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A Twist on Fall Color by Jann Alexander © 2014 “The gift of an image is that it provides a place to watch your soul.” —JAMES HILLMAN...

Twisted by Jann Alexander © 2014 I don’t really believe in ‘directions’ in art; the rope twists as you follow it, that’s all. —GRAHAM...

Artists with cameras are trying to create something that’s fresh, new, distinct. It’s what creative people do—no matter the medium.

Pampas Waves by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature is rarely still. Witness the waves of pampas grass, always  on the move  thanks to a...

Not So Coy by Jann Alexander © 2014 There’s nothing too coy about koi. Perhaps because they’re not much more than common...

Pretty in Pink by Jann Alexander ©2014 Ahhhh spring blooms.  So lovely, so many masquerading as weeds. If the tenacious, thorny Texas...

Lotsa Hats by Jann Alexander © 2014 Every spring the Texas Hill Country wildflowers I await most fervently are the vivid, colorful,...

When it’s ready to throw up its March bloom, the Spanish Dagger’s magnificent flower always comes out on top. The thick-leaf yucca...

A Pot of Gold in the Badlands by Jann Alexander © 2012 As if the Badlands in South Dakota aren’t breathtaking enough, a rainbow...

Color Riot by Jann Alexander © 2014 The day may be dreary and distinctly unAustin-like, but my local Sprouts did its best to incite a...

Awakening by Jann Alexander © 2014 “May our heart’s garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.” —Thich Nhat Hanh Captured on...

Centering by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature inspires Being centered is the best place to be when you’re making art. Nature enlightens...

Choices by Jann Alexander © 2014 With apologies to Robert Frost: Two canals diverged in a field, and I – I focused on the most alluring...

Mirrored Lily by Jann Alexander © 2014 Reflections are easily found in nature. Reflections upon oneself, within one’s soul: not so...

Outer Space Flower by Jann Alexander © 2014 From a Texas Hill Country wildflower’s vantage point, March means spring is in the...

From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...

Setting a Trap by Jann Alexander © 2012 “I look at light: how it plays, bounces, delineates, colors, dances and defines by its abundance...

On the Lake by Jann Alexander © 2013 What man has made of steel and concrete becomes beauty when mirrored by nature; and the mind can...

Restorative, Arkansas Woods  by Jann Alexander © 2013 “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. “ — JOHN MUIR ,...

Lightscapes / On the Lake, Austin by Jann Alexander © 2013 .    .    . There’s a complex explanation in physics for reflection....