beyond photography

Wanderlust   

 austrian crystal embellished photos 

    ~ please view movement and light effects in this short film ~

To travel with wonder is to see the world not just as it is, but as it shimmers for a fleeting instant.  

These black-and-white images—embellished with Austrian crystals—capture moments of unexpected beauty, quiet humor, and pathos.  From a Baroque muse in a French château to the solemn stillness of Marie Antoinette’s cell, each piece reflects the emotional resonance of a “perfect moment” suspended in time—discovered while wandering far from home.

film by Pad McLaughlin 

Chinoiserie: Gouache, Colored Pencil on Pigment Print   9 3/4" x 18 3/4 "       

Wonderland: Sumi ink, Pan Pastel on Pigment Print  17" x 17"

The Queen of Violets: Arcrylic, Gouche, and Colored Pencil on Pigment Print       15" x 15 3/4"

Gold Magnolia: Gold leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil and Pan Pastel on Pigment Print   15 1/2" x 10 1/2 "

Moonlit Orchard: Sumi ink, Opaque white ink, colored pencil on Pigment Print   17" x 22"

Frances: Sumi ink, Opaque white ink, acrylic on Pigment Print .     13" x 19"

Digital Still Life and abstract Landscape COLLAGE

pastels from micro photography references