured animals on them in them. I focused on these signs and collected more images. I then became aware that in this part of Missouri, there are many signs that feature the Pony Express, and ultimately my final project is of various iterations of the Pony Express logo on public signs.
The signs are from many different locations and advertise many different businesses. I endeavor to highlight the textures of these signs and their immediate surroundings. I rarely reveal the entire sign in my images, but focus on the variety of Pony Express logos. The logo always depicts the horse in a full gallop and the rider eagerly leans forward in the saddle. I deliberately posted these images on my Word Press blog in a slideshow because I want them viewed in a particular order. It starts with the horse facing to the right and progresses from smaller to larger. The images then switch direction to the horse facing left and the logo gets smaller.
The Best Food in Town – Documentary Project
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- This image depicts the preparation I under take before a trip to the grocery store. I look at the dishes I plan to prepare on line or from my files, examine the local grocery ads, and compose my shopping list.
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- Once I have purchased the groceries on my list, I wheel them out to my trusty (if it was human it would be old enough to vote) car.
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- Cooking can be strenuous work. The fortitude of a nice glass of dry red wine is essential.
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- I love using lots of very fresh produce in my dishes.
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- The prep work is done, it is now time to get busy cooking.
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- Miss Kitty must see what ever is going on. Close up. We do have a few limitations, though. She is not actually on the counter, but perched on a stack of magazines instead.
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