The Burning Coal Vein is one of my very favorite places in the North Dakota grasslands, and I absolutely love the Rocky Mountain junipers that grow on the hillsides there. I have many fond memories of family gatherings in this area, also, so it has a special place in my heart. The coal veins no longer [...]

I was looking for an old classroom photo yesterday and came across this self-portrait I took around 1975. That was when I had a Minolta film camera and had taken some photography workshops at Bemidi State College in Minnesota. In this instance, I think I sandwiched two film negatives to get the grass with my [...]

I took a few more self-portraits at the Burning Coal Vein, one of my favorite places on earth. The strong breeze was making the tripod unsteady, so I didn’t linger too long with that project. The cowboy hat was purchased in Lewistown in July, and I’m glad it had a chin strap. Cris Fulton at [...]

Here’s the color version of the self-portrait I took at the Burning Coal Vein. I like having an image of myself surrounded by the landscape that I love, and that plays such a large part in my life as an artist.

Here’s another sepia self-portrait out in the North Dakota Badlands. I have taken self-portraits indoors for promotional purposes, but thought it would be good to get some out in the countryside that is my inspiration. Cris Fulton at the Burning Coal Vein

I tried some self-portraits out in the badlands of North Dakota yesterday. Here’s one in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

I worked on a new condensed version of my biography and artist’s statement yesterday, so people can get the general idea of my background and artwork without spending a lot of time and effort reading about it.

Taking self-portraits is a challenge, and it takes quite a few tries to get something that will work. I liked some of the first ones I got, but the overhead light was too strong, and washed out the cowboy hat. So, last night, I experimented with a portable light to the side, and that took [...]