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If you were to ask my mom (Mary Mikel) about the subject matter of my early photography, I am pretty sure she would respond with a single word: Clouds... (Well, if not clouds, certainly trash... but that's another story)
In fact I recently came across a whole stack of Instamatic 126 photos, each one being a different cloud formation. It was never about seeing "things" in the clouds, like a bear, or Mickey Mouse, it was always about the clouds themselves. I was drawn to the incredible contrasts, corpuscular rays, silver and gold linings, rain streaks, thunder heads and even various shades within the fogs.
Clouds, are probably one of the reasons I liked living in Florida, we had, for the most part, clear blue skies or Blue skies with Clouds. Yes we got the occasional storm... Which usually caused me to grab a cup of coffee with my wife and sit on the back porch watching the rain... but, "clouds" still draw me.
Majestic beauty, infinite ranges of light, a glimpse of heaven here on earth.
Thank-You Jayells for supporting the local Art Scene
