This is one of my favorite images from Liminal (see previous post for announcement and link). The original inspiration was the door of a painter’s studio in the River Arts District, which was layered with paint, comics, playing cards, and general wear. There is something about texture that is just fascinating to me. I took a picture of the door, and layered it with a picture of another favorite subject, a tunnel. (This was one of the tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway, that goes under a part of the mountain. When the Parkway closed because of a storm, I hiked up and took pictures.)

After layering the images, it was a matter of applying filters and adjusting blend modes and opacity until I got the effect I was after. Aside from the visual, it appeals deeply to me because it gives me a feeling of glimpsing down into a creative space. That’s exactly why I created this image for Liminal – doors are in between one room and another, and tunnels provide access through otherwise impenetrable areas. Together, this is magic.