Soon after my most recent post , I found myself back in Aspen, mesmerized all over again by the transformative power of autumn’s colors. On this visit, a mental connection occurred when I was reminded of the landscape paintings of the late Neil Welliver, a disciple of Josef Albers and one of my professors at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Welliver taught his students how to see—both in color and in black and white. One of the principle reasons I became an architect was because of Welliver’s influence. At his urging, I applied to Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and left Penn before my senior year to study architecture full-time. These photographs are an homage to Welliver and reflect his painterly imagery.

Click here for my second photo series of [Aspen's magnificent foliage.

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