By
Annie Bailey
Piece description from the artist
I love to capture the weathered and worn details of abandoned buildings. This corrugated metal is the siding on an abandoned flour mill in Bozeman, Montana. This striking black and white photograph captures a close-up, high-contrast look at a weathered piece of industrial history. An antique metal box stands as the central focus of the composition. A shield-shaped emblem on the face of the box is clearly embossed with the text "ALERT HARDINGE WATCHMAN'S PORTABLE CLOCK STATION 15." These small boxes were part of an historic security systems used by warehouses in the early 20th century. Strong, direct sunlight hits the station from the upper-left, casting a dramatic, dark shadow to its right that tracks across the deep ridges of the metal backdrop. The monochrome tones beautifully emphasize the gritty, aged textures and rustic character of this old structure.
Annie was born and raised in Montana, growing up on her family's ranch in the beautiful Smith River Valley. Growing up in Montana's wild and beautiful Landscape led to her deep love of nature and all things rural. Annie attended the Art Institute of Colorado and lived in Denver Colorado until the completion of her Interior Design degree in 2002. After working in that field for several years, Annie moved back to Montana and began her own business, focusing on her ever-growing love of photography. She began traveling the backroads and wilderness of Montana and the Rocky Mountain region and selling her photos professionally in galleries, shops, and online. She primarily searches for rural Landscapes, old barns, abandoned farmhouses, and occasionally wildlife she encounters. Her work as been featured in HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, and featured in three books on emerging artists of the United States. She currently lives in Billings, Montana, and takes several trips during the year to gather new images.
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