Rise Above
Gallery on Main (in the Community Trust Bank Building)
128 West Main Street
Richmond, KY 40475
September 12-November 7, 2017
Shortly after my first exhibit with Gallery on Main, I submitted a proposal to be the featured artist in an upcoming show and I came up with the name Rise Above. Most of the ~27 photographs that I selected for the exhibit were different than what I had initially proposed.
All the Support I Need
Anglin Falls, Kentucky
tree, support, stand tall, rise aboveThe title says it all.
Camera Shy
Columbus, OH
hidden, Griggs Reservoir, Scioto River, rise aboveCan you see what I see?
Contemplation
Columbus, OH
Griggs Reservoir, Scioto River, rise aboveThe title says it all.
Downtown Lexington at Night
Lexington, KY
downtown, Lexington, perspective, nightThe title says it all.
Dwarfed By Trees
Lexington, KY
perspective, trees, downtown, rise above
Growing in the Water
Richmond, KY
tree, water, growing in the water, rise above
Late Winter Surprise
Anglin Falls, Kentucky
flower, late winter, bloom, rise above
Nature Shall Rise Again
Louisville, KY
nature rising, trees, abandoned, rise aboveAs the Industrial Age comes to a close, what will happen to the edifices created?
Nearing the End of Day
Lexington, KY
sunset, rise above, light, treesThe title says it all.
On My Own
Columbus, OH
rise above, Griggs Reservoir, Scioto River
Peek A Boo
Columbus, OH
ducks, Griggs Reservoir, Scioto River, rise aboveSome of the ducks in this photograph look like they are playing a game of "peek a boo" with you (the viewer) and me (the photographer).
¿Por qué?
Columbus, OH
chemtrails, Columbus, OH, not contrails, whyChemtrails are not contrails. For more information, watch What in the World are they Spraying? and Aerosol Crimes (aka Chemtrails).
Skyline Ascending Into Haze
Chicago, IL
skyline, downtown, skyscrapers, haze, rise aboveThe title says it all.
Spring is Here
Greenville, KY
spring, daffodil, rise above, Martin AcresThis is a close up of a Pseudo‐Narcissus Daffodil, a very old type of daffodil, growing on the side of a small hill at Martin Acres. These Daffodils were valued by early homesteaders because they are easy to grow and spread easily. They were swapped and passed around as gifts in a marriage or whenever a couple bought a new home.
Steps to the Top
Red River Gorge, KY
steps, Red River Gorge, hiking, rise above
Sun Behind ChemTrails
Lexington, KY
chemtrails, psuedo clouds, rise aboveThis photograph is also known as "Pseudo Clouds."
Chemtrails are not contrails. For more information, watch What in the World are they Spraying? and Aerosol Crimes (aka Chemtrails).
Sun Behind Fake Clouds
Greenville, KY
Sun, chemtrails, rise above, Martin AcresChemtrails are not contrails. For more information, watch What in the World are they Spraying? and Aerosol Crimes (aka Chemtrails).
Surrounded By Love
Greenville, KY
Martin Acres, rise above, trees, cabin, protectedLourenza Dow Martin (my great‐great‐great grandfather) was born on 4 May 1833 (to unknown parents). In the 1850s he purchased his freedom & the freedom of his wife, Minnie Malvina "Vanie" Reynolds (born on 18 June 1838). Lourenza purchased 125 acres of land for $600 in 1866 and he passed on 7 April 1897. On 30 May 1898, the 125 acres was sold at a public auction. Herbert Leslie Martin, my great‐grandfather (born on 22 September 1896), acquired the land that had belonged to his grandfather.
Lourenza’s third child, Finis Martin, was born on 17 February 1859 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He began purchasing land at a young age. Finis married Willie Mathis (born on 9 September 1867) in 1886 and it is assumed that when he purchased land in the Rhodes Chapel Community to have profitable agricultural land, he also built the house seen in these two photographs. Homestead was taken in 2014 with a 35mm Kodak EasyShare C182 digital camera and Surrounded by Love was taken in 2017 with a Canon EOS Rebel T4i DSLR camera.
I talked with a friend who is a carpenter (among other things) about the Eastern Redcedar siding that shows little to no signs of deterioration on the Grandpap Finis House (or the Well House), and he told me that it could have been made with old growth Trees. He mentioned that the Trees may have been 200 or 300 years old, which is different than our current view on old growth.
The Bridge Above
Red River Gorge, Kentucky
Natural Bridge, Red River Gorge, rise above
The Power of Love: November 2013
Greenville, KY
love, Martin Acres, power of love, rise aboveOn two acres of Martin Acres—on the outskirts of Greenville, KY—these photographs were taken in November 2013 and November 2015.
My twin brother and I started working on our forest garden in 2013 on fallow grazing land that had seen better days. We ended our work trip by speaking words of love to everything, and you can see the difference that it made (look closely at the November 2015 photograph).
The Power of Love: November 2015
Greenville, KY
love, Martin Acres, power of love, rise aboveOn two acres of Martin Acres—on the outskirts of Greenville, KY—these photographs were taken in November 2013 and November 2015.
My twin brother and I started working on our forest garden in 2013 on fallow grazing land that had seen better days. We ended our work trip by speaking words of love to everything, and you can see the difference that it made (look closely at the November 2015 photograph).
The Web of Life
Frankfort, KY
spider web, web, early morning, rise above
Two on Landing Pad, Two En Route
Greenville, KY
pollinators, Martin Acres, rise aboveThis photograph was taken at Martin Acres and shows some pollinators enjoying a sunny day on the flower of Queen Anne’s Lace (or wild carrot).
Winter Chemtrails Above Trees
Lexington, KY
chemtrails, trees, not contrails, pseudo cloudsChemtrails are not contrails. For more information, watch What in the World are they Spraying? and Aerosol Crimes (aka Chemtrails).
