From the prairies to the mountains, this new "Surreal Alberta" series I've been creating has been all about reinventing perspectives on the familiar. One moment you're admiring architecture, the next you're seeing landscape.
A lot of inspiration has been born simply out of playing in my digital archives again and rediscovering years of travel shoots around Alberta. In this case, the Calgary Central Library in downtown Calgary, Alberta provided some new puzzle pieces.May 31, 2021
Art Print: From Prairies to Mountains
May 30, 2021
Art Print: Cosmic Canoes
"Cosmic Canoes" is a new addition to the "Surreal Alberta" digital artwork series constructed from images shot in Canmore, Alberta outside of Banff National Park.
May 24, 2021
Jaws 5: Revenge at Lake Louise
This new Surreal Alberta series leaves a lot of room to play. Just keep an eye out for those lake sharks the next time you're exploring Lake Louise in Banff National Park.
May 23, 2021
Surreal Alberta: A Digital Artwork Series
With travel options still limited for the time being, I've resorted to inventing some new takes on familiar locations to explore. Surreal Alberta is a digital composite art series in which I'm utilizing elements from my library of professional travel photography to create fantasized / surrealist scenes of some of Alberta's most recognizable landscapes and attractions.
Launched earlier this week on the @editingluke Instagram account, the debut image of my surrealist series quickly became my most liked post of 2021 (so far) and reached more than 170,000 profiles in 48 hours. While the popularity and new art prints are a nice byproduct of this creative departure, I think the reality is that we could all just use a little escape these days.
Stay tuned as the series continues with new additions from around the province.
May 22, 2021
Art Print: Train Warp
"Train Warp" is a new addition to my surrealist Alberta, digital artwork series. Mix a little Willy Wonka, light refraction, and a vintage C-train from Calgary, Alberta together and who knows where we'll end up. Where we're going we don't need rails.
May 21, 2021
Art Print: Wonderland Springs
"Wonderland Springs" is another addition to my brand new surrealist, digital artwork series inspired by Alberta scenes from my professional travel photography archives. Pink hues, shooting stars, and a fairytale castle in the Rockies - this latest composite and art print features the iconic Banff Springs Hotel in Banff National Park.
May 20, 2021
Art Print: Interstellar Badlands
"Interstellar Badlands" is another new art print in a series of surreal scenes I've been creating. At the moment I'm experimenting with a handful of Alberta-centric scenes based off of elements from my professional travel photography around the province. The base of this latest addition comes from a sunset captured in Dinosaur Provincial Park.
May 19, 2021
Art Print: Jasper's Daydream
"Jasper's Daydream" is the first in a new series of digital artwork I've been experimenting with - a mix of collage and surrealism created using elements from my existing library of professional travel photography. The base of this image is from Jasper National Park in Alberta.