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Natural Textures, Shapes and Patterns

Nature leaves us with bountiful reminders that all beauty derives from her, even the abstract variety. We humans imitate nature and often do poorly. Here I try to record some of nature's lovely creations to inspire us in our own artistic attempts by looking closer at the artful structures nature produces.
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  • Joshua Tree Pattern
  • Trees form lovely weathered textures as they age after a fire in Yellowstone National Park. August 2007
  • Calcite forms unusual textures at the Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, August 2007
  • Water dripping for centuries form natural textures in Yellowstone National Park, August 2007.
  • Calcite "waterfalls" at the Mammoth Springs in Yellowstone National Park.
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  • Various lichen on a rock in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. 2004
  • Rocks along the Continental Divide (Montana/Idaho) with lichen. Sep 2007
  • Sandstone and Lichen at Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. 2006
  • Leaves in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park, Felton, CA, Nov 24, 2007
  • Ice lattice formed on a freezing morning.
  • Interesting mud patterns in North Carolina swamp.
  • This frog shows how it matches the natural textures as a way of staying hidden (and alive).
  • Leaves on the forest ground (Targee forest) in Eastern Idaho. July 2009
  • Ferns present a beautiful texture and symmetric shape.
  • Tree bark texture in Chiricahua National Monument.
  • Man made patterns using natural materials in a field planted in Texas.
  • This interesting mix of rocks is found in Titus Canyon, Death Valley National Park. April 2008.
  • Patterns on the forest floor are colorful and interesting. This fungus grows on the decaying material on the floor of the forest, near Island Park, Idaho. May 31, 2008
  • A very GREEN fungus covers the forest floor and makes an interesting texture. RedRock RV Park forest area, Island Park, Idaho. May 31, 2008
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