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All the following images and stories are existential in nature. Along with alternate realities and other realms of the mind. Just know that I had fun creating them and I hope they at least make you scratch your head.....

In my backyard I have lots of gravel and strategically placed cement squares covering the yard because we get lots of rain and this helps to keep our feet dry. The gravel and cement squares are monochromatic. The cement squares grew into  nice green mossy islands. So I decided to dress up the gravel by doing a bit of this and that. I'm pleased with my new backyard. Moonshine, sunshine we all shine!!Peace Out.

Having fun playing catch with myself. This is part of a long term series that I am creating. I will share some of the finished works with you. I hope they are received in a light hearted manner as that is the purpose of most of my work...As always I wish everyone as peaceful a day as possible...Smile at your reflection today...Practice makes perfect!

In this series  I  photograph small and obscure inanimate images that exist in our every day world that goes unseen. I create a macro environment that is readable (yet abstract) from a micro environment that is constantly overlooked. The finished work above I call "floral hedge and sidewalk". The seed of the image was a door edge that was worn down to expose the different layers of paint from previous applications. The sidewalk was the lit space beyond the door edge. The area was no more than 1.5 inches long. Of course I had to work my magic to create the image, but the muscle of the project is too try and expose and share the worth of the minutia  in the world. To me it enhances the value, the sense of oneness in everything!...Enjoy the small bits of life...Peace Out.

Three bricks on my chimney. They caught my eye and without knowing why! What did I see and intuitively sense about those three, common and always overlooked bricks? Another image, another place, another whimsical stretch of the existential mind? A drone view of a treed valley surrounded by plateaus, that is what I saw in the back of my mind and slowly brought to the front and out my hands. This is a location that is found no where but, possibly, everywhere. It is located in the imagination. We all have the ability to view happily the world in all its contortions and possibilities. Have a wonderful and positive spin on the planet earth!! Peace out.

Beautiful strands of hair  become an undulating sea that casts about and sings "come swim with me". Only the limits  I cast upon myself withholds me from the oceans of the world within!!..."Know thyself" as Socrates said so long ago.

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A wide variety of images will continue as I gather snapshots of of anything and everything that pops up and says "Take my picture". Kidding aside, the above image was originally found on a city street and as it spoke to me, I spoke back. This image reminds me a bit of the 1950's early 60's art scene. Just a feeling. Enjoy your day on the planet. Peace Out 

A Circus Act!!

A Woman walking down the street. The sun casts a shadow of a tree spreading across the building. A simple day with a slight twist. I always appreciate a surreal angle with a cartoonish pinch. Reminds me of my childhood and all the comics I read. Loved them. If you can, enjoy the sidewalks of your cities and towns. Peace Out!

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I was recently at the Oregon coast, beautiful place, and the dynamics of the ocean waves kissing the shore was romantic. The movement of the waves were inspiring and inviting. The color of the water was deep and rough. It was an environment that I only wished to view and not physically enter. I hope this photo creates a story, a feeling for you. Peace Out!

What image could I bring to life with a photo of sunlight reflecting off of my car roof and a picture of my pajama leg. Abstract for sure, but pleasing and fun to put together.... We had gone to a play yesterday and I feel, maybe, that I was influenced by the stage lighting. Amazing how our dreams appear at night as we sleep and even more so when awake we can manifest those experiences without initially realizing the source. It took me a few hours before the nickel dropped. Sometimes the deeper meaning is just having fun!

Sitting down at one of our favorite ethnic restaurants I noticed the sill, the transparent blue film on the windows and the blinds above. I just had to take a picture without knowing exactly what I would create with this new image. I was drawn to it. 

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Mysterious landscape! The image I have created reminds me of the amazing experiments Tesla created....He created an electrical relationship between the earth and the heavens. I wanted to represent a sense of the energy that circulates within natures battery and that continues ceaselessly day in and day out. I hope we all have a positive day!! Peace Out.

The cities of  Quantum Mechanics (QM) have evolved from each other and are involve with each other. You cannot have one without the other. Maybe the size, shape or color of individual cities might differ, but a shared essence remains. But I'm also hopeful that you could get a tasty Latte in any of the multiple reality cities. May peace and happiness reign through and around each universe!!

The bubble of another universe floats in my imagination. Knock, knock who is in there? All fun and games today and I hope the same is true for all my doppelgangers out there somewhere. I'm sure they are all saying...Peace Out!!

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Alternate Universes! Here are just a few together in the same space, but unseen to each other... Maybe we share the same qualities? Maybe a bit brighter, shorter, taller but only a tiny bit different. The  importance of being able to live in the hear and now I'm sure is mirrored throughout the universes. Bring forward the colors, sounds and brightness of our lives. Enrich others, help others, support others and care deeply for others are qualities that help to strengthen all our lives. I'm sure our alternate reality doppelgängers feel the same way......For sure!! johntaskerart@gmail.com

Every morning, or almost every morning, I put a pair of shoes on. Most of us do this and usually it becomes a routine, like so many others, in our daily lives. I just thought showing the positions of the shoes and the placement of the feet would give us (me) a nod to the simple things in life!! As the old saying says "one step at a time". Have a bright and forward thinking day.

Greetings from an alternate universe!!..Thumbs up too all. Life is moving along at this end and I hope that it is full and vibrant in your universe. Peace out!

The trapeze of life. A balancing act that is always ongoing. I always want to start my day upbeat by trying to be as positive as I'm able. As my day moves its way through and around me I like to be left at the end of the journey with as much Joy  as possible. It's all part of life. Peace out!!

So near yet so far. Dimension to Universe to alternate realities to the here and now. My right hand does not know what my other right hands do: Shaking hands, patting a friend on the back, stroking my cats face, feeding and reading and handing out high fives? Quantum Mechanics (QM) says I can do it all, simultaneously with all the happiness that I can muster. World without end!!! Peace Out. 

Quantum Mechanics and multiple worlds. How does one get from here to there? Well, in my world I traveled through a ringed wormhole of my creation. Even though I am still here, in my mind I was there. That is the beauty of imagination and creativity. Peace out and rest well!!

What goes up must come down. For a moment I was a bird. No gravity or weight holding me down. But only for a second as I made my landing on mother earth once again!!!...I may be heavy in weight, but light of heart. That counts for something!

These three photos represent 2 seconds of my active life. Seems silly too look at 2 seconds and give it notice, but it is a small part of a larger picture called life. In a sense I am acknowledging the minutia in my life. The building blocks of my time on the planet......Enjoy the Lego blocks in your life......Peace out!

Still moving through space. Sometimes it's an easy walk and sometimes it's a tumble. As long as I get to the other side with a smile on my face it's all good. Enjoy the ride!!

I've found that crossing the great divide is a constant process. Who I was before transforms into who I am now. From was to am will never stop. The tides of my life ebb and flow. As long as my boat does not have a big leak I will keep sailing and dance with the tides. Peace out!

I'm back with my new series which at this moment in time I will call "Stop Action" in every day life. To take mundane activities and give it a spot light in our daily actions as we all sometimes spin out of control and miss the little things in life. There can be humor and a softness if we can look at everyday activities from a new and different angle. I hope to create a visual pathway into the average.

The leaves have fallen off of our pear tree and the signs of fall are every where. The sun was shining bright and clear and the shadow of the pear tree on our fence was delicious to look at. The pear tree called out to me and said "I am still vibrant even though I am asleep". I obliged and added makeup to the spirit of the tree that I felt. By the way, the pairs are Bartlett and taste delicious both fresh and canned. I hope the sleeping world of nature still invites your imagination! Peace Out.

When my inspirational strings pull me in a direction, I know that I must follow and, as always, a positive learning experience awaits me. So now, for the time being, I will move away from the photo montages that I have been creating and focus more on my visual intuition within a single image. The single image will create a challenge and with the artistic tools at my disposal, I hope to create a story line, a feeling, a birds eye view of my world. A world with a creative twist. As an example, the above photo  is a landscape with  a  tactile surface designed from a two dimensional image. This natural composition called to me and I responded. Not knowing exactly what the final image would be is the fun part. I will try and bring social content, environmental landscapes and abstract images with an existential twist to the viewer. I enjoy the journey. My flight of fancy has few rules other than to follow the end of my nose. Have a wonderful, safe and happy day. Peace Out.

Another view of altered stop action. With the sun at her back while walking down the street she passes a man working on his pick-up truck. This is America at the grass roots level. 

Flying, streaking, floating or hovering our multidimensional friend is enjoying a romp through space. Could very well be, or strongly possibly from another dimension. Why not. I'm making this all up and I find that a perfect explanation! Plus I like the other worldly look.

A field of dreams that exist in another dimension. The young person flying through the air in the other dimensional image would see this on a daily basis. Who knows what it could look like, but bright and altered, at least to our eyes and minds, would be correct. I think?

Doppelganger Affect