Ore Ship Headed North by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                     Two Harbors, Minnesota

Iowa Interstate Railroad by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Photo taken while on a video production to promote the rail line. 

Art Fair Tent, Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Yellow Kayak on the Upper Iowa by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                             Decorha, Iowa

Interiors Kitchen by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Untitled by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Goatsbeard Seed Head by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Goatsbeard is a yellow or purple flower with large dandelion like seed heads. It is also called Salsify or Oyster plant.

Prairie Aster by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Thompson Beach by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                     Two Harbors, Minnesota

Wild Grapes by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Goldfish Set up Drawing by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Set up drawings of goldfish for a watercolor painting.

Untitled Abstraction by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Untitled by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Daisies and Coreopsis by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

The daisies were dug up from my Grandmothers farm house in Jesup and planted in my garden where they have a life of their own.

Daisies and Red Roses by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Roses for my Mother by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Roses I gave to my Mother, and then planted in the garden.

Forest Trail Bighorn Mountains by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                      Bighorn National Forest

String Photogram by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

              Photogram on Blueprinting paper

Scissors and Circle by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Photogram from darkroom work from 1983 to 1996

Passage by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Passage through the rocks along the coast of                               Olympic National Park

Puesta De Sol by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                             Puesta De Sol

Clear Creek by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                     Bighorn National Forest
There are many places to camp in the National Forest. It is a special area, that seems little visited.

Sitting in a Rock Wind Barrier by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                  On The Long Trail Vermont
    Sitting in a rock wind barrier with my Father on one of the peaks along the trail.

My Brother on the Edge by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                     The Long Trail Vermont

Gnarled old log laying on the Riverbank by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                          Upper Iowa River

Corkscrew Swamp

                         Fort Myers, Florida

Oak Trees at Rabideauxs by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Photo shot in the coming Winter 1985. Nighttime long exposure. Newton, Iowa

Burger Joint at the end of Captiva by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

     Expensive burgers, and expensive real estate.                          Captiva Island, Florida

Sunset Newton by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

              Sunset from my parents backyard.

Red Block Pattern by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Pattern by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Cow Skull by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Schooner at Grand Marais by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Kadunce Wayside by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

   Ten miles North of Grand Marais, Minnesota.

Rocks at Marina Grand Marais by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                    Grand Marais, Minnesota

Shadow Lines by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Sumac Shadow on Rusted Old Car by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Water Dance by Troy Richard Thomas

What it feels like to paddle in the Wind, Waves, and Water.

Kadunce River Confluence by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

This was my pick up point, ten miles North of Grand Marais. The lake has the river plugged up into a lagoon. A small amount of water trickles out. 

Apples and Star Background by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Crimson King Maple Leaf by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

This is a tree that I planted with my Father in 1975.

Headed South to Cut Face Creek by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                              Lake Superior

Schroder Minnesota by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                               Lake Superior
I sat out the day watching five foot wave action slamming into the rocks. Down in Duluth a Father and child tried to swim in the waves and ended up drowning. 

Lambs Resort by Artist troy Richard Thomas

                        Schroder, Minnesota
                              Lake Superior

Finger the Hut Conglomeration by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Driftwood Olympic National Park by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

There were piles of logs strewn all over the beach. I took this shot because of the egg shaped piece of wood that lay in the charred crotch of the tree.

Fence in front of the Ocean by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

I travel all the way from Iowa and the ocean is fenced off. I can't remember why this fence was here. It was our first stop at the ocean before we went into Olympic National Park.

Beach at Kayak Camp by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

                  Gooseberry Falls State Park
                    Two Harbors, Minnesota

Beach at Kadunce River by Artist Troy Richard Thomas

Kadunce River is 10 miles north of Grand Marais, Minnesota. Nice beach to put the boat in or hang out at the shore.

Beach at Grand Marais Campground by Artist Troy Richard Thomas