Trace Meek

@tracemeek.com

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Artist, musician, photographer, and designer based in Western Massachusetts tracemeek.com

Black-and-white photo of a peach tree branch ensconced in drippy ice, from an early March frozen fog event.
Panoramic view of some of my work in the ECA Gallery in Easthampton, Massachusetts, February 2026.
Picture of a window covered in an intricate pattern of frost, with the photographer’s silhouetted reflection mixed in.
Concert poster for Joey Pesce and friends.
Five-person band fronted by singer, songwriter, and guitar player Ezra Furman, delivering a concert to an attentive audience at a packed nightclub.
A screenshot of Trace’s guitar effects chain, working in Logic Pro. Noise gate, compressor, Fine Classics Pedalboard, EQ, UAD Brigade Chorus, Chromaverb.
Kayaking on the Connecticut River under a cloudy sky. Saw a couple of bald eagles and a blue heron.
Pond with island, trees on far shore, sunrise, fog.
Four old trees (one of which is no longer living) thoughtfully planted in a line by people of an earlier generation for the benefit of people they would never know. Ashfield, Massachusetts.
A temporarily cleared path in an autumn wood. Soon there will be more sticks and leaves. For now, there is a clear path for jogging and contemplative walking
Rebecca, back-lit, standing in front of the Ashfield Town Hall in Ashfield, Massachusetts, where we went to a most fun square dance.
A computer screen displays an endlessly-nested image of itself, within itself, within itself (ad infinitum), in a manner reminiscent of Russian nesting dolls.
The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, as seen from Beverly Street in Boston, Mass. Late afternoon.
Kayaker on river at night with lights on the far shore, a shooting star, a rising moon, and the east end of the Holyoke range in the distance.
30-minute drawing, charcoal and pastel
A panoramic video looking northward from Halibut Point, across rocks and ocean.
Clouds, twilight.
Abstract composition of sky, clouds, and sun.
Up-close photo of some backyard blueberries growing on a bush. One of the berries is just about ripe. The others are still green, but not for long.
Square painting representing a view of a star-strewn night sky, looking up through a stand of trees.
Painting of a peak-autumn scene: a pathway through a cemetery, littered with the fallen, golden leaves of autumn.
Photograph of two hands, one from each of two humans sitting across a yellow table from each other on a date night. One hand operates a set of chopsticks, and gently grasps a finger of the other person, who is wearing a buttery yellow nail color that matches the color of the table and the chopsticks. 💛💛
Path through Bonaventure Cemetery, flanked by trees draped in Spanish moss
Poster advertising the Holyoke Arts League’s annual Wistariahurst exhibition. The reception takes place Monday, June 2, 2025, from 5–7 PM, at 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.
Evening photo of the Connecticut River and the rail trail bridge enveloped in a light low fog
Photo of Emily Dickinson’s gravestone. Inscription on the stone reads: EMILY DICKINSON / BORN / DEC. 10, 1830 / CALLED BACK / MAY 15, 1886
A monoprint On paper featuring a distorted photograph of the Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) printed in black atop an orange-to-yellow gradient.
The band Spouse plays music at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts.
A walkway connecting terminals at Chicago O’Hare airport, where we were laid over while returning from Kansas City to visit my dad on his 80th. Walls and ceiling paneled with colored lights and mirrors create an interesting ambience and perception of interior space.
A photograph of pink peach blossoms coated with an unexpected late-season snow. Photo was taken in 2021, but the vibe is similar to this morning’s unexpected snow squalls in western Massachusetts.
Friends gathered in Conway, Massachusetts, displaying handmade signs supporting humanity and democracy.
A canal flanked by mill buildings in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Twilight.
Video clip of two people dancing to Earth, Wind, & Fire’s song “September.”
Remnants of a tree that over time had grown around a residential power line, several feet up in the air. Most of the tree has been cut away, but a chunk remains, still clinging to the wire.
Flowers at the Smith College Botanic Garden
Trace Meek art and music studio—featuring stringed instruments, electronic drums, work table, and paintings in progress.
Wind catcher lilts upon the breeze. Image is of a bicyclist crossing a bridge, printed on a map.
Backlit snowflakes silently falling in slow motion.
Person painting canvases on the floor
Scene with snow falling and peach tree casting shadow
Two Trees—by Trace Meek—a work in progress
Shadows on snow.
A frozen Lake Wyola under a dramatic, cloud-filled, afternoon sky, Shutesbury, Mass.
Joey Pesce concert poster made by Trace Meek. Joey, Trace, and Clark play NYE at 4:00 p.m. at Bishop’s Lounge in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Salty tire tracks on pavement.
The Good Earth - Photo by Trace Meek. Landscape with bright cloudy sky, distant mountains, and a barn and crops in the foreground.