Recent Work — James Rodewald Photography

Creative February 2025

February, 2025 marks the fourth year in a row that I have participated in the Creative February project that was created by Takeyce Walter, a fellow artist who resides near my studio. I am a huge fan of her work, I highly recommend checking out her Adirondack inspired paintings. Each day of this project I am challenged to produce one new image inspired by the nature which surrounds me, regardless of where I may be at the time. Often that is the Adirondack Park, but I have been blessed to be able to travel in February so sometimes it’s in a very different location. There are some self-imposed constraints in all of the images, each image was taken and processed using the iPhone 16 Pro as a 1:1 monochrome. The images are taken on several days but largely follow the progression of the month. Prints are always available, please just inquire.

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“The Successionists.”

{21-Jan-2025} “The Successionists.” is an ultra high resolution panoramic capture of one of my favorite forests in the midst of an early Winter morning. This charismatic cast of characters includes birch, aspen, maple, oak, and bittersweet in a slowly evolving transition from an early successional forest to a mature climax community. A chaotic yet graceful dance of trees with an inevitable outcome.

Available as a fine art paper print or luxury fine art acrylic. The 3:1+ ratio was uniquely created to wide interior spaces!

Limited edition of 20 starting at $850.

“trustfall.”

Wintering aspen and birch supporting their mutual friend.

Autumn 2024 Gallery

Autumn of 2024 was a productive season for me despite a hectic show schedule and a balance of other demands. In this gallery please find various interpretations of the Autumn season across the Adirondacks.

Prints of most of these images are available, please just inquire.

Explore the Autumn 2024 Gallery

aquas. (ed. 4).

Aquas. (“the waters”)

From darkness to light, the constant interchange of opposites at play along the edge of water and the world we know.

Part of a growing body of work exploring the interplay of pristine water, sunlight, sky, and its living surroundings.

Available as a fine art paper print or luxury fine art acrylic.

Limited edition of 20 starting at $450.

Up, Up and Away!

“Up, Up, and Away!”

Gas bubbles and grasses from an Adirondack wetland trapped in ice.

Limited edition of 20 on fine art baryta paper.

Signed, dated, and numbered.

12x18 standard, other sizes available on request.

Beneficiary:

10% of proceeds are donated to the Lake George Land Conservancy.

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Up, Up, and Away! Collector's Set

$185.00

Prints of both Edition #1 and Edition #2 on 8” x 10” and 8” x 12” archival fine art paper in matte shipped to you! Each print is signed, dated, and numbered on the back side.

Limited Edition of only 5 Sets total.

Larger limited-edition master prints are available, please inquire.

Quantity:

Asbury (ed. 6)

Predawn light over the Atlantic coast.

The first addition to my gallery for 2024! The pastels possess that coastal vibe that makes the ocean so calming to many.

Limited edition of 20.

Autumn in the Midst.

Hints of Autumn and the transition that is coming veiled within a late fall rain.

From the Fall of 2023 in the Adirondack foothills. And yes, I got thoroughly soaked, camera gear and all, but it was well worth the effort!

Autumn Impressions (ed.1)

“Autumn Impressions.” is my representation of some of the beautiful Autumn days I have spent in these Northeastern forests. Autumn tends to be a wetter season and so I invariably find myself out in it challenging conditions. This day was no different, a stiff breeze was making the colorful tree branches sway in the wind. Larger trunks seemingly unmoved by it all. The wet weather in turn also helps to saturate the colors with its indirect light.

When I see this image it reminds me of it all, the last vestiges of warm weather and show before the resting time of Winter sets in.

This quiet, colorful rendition of Autumn is available as a limited edition of only 25 prints total and can be custom sized to fit your space. It looks fabulous in a living space as a traditional matted print on photo rag paper or as a direct metal print in matte, as shown below. I adore the casual yet refined lightly stained wood edge frame on this piece.

From $750, please contact me for your custom quote!

Peony.

“Peony.” is my first exploration of this subject and I am so pleased with the initial results. This edition of 20 prints is a highly detailed image that also approaches an abstraction as you fade from the center. It’s carefully printed in matte on either metal or canvas and can be scaled to a size which fits your space. Here, it is shown at 36” x 36” in satin white solid wood framing. I draw from multiple inspirations in this image, particularly the work of Georgia O’Keefe.

Seaside Light.

An abstract coastal scene that captures that special midday light that can illuminate water to varying shades of blue and green. Yellow inclusions were derived from low tide sand bars in the distance. To answer the most common question, yes it’s a photograph. And no, the effect was all created in camera as I moved it during the exposure. Seaside light is a special print and has a lot of painterly qualities on close viewing. Printed as either a direct print on aluminum or canvas. Traditional paper prints are also available.

Luzerne.

“Luzerne.” is the latest addition to my ongoing exploration of the Adirondack woodlands is a recognition of the Winter season, its quiet beauty, its simplicity, its bounty, its shape and form, its lines, and its role in balancing the seasonality that shapes and pushes everything both the living and inorganic.

As you look closer at it, more deeply, you’ll see repetition of patterns and the overall theme or themes will emerge for you. It’s open your interpretation, it means what you want it to mean and see.

“Luzerne.” is calm, silent, delicate, understated, but present.

Vernal dance.

The struggle between seasons at transition has always fascinated me. The first snow of the Winter. The first ice. The first thunderstorm. The first flowers poking through the forest floor. Nature always seems impatient, pushing in when the other is not ready to let go yet. Or that’s just me, a reflection of my unwillingness to embrace the inevitable.

This morning not far from my home was a great example of this struggle. Trees in full bloom just yards downslope from a mid-Spring snowstorm. The contrast was so amazingly obvious, almost as if the two seasons were wrestling or dancing with each other

Aspen dreams

“Aspen dreams.”
Quaking aspen and paper birch along a forest edge blended in a single long exposure. This dreamy view is so calming, it brings a very peaceful vibe to any room. The first edition of 20 is printed at 32x48 as a direct print on recycled aluminum. Its matt finish produces minimal surface glare for thorough enjoyment in most lighting conditions.

Limited edition of 20 on photo-grade recycled aluminum..
Signed, dated, and numbered.
32x48, other sizes available on request.

Beneficiary:
10% of proceeds are donated to the Lake George Land Conservancy.

Creative February 2022

Over the course of the month of February I joined the #CreativeFebruary initiative spear-headed by Takeyce Walter. Each day I was challenged to produce one new image inspired by the Adirondack Wilderness which surrounds my home studio. As a further constraint, each image was taken and processed using the iPhone 13 Pro as a 1:1 monochrome. The images were taken on several days but largely follow the progression of the month. Prints are always available, please just inquire.

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Up, Up, and Away

“Up, Up, and Away!”
Gas bubbles and grasses from an Adirondack wetland trapped in ice.
Awaiting discovery. Celebrating a new year. Honoring something new and celebratory.

Limited edition of 20 on fine art baryta paper.
Signed, dated, and numbered.
11x14 standard, other sizes available on request.

Beneficiary:
10% of proceeds are donated to the Lake George Land Conservancy.

vernal dendrites.

An exploration of the abstract forms created by Spring reflections off Adirondack waters. Monochromatic in nature but green in its overall essence, a feel characterized by the early-spring colors of the Adirondacks. There is something unique to be found in all six images. Of note some actually include mayflies drifting across the water surface.

These limited-editions of 20 are surprisingly versatile as prints and can be done as museum-grade fine art acrylic, direct prints on metal or even as art-grade canvas. Custom framing or frame-free options are available. Send inquires to jrodewald@naturessakephoto.com for a personal quote.

“Outstanding series. Really top notch work.”

— Hans G.

“Vernal Dendrites.” behind the scenes on YouTube.

Explore the behind the scenes view of this collection. A few moments of mesmerizing video from deep within the heart of the Adirondack wilderness.

What other sounds do you hear?

REFLECTIONS.

The first part of an ongoing collection exploring the interaction of water with the reflection of organic forms. This first triplet being a reflection back on the previous year.

These limited-editions of 20 are ideally suited to smaller print sizes on archival Ilford black and white paper. They look terrific as 8x10s or 10x12s behind archival glare-free glass. Send inquires to jrodewald@naturessakephoto.com for a personal quote.

Treeforms

Tree forms within the forms of trees in the twilight of the day somewhere in the midst of the Adirondack forest preserve. My advice with these is to pause and take a closer look, for they are not what they seem at first. Treeforms are limited editions are available in a range of sizes as singly, diptychs and triptychs.

These limited-editions of 20 can be can be scaled to a wide range of sizes on archival fine art paper, high definition metals, and museum-grade diasec acrylic. Send inquires to jrodewald@naturessakephoto.com for a personal quote.

Animal Abstracts Volume 1 e-Book

After three years of working with this special body of images I am proud to announce the release of my first e-Book, “Animal Abstracts. Volume 1”. This free e-Book is a collection of my favorite images from this growing portfolio in a high resolution, curated layout. Thoughtful commentary on the motivations behind this portfolio as well as a view of the need for biodiversity conservation. It was a wonderful project to work on and I’m honored to offer it to anyone with interest! Enjoy, I’m sure you’ll find something of interest to you in it.

Explore Animal Abstracts And the new e-Book

Kind of Blue

“Kind Of Blue.” is a special small collection that explores the unique low angle light of an early Winter evening over a partially frozen Adirondack stream. I was so pleased to find this special ephemeral area, it had the most amazing collection of crystal-like ice formations bathed in a range of blue tones.

“Kind Of Blue.” editions 1-3 have a high degree of fine detail and are a pleasure to view up close. These limited-editions of 20 can be can be scaled to a wide range of sizes on archival fine art paper, high definition metals, and museum-grade diasec acrylic. Send inquires to jrodewald@naturessakephoto.com for a personal quote.

Snowscape

A special high resolution panoramic view of Winter’s snow falling across the Adirondack High Peaks region. This Adirondack view is loaded with fine detail that is a real pleasure to explore. The notch of Cascade lakes, the rolled peaks, and the fine tree detail along with tens of thousands of large fluffy snowflakes caught in midflight above the landscape.

“Snowscape.” is a limited edition of 20 and can be beautifully printed in a range of media, sizes and framing to suit your home or office. It’s highly scalable and looks amazing stretched out along a large wall space! Send inquires directly to me at jrodewald@naturessakephoto.com for a personal quote.

“Snowscape.” — Winter adrift over the Adirondack High Peaks region. Edition of 20. — “Snowscape.” — Winter adrift over the Adirondack High Peaks region.
Edition of 20.

james-rodewald-adirondack-panorama-2 — “Snowscape.” fills even large spaces with a window into the Adirondack High Peaks wilderness.

Winter’s Edge

Winter’s Edge is an ongoing collection of new images that explores that special period of time when Winter sets in across the landscape and begins to grip streams, lakes and ponds in an ever changing hold until the warmth of Spring begins anew. Stop back in again soon to see the new additions!

All of these images are limited editions of 20 that can be masterfully printed in a range of media, sizes and framing to suit your home or office. Send inquires directly to me at jrodewald@naturessakephoto.com for a personal quote.