I’m an artist, watercolor/acrylics/digital and a photographer. A Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts at the University of Florida (GO GATORS!).
I’ve been painting semi professionally since 1980 with watercolors in private and public collections from the east coast in North Carolina to the west coast of California, as well as in Great Britain and Switzerland,
I’ve been a photographer since forever, but began making images for others to appreciate since the late 1990’s.
I recently purchased a new photo editing program that let me loose – with or without a photo, just adding color, texture and manipulating until something beautiful happens. A photo might be the start – but you’ll never know with the final image.
rd Erickson is a member of All Around Florida , ! 100% !, " ' Too Bright ' ", "Streams & Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, Abstract Art, Aeronautics & Aviation, Alien Worlds and Landscapes, All About Water, All Abstract Art, All of North Carolina, Bee & Wasp Passions, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Digital Abstracts & Patterns, Florida the Sunshine State , Georgia - The Peach State (unique locations in GA only), Livestock in General, Painters In Modern Times - TWO PER DAY, Plight of the Bumble Bee, Rivers and Streams, Shifting Sands, Skyscapes, Songbirds of North America 2 a Day, Stop and Smell the Roses, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), This Is Relevant (2 per day), Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point and Wildflowers of North America - 3/day.
In Darkness / I walk through my dreams / Searching for that place of peace / Serene beauty / Where I can hide / From the dawning light / Which brings sorrow, loneliness / Where I must wait / To be in …