SMITH & VALLEE GALLERY IN NOVEMBER
A sneak preview of the new work I'll be showing at Smith & Vallee Gallery, in Edison, Washington, during the month of November. Smith & Vallee Gallery 5742 Gilkey Avenue…
LET’S CELEBRATE!
“It has been said that art is a tryst, for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet.” ~Kojiro Tomita The gallery, of course, is the space that enables…
LOOKING BACK
It’s Throwback Thursday! The photograph above is a very early zone plate image. This week, in the process of updating my website’s ABOUT page, I recalled my beginnings with black…
10x10x10xTIETON CLOSING RECEPTION
On Saturday I'm heading to Tieton, Washington, to attend the closing reception of this exhibition. Besides having work in the show, Tieton is where I go when I need a…
WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE TREES?
If we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. ~ Edward Burtynsky The Project My fascination with trees has followed me from childhood. Surrounded by woods, my daily life centered on exploring…
RESETTING YOUR LIFE
Certain events in life tend to shake the ground on which you stand, upending carefully cast beliefs and habitual states of mind. Think of losing a loved one, a serious…
ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
“The open road is a beckoning, a strangeness, a place where a man can lose himself.” ⁓ William Least Heat Moon tasting the berries greeting the bluejays learning and loving…
PICTURE AT AN EXHIBITION
I'm very happy to learn this image was selected for the LightBox Heavy Metal II, an exhibition of Silver Gelatin and Platinum/Palladium prints, in Astoria, Washington. LightBox HEAVY METAL II…
IT’S A POLITICAL AGE
Though I consciously have avoided the political in my photographs (and my poems), more and more I am drawn to projects that involve moral issues. Confronted daily with images that…
REMEMBERING IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM
“Ansel [Adams] once said to somebody that I [Cunningham] was versatile, but what he really meant was that I jump around. I’m never satisfied staying in one spot very long,…
