OVERVIEW
All my life I've had a camera. It was useful. As an adult I first used it to illustrate brochures, newsletters and travel pieces. Along the way a regular stream of courses, classes and seminars taught me to shoot better, develop better and print better. Each new skill I acquired refreshed my delight for the medium and encouraged me to continue exploring new ground.
PORTFOLIOS
| World Bar Collection | FloraLuma | Portraits |
| 'Nother Side of N'Awlins | Early Work | Petroglyphs |
The World Bar Collection was born on a trip to Madrid, Spain in 1995. It was fascinating that a good number of bars had very English, very American names. What was the point of that? Spain is one part of Europe where the natives do not necessarily know English. By the time I got around to shooting them, it was the last day. No it was the last night, so I used a flash. When straight printed, they were nothing special. But after playing with them in the darkroom, viola! The images jump with a dark life of their own. As I travel the country, even the smaller cities, I make a point to find candidates for this portfolio, which now has 160 images.
FloraLuma started as an accident at a tail end of a roll shot for film density study. I'm guessing the combination of photographic elements gave birth to a beautiful print with soft, ghostly qualities.
Portraits includes American Stories and In His World... portfolios. Stories chronicles special people. These are not folks who necessarily will save the world; they just work on their little piece of it. The World looks at portraiture interwoven with the subject's environment.
'Nother Side of N'Awlins captures a different side of New Orleans, a popular city noted for its easy lifestyle. Sometimes seedy, always muggy with a varied history and assorted customs, New Orleans never fails to captivate its visitors.
Early Work chronicles two of the earliest portfolios. One, Expert Hands (1981 - 1983), is a series of close-ups of teaching chefs' hands as they worked. The second, New Hope (1980), documented much of a very old-style town as it went through its own battle about 'progress.'
Petroglyphs -- ancient native drawings, anywhere from 600 to 3,000 years old, exist in the hills and canyons just west of Albuquerque. Here is a selection of shots from the thousands of petroglyphs in the area.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Works on Paper, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, August - September, 2007
California Open, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, May - June, 2007
Honorable Mention Awarded
Made in California, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, February - March, 2007
Photography Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, February - March, 2006
In the Name of All That's Holy, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA, December'05 - January'06
Judeo Christian VII, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE, April'05 - April'06
Made in California, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, January - March, 2005
Wallworks Winner's Exhibition, L.A. Artcore, the Brewery, Los Angeles, CA, June - July, 2004
908_ _ Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, January - February, 2004
Honorable Mention Awarded, Read the Review
Wallworks, L.A. Artcore, the Brewery, Los Angeles, CA, April - May, 2003
1st Prize Awarded
Millennium Moons, Huntington Beach Library, March - April, 2002
Deposits, Art Coalition, North Hollywood, CA, December, 2001
Holiday Exhibit, Gallery at CdC, Palm Springs, CA, December, 2001
Orange Open, Guggenheim Gallery, Orange, CA, August 2001
Urban, Suburban & Boondocks, Second City Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA, August - September, 2001
America, Second City Council Gallery, Long Beach, CA, July - August 2001
Facades & Reflections, Coffehaven Gallery, Long Beach, CA, January - February 2001
Hot, Hot, Hot! We're Spicin' it Up!, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA, July 2000
2nd Place & Honorable Mention Awards, Professional division