Welcome! I am a freelance photographer and artist who primarily works in the digital art medium. Here are a few words about myself and what this website is all about.
'If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is - infinite'. -from William Blake's poem: the Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
I have always been taken by this quote which I first came upon while reading the book 'The Doors of Perception' by Aldous Huxley. To me it speaks volumes about our human existence and our seemingly unquenchable thirst for a spiritual connection to our amazing world and universe.
The bulk of my artworks I have created throughout my life are often described as serene, calming and soothing landscapes and nature pieces. They are my humble attempts to accentuate or 'bring out' the 'infinite' nature of ourselves and our world (which we all seem to so often overlook in our rush-about, harried day to day lives). A wise Person (Pema Chodron) said: 'You are the Sky. Everything else - it's just the weather'.
From a very early age Art and Photography have been avid passions of mine. (Love of music and playing my guitar come in at a close third). I love traveling and discovering natural landscapes or nature scenes that evoke an emotional response in me. For me photography and art are intertwined - two different kinds of personal expression that when combined can create a magical kind of metamorphosis in the forms of line, shape, shadow, light, color.
- Chuck
Chuck Underwood joined Pixels.com Licensing on February 25th, 2010.
