Converging Ground Level

I hope that anyone who picks up this book enjoys the images and words. They were created by three different artists capturing individual impressions of the soulful, eclectic, urban, and natural beauty that can be found in Houston, Texas and its surrounding regions. The idea for this book originally began as an introspective visual study of unique landscapes that I’ve encountered throughout my life. As a painter, I’m interested in the visual conversation between landscapes, nature, space (both man-made and natural), and the connections between them. However, what I learned throughout the process was the basic instinct and commonality for capturing and creating images among three artists. In addition, it wasn’t only about creating images, but acknowledging a history and personal story about the life of one artist who lives in Houston, and how it’s intertwined with the other two artists who live in a vastly different city and landscape. Our images share how we are connected and how our visual interpretations are fed by personal and innate aesthetic sensibilities. In the past year, the lives of two artists (the third included as well) collided and this book is a collection of first collaborations. I hope the images share a glimpse into the interpretations of Houston and the people, buildings, landscapes, and art that thrives in the beautiful Bayou City.