The photographs on the right are part of two ongoing series that I've been working on the past year: "Images of the Great Lakes", and "Stories Told in Things Left Behind". You can view more Michigan photographs in this preview gallery. I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones during our winter tour in Florida and Texas. Some new shows have found their way onto the schedule as well. While I'm still waiting to hear back from several art fairs, I've already been accepted into a whole bunch of great shows! Karyn and I look forward to seeing you there!

Spring 2012 schedule

I'll be exhibiting my work in several national shows, starting in February. Come by to see and purchase my new work at ArtFest Fort Myers,Coconut Point, ArtiGras and the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival.I'll also be in Atlanta's Dogwood Festival and the spring Bayou City Memorial Park show. And I'm excited to be back in Artisphere in Greenville, SC again! Check out my current schedule here.

Gallery representation

I currently have work represented at these Detroit metro gallery locations. My most popular images from Michigan as well as shots from the desert can be viewed and purchased here, so stop by and tell 'em I sent you.

Note cards

I've developed a new line of holiday and seasonal notecards this year. Available as single cards, or boxed in sets of 5, the holiday cards feature non-denominational winter scenes. Two other series focus on the natural world, in both sepia-tone and color. Read more about them, here.

News and special offers

I send out newsletters and links to new work periodically. If you'd like to be on the list, please add your information here. We can meet up on Facebook (parkerparker) and Twitter (@dakkid), too.

Thank you for being a part of my community and for the friendships new and continued throughout the year.

-- Jim

August 18, 2011

Blowing in the Wind

Path to Empire

The photograph above was shot on a recent trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes, in upper Michigan. The bluffs and surrounding area are classic Michigan. I've posted a few of these images here, and will have them on exhibit at my upcoming shows.

If you have an interest in our prairie past as I do, you may find my ongoing project to photograph homesteads, ranches and farms of interest. The shot below is from a tiny ghost town in Southwestern South Dakota, and is part of the "Stories Told in Things Left Behind" series. See more at my upcoming shows. Online gallery coming soon...

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass

Another set of rooms, same ghost town. I've found this area of South Dakota fascinating to return to as I photograph the detritus left behind when people move on. You can see these photographs as part of my ongoing series "Stories Told in Things Left Behind" at shows this spring and summer.