CONCEPT

Bleeding Earth Inspiration

The Bleeding Earth collection came after the spring of 2010.  A tragic oil spill, the worst maritime oil spill in history. Last year on April 20 an oil rig leased by oil giant BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and releasing nearly 200 million gallons of oil, tens of millions of gallons of natural gas and 1.8 million gallons of chemicals.  At this time, I had been living in Los Angeles and the news of the event had caught my attention. I made the cross country drive and reached areas closely affected by the BP oil spill.  This would lead me to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida coasts, where I  would document, photograph, and collect tar balls in various locations and meet amazing people along the journey.

Human beings, along with all life, modify the environments in which they live. Some cultures have lived in careful harmony with their surroundings for countless generations. Others, like the Neolithic farmers of England's Pennines and Lake District denuded whole forests and changed their environments in irreversible ways. -David Peat.

 My mother always told us "blood is thicker than water". We literally puntured the earth and she is bleeding.  I like to capture the blood, the TAR and use it to show the beauty in the macabre.  I found set out to find my chosen artistic medium, and found it in Gulf Shores, AL, then sadly, the black gold was showing its ugly un-welcome face in Pensacola, Florida. Tarballs were washing up everywhere.

Underwater Photography and Painting

OIL & WATER DON'T MIX
To beat the heat in Texas this Summer, I took up underwater photography and painting using a new technique I have developed. I have recently been commissioned to photograph and paint Wedding couples, and romantic honeymooners in Mexico. Anyone interested in commissioning me for their own work please contact





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