Eight Miles from Nowhere — Fence Line in the Fog

Eight Miles from Nowhere — Fence Line in the Fog

A Texas Landscape with a Personal History

This photograph carries a story that extends well beyond the fence line itself.

My mother-in-law, Frances Thomas, spent part of her childhood in a small Depression-era community called Anarene, Texas—a place now remembered mostly through history and through Larry McMurtry’s The Last Picture Show. The town is gone, but the stories remain: dust storms, hardship, and families building lives with very little.

Years later, Frances began writing those memories down. What started as a personal record became a published memoir titled Eight Miles From Nowhere, named for the distance between her childhood home and the town itself.

A Photograph Finds Its Story

The morning this photograph was made, I was working at 44 Farms during a cattle sale. A heavy fog had settled across the ranch, softening everything except a single stretch of old barbed-wire fence cutting into the distance.

Most of the fencing on the property is modern, but this section felt different—weathered, irregular, and quietly enduring.

I dropped to my knees in the gravel and made the frame.

Later, when Frances needed a cover image for her book, this photograph felt like a natural fit—quiet, spare, and shaped by the same sense of distance and memory that defined her story.

Today, the image appears on the cover of Eight Miles From Nowhere, connecting a simple Texas fence line with a life remembered.

Limited Edition

Issued in a total edition of 15, with 2 Artist Proofs.

The edition applies across all sizes.

Once the edition is complete, no further prints will be produced.

Signed and numbered by the artist.

Authentication

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Fine art paper prints include matched hologram verification.
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