James Gordon Gallery - Themes Selection




	Immediately appealing, these pictures have clearly recognizable subjects.	These images have subjects that are dramatic, or create a sense of mystery.


	Focusing one or two elements helps to capture a true feel for a subject.	Pictures of people in public, that capture an essence what they are doing.


	Each of these has an element that is restful, or quietly pleasing to the eye.	Contrasting elements and unusual viewpoints create a different perspective.
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Picture postcards

Red Tree and House - lovely fall colors make a picture postcard (October, 1995)
Mendocino Sunset - in Northern California, the setting sun casts a mauve glow (1996)
Post Hotel - Lake Louise - postcard Post Hotel with Rockies backdrop (Sept, 2000)
Autumn Yellow and Old Deerfield Hall - rich yellow leaves frame a rustic hall (October, 1995)
Cetona Hillside - this picture idealizes a Tuscan hillside olive grove and farm house (October 2002)
Golden Gate Bridge - from south east side, old postcard colors (January, 2003)

Intimate views

Glacial Crevasse - ancient ice emerges and melts at the glacier face (October, 2000)
Wild Asparagus - Paris street market (May, 1996)
Miner's Door - Bodie - rusted textures from a bygone era (July, 1995)
Santorini Dog - a little dog snoozes in the warm sun on a Greek isle (June, 1989)
Rockport Window - this window tells a story of time in the town (October, 1995)
Peppers in New Mexico - A simple combination of elements in a doorway (April, 1998)
Dried Produce - Roadside - Fall produce and flowers as a craft (October, 1995)
Spiritual Moment - afternoon sun through a church window lights a flag (October, 1995)
Museum Visitor - a lone person views exhibits at LA County Museum of Art (Sept., 2001)
Glowing Leaves - Massachusetts (October, 1995)
Gum Blossom - vibrant, delicate eucalypt blossom in Hermosa Beach (July, 2002)

Serenity and beauty

Slopes of Green - layers of green hills form a natural painting of light (June, 1996)
Mists of Time - along the misty valley to Yosemite's Bridal Veil Falls (June, 1995)
Quiet Beach - dawn lights the misty beach at Hermosa
Artist's Garden- hidden serenity in the Blue Mountains near Sydney (August, 1992)
Beach Fishing - Solitude at dusk on a tranquil stretch of coast (1973)
Dover Beach at Dawn - liike a Turner scene, nothing stirs in the early light (February, 1980)
Farm Morning - Bucolic, peaceful, a New England farm is a timeless icon (Oct, 1995)
Shelley Beach Dawn - morning light touches edges of beach and rocks (September, 2002)
Creek at Dawn - early rays create a near perfect reflection of the banks (October, 2002)

Drama and mystery

Willows at Mono Lake - aged sentinels at dusk (July, 1995)
Bodie Town - late sun throws long shadows on a ghost town (July, 1995)
Tufa Sunrise - Mono Lake - the exposed tufa is caught by the early sun (July, 1995)
Old Deerfield Shed - colors saturate in the misty lighting (October, 1995)
Hidden water pool - this treasure is between Calgary and Banff (September, 2000)
Lava Mists - steam delicately frames the rivers of molten lava (May, 1990)
Red Seats - Orpheum Theatre - single spot lighting create a dramtic effect (September 2003)
USS Elliott - peaceful scene with a powerful peacemaker at anchor (October, 2000)
Two Roads - As a metaphor, two paths, high or low, offer a choice (Oct, 1995)
Black Lava Coast - new land in creation, as lava flows to the sea (May, 1990)
Surreal Beach - low tide and silver lighting create a mystical feel (October, 2003)
Mormon House - a piece of history, this near ruin evokes the pioneer era, (May, 1991)

People at large

Energy in Motion - Beach Bash 2000 - a skateboarder performs on video (July, 2000)
Bronze Backs - in the warm California sun (July, 2000)
Murano Glass Worker - the fire glows on the glassworker's face as he works (April, 1980)
Yam Seller - local tribal woman selling yams at Port Moresby markets (April, 1984)
Organ Grinder - Amsterdam - this character and his music machine (April, 1980)
Helping Hand - a young man is all grown up and turns the fire engine siren (February, 2002)
Chinese New Year - colorful costumes at LA Chinese New Year Parade (July, 2000)
Choosing a Pumpkin - a couple ponders the choice of Halloween pumpkin (October, 1996)

Angles and contrasts

Uluru Trees - Trees dwarfed by the mystical face of Uluru (October, 1992)
Rock and Snow - contrast between covered and uncovered mountain (October, 2000)
Cows and cottage - cottage with rock in the Loire Valley (May, 1996)
Tower of Pisa- precarious walkway around an open colonnade (April, 1980)
Desert Companions - cactus and ocotillo at Anza-Borrego (July, 2001)
Yosemite Spring Lighting - new spring growth with misty cliffs behind (May, 1999)
Union Station Dome - intricate structure and glass create surreal effect (February 2002)
Salt Pans - strange shapes in the environmental disaster on SF Bay (May, 2002)
Waiting for the Train - a man reads amidst a sea of 1920's armchairs (February, 2002)
Cliff Rocks and Surf - the ocean pounds fallen rocks below colorful cliffs (September, 2002)


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