Decay

“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” –Sallust A single decaying leaf on a bright textured background. Looking for art for your home or office or something to spice up your digital desktop?  This image is available for printing and download.  You can also check out the rest of my portfolio here.  And, don’t forget to subscribe…… Continue reading Decay

The Wall

“I’m woven in a fantasy, I can’t believe the things I see. The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall. And with each passing day I feel a little more like something dear was lost” –from The Wall by Kerry Livgren/Steve Walsh of Kansas. I know it’s crazy, but I…… Continue reading The Wall

Direction

“The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.” — Earl Nightingale This photograph was shot on the top floor of a parking garage near my home in Milwaukee. I was initially struck by how one of the directional arrows seemed to point to a solid concrete wall with nothing but an empty…… Continue reading Direction

Empty Watercolor Paint Trays

"Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it." --Dee Hock A well-used and thoroughly enjoyed water color paint set on a white canvas background. Copyright 2017 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.” –Dee Hock A well-used and thoroughly enjoyed water color paint set on a white canvas background. Looking for art for your home or office or something to spice up your digital desktop?  This image is available for printing and download.  You can also check…… Continue reading Empty Watercolor Paint Trays

Spring Flower

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour." -- William Blake An arrangement of fallen petals from a simple Spring flower bouquet. Copyright 2017 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.” — William Blake An arrangement of fallen petals from a simple Spring flower bouquet. I originally framed this as a much tighter shot.  However, I really liked…… Continue reading Spring Flower

A Place to Sit 3

A Place to Sit 3

“Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it’s not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation.” –Chuck Close Looking for art for your home or office or something to spice up your digital desktop?  This image is available for printing and download.  You can also check out the…… Continue reading A Place to Sit 3

Fixture – Look Up

A simple light fixture in the ceiling at the Milwaukee Public Library Central branch. Copyright 2017 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up” –Samuel Smiles Whenever I am out and about with my camera, I am always looking around. Up, down, left, right, front, behind.  You never know what a change in perspective will reveal.  That is especially true when inside old public buildings.  …… Continue reading Fixture – Look Up

Seashell by the Seashore

Seashell by the Seashore

I wanted to capture something “summer-y” and minimalist to commemorate the impending end of summer and the slow downhill slide to the dead of winter.  What better way than with a nice sandy beach and a seashell or two?  The only problem with that is I’m in Milwaukee and nowhere near the ocean.  Oh sure, we have Lake…… Continue reading Seashell by the Seashore

Four Small Containers of Paint

Four Small Containers of Paint Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

These small containers of washable paint belong to my son.  I noticed the complementary colors when I was cleaning his painting supplies and I thought, ‘I have to shoot those!’  Of course, I dropped everything and took the plastic buckets to my camera stand.  Priorities, you know… To make the saturated colors really stand out in the…… Continue reading Four Small Containers of Paint

Peeling Back the Layers

Peeling Back the Layers

“I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they’d been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to know the child.” –Dick Francis With my son as my guide, I’m working toward peeling back the strata of my own life to reveal the wide-eyed exploring curious child I…… Continue reading Peeling Back the Layers

Fierce Calm

Fierce Calm

Long exposures of large fierce waves can produce a surprisingly ethereal and calm image.  The waves you don’t see in this image were around 4-6 feet tall.  Quite tall for Lake Michigan, but what you’d expect after a thunderstorm.  And since this is yet another horizon shot for me, I wanted to do something different with the…… Continue reading Fierce Calm

Paint Brush of the Soul

Paint Brush of the Soul

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” –Henry Ward Beecher The photography is by me, but the idea for this image courtesy of my wife with the paint supplied by my son. Day 327 of my 365 photo a day project. Are you looking for…… Continue reading Paint Brush of the Soul