Mandala group art creation

This is a timelapse of the making of a henna-inspired mandala by a group of family members who commissioned me to direct the creation of a marriage proposal. Everything about this day was stellar. And the group worked amazingly well together as the video shows.

'Mesh' at Allomere Falls, Point Reyes

An incredible location for my first hike-in playa painting. Allomere Falls is a seasonal waterfall that exits right on to the beach. And a beautiful and very suitable beach it turned out to be (we had no idea what to expect).  Work had to be done quickly, so I chose an uncomplicated design. For scale, Ember is the speck in the upper right portion of the beach.

Playa Painting at Allomere Falls, Point Reyes

'Memorium'

Here is the last painting I created during my recent stint in the Bay Area. This one was done in memory of the passing of a close friend's mother. She loved the flowers and the beach.

This design connects the perfection of geometry with the earthly realm of organic form, symbolizing the connecting of spirit and matter that is a living being. The tide represents the passing of all things. A beautiful offering to his mother and to us.

'Substructures III'

Hi friends. Its been a winter of incubation and and gestation. Many exciting doors opening themselves.

The art off the beach test went really well and showed the opportunities revealed by my new quadcopter.

This image is from a test run on the beach getting used to the equipment. On two previous days I discovered my copter battery was dead- missing the chance to photograph two enormous designs, as big or larger than the one here.

Relying on the tech is a little anxiety inducing. As it draws me further from the cliff-side overlook with the promises of capturing a larger tableau, the more reliant I become on it working well- the more variables enter the equation. Such as piloting the copter in windy conditions in such a way that there is good framing of the scene-in the meantime the copter battery last less than 10 minutes.

Earthscape art in the field

I'm so excited! New directions are opening up to me.

For one, this photo shows my first piece made of grass and straw!  For scale I'm in the right upper corner looking up.

Also, the image came from a first run at photographing with my new quadcopter. I'll post about it- so cool!

Can't wait to do more of these.

Andres_Amador

'Kelp I' new photos!

This one was done at a spot near Fort Bragg, CA that we visited several years back. It was the location of 'Connections'. This time the beach was completely different- more rocky, with larger sand grains which had the sand drying faster. While we were working there were a number of abalone fishermen passing through an otherwise very secluded location.

'Kelp II' 2012 Fort Bragg, CA

'Kelp I' - detail

A new timelapse. This one is at Stinson Beach across the Golden Gate Bridge, north of San Francisco.