Beach, full name: Suddenly on the Beach, is a modified composite photograph with computer-generated material. The man shown is my son-in-law Ken Larsen. Since we can only "see" things if we know roughly what they are, he does not really "see" the apparition on the beach, but only perceives a kind of chaos, just as the Australian aborigines could not "see" Captain Cook's ships. The nature of the apparition is left open; it could be anything from an alien invasion to a religious manifestation. Caboose , full nameRed Caboose, with Flames", is a photograph with computer-generated material.Jets, full name: Jets over Ocean City is a composite photograph based on an aerial photo taken over Ocean City, Maryland.Spitfire , full name: Spitfire over Venice, is a composite photograph, extensively modified, showing a plane over San Giorgio.Vesuvius , full name: A Dream of Vesuvius, consists of an extensive modified photograph plus computer-generated material. The photo was taken from the window of a hotel in Naples.Weaver , full name: The Guatemalan Weaver, is a photograph originally taken in Guatemala in 1947 and subsequently scanned and computer-modified. The village where this was taken was almost wiped out in the civil wars.Milan , full name: On Milan Cathedral, with Flames, shows my wife and I on the roof of the famous cathedral, with a fiery background.Venus , full name: Venus Revisited, borrows from Botticelli. The children are my grandchildren, Sarah and Calvin.Sugarloaf , full name: On Sugarloaf Mountain, is an extensively modified composite photograph.Journey, full name: Journey's End, is an extensively modified composite photograph. The castle is inspired by an image from a French medieval manuscript.

Tiger-Moth, full name:Tiger-Moth over Grand Canal, is an extensively modified composite photograph showing a classic biplane over Venice's Grand Canal.

Burden, full name: The Heavy Burden, is, like The Guatemalan Weaver based on a photograph taken in Guatemala in 1947 and subsequently computer-modified.

Dreamscape is completely computer-generated. The plane is copied from a photograph.

Pilgrim, full name: Pilgrim's Progress is a composite photograph combined with some computer-generated material.

Blue, full name: Blue Angels over Capri depicts the famous aerobatic team over the island of Capri. It is an extensively modified composite of three photographs, plus some computer-generated material.

Sydney, full name:Steep Turn over Sydney depicts a jet maneuvering over the Sydney opera house. It is a modified composite photograph.

Red, full name: Red Sky over Miyajima is an extensively modified composite photograph taken in Japan.

Pavilion, full name: Dream of the Golden Pavilion, is a composite photograph taken in Kyoto. The girl is my granddaughter Sarah.

The Walk to Paradise. This a a heavily modified composite photograph with some computer-generated material. The castle is inspired by one in Les Tres Riches Heures. The girl is my grandaughter Sarah.

The Road Goes Ever On and On. This is a composite photograph, heavily modified.

Oil Paintings

Click here for oil paintings, some of which are based on the above.