Sonoran Desert Twilight
Seeing form with the whole body and mind. Hearing sound with the whole body and mind. One understands it intimately. ~ Eihen Dogen
When I am in the desert, I have two responsibilities — to listen, to see.
I watch as nature busies herself doing [...]
Ocotillo Sunset © 2012 Bo Mackison
“Something has happened To my understanding of existence That now makes my heart always full of wonder…”
~ Hafiz, The Gift
I have desert dreams. They are not as tidy as I would like, but perhaps they are tidier than one would imagine. [...]
Aloe Abstract © 2012 Bo Mackison
Today I leave on my newest explore, my goal to see that which I haven’t seen before.
I will share that vision in words and photos, As once again, “Bo goes solo.”
With deep gratitude to those who help make this possible.
Next stop [...]
Digital Dahlia © 2012 Bo Mackison
Art washes away from the soul the dust of every day life. ~ Picasso
I took a break from packing and organizing to use Nik Pro Efex and transform a photo of a dahlia I took two springs ago into a softer, more subtle [...]
“Beauty is a primeval phenomenon, which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of which is visible in a thousand different utterances of the creative mind, and is as various as nature herself.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
On a calm, misty morning, these autumn colors were reflected in Indian Lake. Photographed at Indian [...]
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. ~Christopher Morley
Photo taken at Devil’s Lake State Park near [...]
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