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If I’ve learned nothing else since moving to Montana, it’s that a moment of breathtaking light is fleeting. Leaving my parents’ house, I noticed the sun slicing through a dense portion of the forest, took a photo, and later painted the image above. Gathering short-lived inspiration can be tricky: sometimes it’s convenient, like in my parents’ driveway; other times, I am driving 70mph on the highway and trying to commit the scene to memory. Shifting environmental conditions present another variable. Sunrise or sunset, partly-cloudy skies, sunshine + a canopy of foliage all temporarily yield excellent lighting. The strong lights and darks make for intriguing images, compared to flat supermarket-type lighting (which illuminates a thousand cereal boxes, but doesn’t stir the soul). I am thrilled when I capture a fleeting instance because it can then be experienced over and over — impermanence becomes permanent, like in the following pieces:
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