August 17 - October 4, 2009

Gorecki Gallery, CSB

Artist Statement:

I have worked in several photographic materials over my tenure as an artist. Each material or process reflects my life, my emotions, and my surroundings. I have explored the scope of photography from the traditional to the digital to alternative. I would like to present my recent work and the path that brought me to this place in my imagery.

The images that I produce are created with the use of various pinhole cameras, Zero 2000 and the Leonardo 8x10. I use black and white film and print on Agfa 118, Luminos Charcoal and Luminos Tapestry paper. The images are then hand tinted using standard colored pencils and a touch of linseed oil.

Each image is a new and creative interpretation of a visual memory. To accept and refresh through a visual exploration of this imagery is my goal for the viewer.

SHIFTING LANDSCAPES Hand Tinted Pinhole Images
Photography for me has been a mode of personal and visual explorations. I move from one technique to another excited about what I can take from each material to convey my thoughts in the visual form.

I am drawn to the landscape as I reflect upon the passage of time. The pinhole camera provides a vehicle for capturing the location and the passing of the moment in unison. It becomes a window into the mysteries of the natural world. The images reflect the spiritual quality of the land. The majority of the images are not grand vistas but rather the over-looked beauty of what wonder lies around us. The use of color in the images further expresses the wonder and mystery of nature and how humans perceive nature.

POOLSIDE 8x10 Polaroid and Silver Gelatin Prints
It is a hot summer day and what is more fun than to take a swim in a cool refreshing pool? The pool is the American icon for summer. It is a place to exercise the body and refresh the mind. It is a status symbol and one of independence.

These images explore the romance of the pool and the dreamlike quality of the lazy summer day. An 8x10 Pinhole camera captures the subject on black and white film and Polaroid film. The images are 1:1 to the format. The light reflecting on the floating raft becomes a pool dance on the film. The figures are many times blurred. This creates a dreamlike - if not - mystical feel to the imagery.