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Though there were more mornings to see before I left Egypt, my days sailing the Nile ended. And this photo marks my last morning seeing the beautiful Egyptian desert we know as the Sahara. An interesting factoid I learned while in Egypt is that Sahara is an English bastardization of the Arabic word for desert. So, when we in the west call it the Sahara Desert, we're really saying Desert Desert.

Whatever you call it though, that amazing landscape that morning was begging for one last photo before heading onward. The sky in those moments before the sun really burst over the horizon was a magical mixture of blues and pinks. Although I've textured this photo, the colors are true to nature that morning. It was just amazing. And I loved that one tenacious tree growing on the fringe of the desert.

It's really amazing the influence the Nile has. As you can see on the right, there are trees, and in fact, going down the slope I had come up, it was thick with vegetation, but...

Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...