Jerad Raines Photography

Gallery · 37 prints

Texture & Abstract Photography Prints

Textures and patterns have always attracted my attention and fascinated me — there's a version of interesting art that tells you exactly what you're looking at, and a better version that leaves you to work it out. Cracked, dried earth. Cerulean waves foaming over themselves. Rock swirled and petrified long before anyone was around to watch it happen. A colony of moss working its way across a sandstone boulder.

The good part is these are everywhere, any season, any time of day — it's less about finding the right place and more about looking closer at what's already around you. Each image is available as a limited edition fine art print.

Cracked and flaking clay at Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada, the surface breaking into plates as it dries Chameleon Also in: Desert Southwest 01 The bark of a rainbow eucalyptus on Kauai, Hawaii Coat of Many Colors Also in: Hawaii 02 Backlit tropical leaves on Kauai, Hawaii, the veins glowing where the sun comes through Radioactive Also in: Hawaii 03 Swirled and cracked sandstone at Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona, where a run of orange rock meets a field of white brain-rock texture Dragon's Eye Also in: Desert Southwest 04 Delicate sandstone arch in a slot canyon of northern Arizona Sidewinder Also in: Desert Southwest 05 Ginkgo leaves in Japan, rendered in black and white so the fan shape and the overlap carry the frame Fantail Also in: Japan 06 Wind-combed ripples across the dunes in Death Valley National Park, California Zen Also in: National Parks 07 Overhead shot of limestone quarry with green water, Southern Ohio Limestone Abyss 08 Looking straight up out of a narrow slot at Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada, where the clay walls close to a sliver of sky Buried Deep Also in: Desert Southwest 09 Rainbow eucalyptus bark on Kauai, Hawaii — no filters, no color added Polychrome Also in: Hawaii 10 Wind-carved sandstone from Antelope Canyon in Page Arizona Frozen Flame Also in: Desert Southwest 11 Pale eroded clay badlands ridged by runoff, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Pale Palace Also in: National Parks 12 Curled shards of dried clay at Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada, peeling up off the ground as the mud shrinks Chicharrones Also in: Desert Southwest 13 Cross-bedded sandstone at Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona — the frozen record of ancient dunes, turned on edge and eroded back open Twirled Also in: Desert Southwest 14 Looking upwards in a colorful, narrow slot canyon of Arizona Monument Sunrise Also in: Desert Southwest 15 Detail shot of moss on red sandstone, St. George, Utah The World Below 16 Grand Prismatic spring in Yellowstone Gobstopper Also in: National Parks 17 Koi turning through dark water in Japan Liquid Gold Also in: Japan 18 The cracked white sandstone at Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona, that photographers call brain rock, for reasons that need no explanation Neurologic Also in: Desert Southwest 19 Antelope Canyon entrance at night looking out to a starry sky, Page, Arizona Cosmic Rift Also in: Desert Southwest 20 Wind-smoothed sandstone with a dark fracture line tracing across it, Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Utah Sandman Also in: Desert Southwest 21 Haleakalā on Maui, Hawaii House of the Sun Also in: National Parks 22 A mountain peak near Zion wrapped in snow cloud and mist, sunlit rose-gold rock below a vanishing cool blue-grey summit Veiled Also in: Mountains 23 A heart-shaped slot canyon opening with warm glowing light at the far end and cool blue-lavender walls in shadow, Page, Arizona Wormhole Also in: Desert Southwest 24 Solidified black pahoehoe lava with rope-like folded texture, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii Miasma Also in: Hawaii 25 Dense bamboo grove with shoots receding into darkness, Kyoto, Japan Impenetrable Also in: Japan 26 Rain-eroded clay at Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada Melt like Wax Also in: Desert Southwest 27 Petrified wood blocks set in mortar in the wall of Agate House, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Cornerstone Also in: National Parks 28 Aspen trunks standing in parallel against a gold autumn canopy, Cimarron Ridge, Colorado Gold Bars Also in: Trees & Forests 29 Near-monochrome slot canyon interior with a single glowing warm light source at a narrow opening, dark rock fin in the foreground, Page, Arizona Smoldering Also in: Desert Southwest 30 Agave rosette with blue-green leaves edged in dark red, St. George, Utah Cloak and Dagger 31 Pine trees in Yellowstone blurred with intentional camera movement Blurred Lines Also in: National Parks 32 Wind-smoothed snow drifts over rolling terrain forming soft cloud-like volumes in pale blue-white, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Nimbus Also in: Winter 33 The layered green of the understory on Kauai, Hawaii Understory Also in: Hawaii 34 Detail of the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park Flame-Licked Also in: National Parks 35 Slate beach near Ballachulish Scotland Golden Flotsam Also in: Scottish Highlands 36 Aspen trunks and summer foliage drawn into vertical streaks of white, green and gold by intentional camera movement, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah Half-Remembered Dream Also in: Trees & Forests 37