I am happy to announce that I have been invited to show in the Spring Exhibition at Alex Ferrone Gallery, opening today. Alex demonstrated her great taste by selecting two images from my sumi-esque series. For those who can visit the show, I have asked Alex to hang the prints without plexiglass so you can see the texture of the ink on mulberry paper. It looks so cool!
Take (Bamboo)
Kusa (Grasses)
I am honored to be selected for ‘Landscapes - Small Works’ at the Alex Ferrone Gallery, now showing. Photographs selected for this show are essentially 4 x 5 prints as the framed piece has to be less than 12 inches in longest dimension.
Shore Acres
I continue to explore the vision of the pinhole lens. The summer bouquet is made of sweet peas bought from Santos Farm during our weekly shopping trip to the Pike Place market. They smell nice. The fall bouquet of Chinese lantern plants and sunflowers was a gift of our friends, Annie and Kevin.
After 20 years of working primarily on the series, ‘From a Scanner, Darkly,’ I have begun experimenting with different image capture techniques. First I am using a laptop and an inexpensive, USB powered flatbed scanner in bright light for the series, ‘From a Scanner, Lightly.’ The bright light, or the sun as I call it, has interesting effects on the functioning of the scanner, leading to a very different look to the images. Secondly, I have returned to using an actual camera equipped with a pinhole lens. I am finding that learning to see as a camera does after 20 years of seeing as a scanner is harder than I anticipated. New pages have been added to the website to show the work.
Well, it has been the year of covid. Very few shows last year as everyone was trying to learn what might work, what would work and what did work. Beginning this year in a much better fashion.
I have an image, “Sixteen Degrees in Seattle,” in a juried show entitled “Winter Small Works,” with pieces less than 12” on a side at Alex Ferrone Gallery in Long Island. Works are for sale at ‘winter small prices.’
Alex is preparing a “Meet the Artist Zoom Talk,” for March 24 & March 25 from 7-8 PM EDT. I will be one of the artists in the Wednesday presentation. This should be fun!
I have donated a photograph, “Nigella,” to the Studio Channel Islands fundraiser entitled, Collectors Choice 2021. For a minimum ticket of $300, guests are able to select 1 piece of work from the donated pieces,
Opening (virtually) April 9 is the Starry Starry Night juried competition at the Tubac Center of the Arts in Tubac, AZ. I have two abstract pieces accepted. These are part of a body of work, entitled “Transient Atmospheric Phenomena,” created by scanning a stainless steel sheetpan. Transient Atmospheric Phenomena is the official U.S. Air Force name for UFOs.
Transient Atmospheric Phenomena #18
Transient Atmospheric Phenomena #33
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Well, the summer is looking to be exciting this year with a bunch of upcoming shows to go with the new website. I have new work in four shows and counting.
June 27 - August 16 - Looking for something local? Summer Chroma, Tsuga Gallery's 2019 Juried Summer Exhibition starts Thursday June 27 with an opening from 5- 8 PM. I will be in attendance so come say hi!
June 28 - 30 - Need a break from the Seattle heat? Head to Ocean Shores for the 2019 AAOS Juried Fine Arts, 3D & Photography Show, a part of the Sand and Sawdust Festival.
July 27 - August 4 - Head to the Skagit when the tulips aren’t in bloom and see some art in peace and quiet. Or go for the festival August 2 - 4 if you like crowds and food and crafts and stuff.
July 26 - 27 - Desert more your style? Head to the 69th Annual Art in the Park in Richland. Make a weekend and drive back through wine country