Rosco Fine Arts

Pictures & words by Ronald Crittenden

surfer riding the crest of a wave
black and white photo of a surfer finishing a run, shot from behind in silver light
Proteus		surfer beginning to fall off his board
Surfer XVII		a surfer throws a long shadow across the water as he descends a wave
Longboard Shadow
surfer leaning far over as he rides a crest
Surfer IX		surfer facing a wall of translucent green water
Face the Wall		surfers bobbing around in violent surf after coming off their boards
Things Fall Apart
black and white photo of a surfer coming down from the crest of the wave
Pursuit		a surfer whose features are obscured by mist as he carves through a wave
Vortex		a surfer reaches out and touches the face of a wave
Touch the Face of God
a surfer blasts through a curtain of spray as he descends a wave
Surfer III		a surfer tilts sharply upward as he reaches the crest of the wave
Surfer I		a surfer blasts from the top of a wave
Foam Curl
surfers leave distorted shapes in the translucent water as they wait for a wave
Hieroglyph		black and white photo: barely still on his board, a surfer bursts from a wave top
Surfer XII		monochrome photo of a surfer ejected from his board and falling backwards into the water
Splashdown
a surfer is blasted by water from several directions as she emerges from a wave
Nexus		a surfer emerges into the sunlight from a "cave" in the water
Man Cave		overhead close-up of a surfer riding a wave
Surfer IV
a surfer knifes upward through the crest of a wave
Surfer XVI		a surfer balances precariously as he negotiates a wave
Surfer XIII		with his fingertips still touching his board, a surfer launches his run
Launchpad
at the end of his run, a surfer emerges from a billow of silver waves rolling out toward the morning sun
Emergence		his features obscured by spray, a surfer hurtles down the face of a wave
Curtain		surfer riding the crest of a wave
Surfer XIV