. quiet and trust
“Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.” Sometimes images jump out at me and sometimes they take time to grow on me. It reminds me of the way I experience music. I have discovered after years of finding favorite [...]
. on landscape
“Every love has its landscape. Thus place, which is always spoken of as though it only counts when you’re present, possesses you in its absence, takes on another life as a sense of place, a summoning in the imagination with all the atmospheric effect and association of a powerful emotion. The places inside matter as [...]
. grey area | when to convert your images to b&w
When I was first studying photography in the ’80s, I only shot B&W film. There were so many benefits that I didn’t realize at the time. One was that it was cost effective. I only had to pay for the rolls of film and I processed everything by hand. [All the above images were shot [...]
. making a statement | fine art photography
I find when I write down my intentions in life I am more successful in reaching my goals. When I wanted to go sailing with my husband to Tahiti, I kept a journal and wrote a letter about myself in the future-relaxing on the deck of a sailboat anchored in a calm lagoon in [...]
. rediscovery of a time gone by
I recently stepped back in time to where my heart has been all along. I pulled out my 4×5 camera, some expired Polaroid 52 film and started playing like I used to do years ago. It was 2004 the last time I used my 4×5 for a project and since packing up and putting away [...]
. a creative collaboration
What Path Will She Pick? I was so fortunate to participate in Jane Fulton Alt’s Creative Collaboration!! It was such an amazing process for me and really gave my creative process the nudge it’s been needing. I have always loved ‘making’ images. From the moment I learned how to make high contrast masks of my [...]
.your road
All images from my series “Drive By” Your road is everything that a road ought to be…and yet you will not stay in it half a mile, for the reason that little, seductive, mysterious roads are always branching out from it on either hand, and as these curve sharply also and hide what is [...]
.a window into my world
My photograph “Sealevel” from an exhibition at the Millenium Arts Center in Washington D.C. Jim’s early self portrait paintings can be seen down the hall from the main living room. Our pillows are art too. We bought these in Tahiti and cherish them as a special purchase and memory of our time there. Merrik from the [...]
.begin it now
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits one-self, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one [...]
photography is [the intersection of two lives]
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Songs of the Sky with Rhythm I’ve been working on a personal series for some time without really knowing that I was doing so. The series’ evolution has been a long process which I started about 10 years ago. It is a junction of two distinct aspects of my life: fine art photography and weather. [...]
photography is [a new way of seeing and being]
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Over a year ago I was made aware of a woman named Aline Smithson. My dear friend Cindy Schafer had taken a class from her in her exploration of fine art photography which I, in a way, turned her onto. Cindy was just beginning to explore photography when I was heading out on my sailing [...]
photography is [an artist at play]
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As an artist, I love to play. I have always loved to push the photographic medium because I’m so familiar with it. If I knew painting or ceramics better, then those are the mediums I would probably tend to play in. When I worked in the darkroom, I would mix my own chemistry and coat [...]
photography is [my first roll of film]
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Yep, I just came across the contact sheet of my first roll of film shot back in 1984 (I know for sure because this was the year I broke my ankle in gymnastics) when I was in high school. I had a Canon AL1 (which I still have sitting on my shelf in my office) [...]
photography is [a fine art photography exhibition]
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The day started well enough. The sun was up which is definitely on the better than average day scale. Then I made time for a walk with my mom and Maliea along the beach and spent the afternoon working on administrative tasks. I was planning on a “funset” session with M&M playing in front of [...]
photography is [fine art portraits]
I was JUST turned onto this great article from Interior Design by Ghislaine Vinas. Deb Schwedhelm, who constantly blows my mind with her connections to good stuff and her inspiring perspective on life and photography, posted it on her Facebook page. She has the best blog going so you definitely don’t want to miss a [...]
photography is [the sea]
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We all went down to the sea, my husband, the kids and me. To smell the salty air and feel the squishy sand beneath our feet. I can’t explain what the sea does to us – or anyone for that matter – but it’s ever-changing nature is so comforting and stirring at the same time. [...]
photography is [vivian maier]
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I recently came across this newly discovered work by Vivian Maier. Her story is still unfolding and the story of how her images are being revealed is like an archaeologist’s dream. Read more on the blog created by John Maloof. Although I have seen ‘street photography’ similar to hers before, I have fresh inspiration from [...]
photography is [going big]
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Green Room Reflective Perfection Equivalent II Equivalent I I have had a Laguna Beach gallery request large editions of my fine art work so I would love to get some feedback from you as to which one of the above images you would want to own as a 50×50″ or 30×50″ canvas-depending on the image [...]
[photography is] contemporary holiday gift giving
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I will be selling my fine art panels, elegant boxed notecards and other framed and matted artwork this Sunday at the Holiday Bazaar hosted by Jennifer Basilio and Friends!! Join us for a festive afternoon of shopping, storytelling and visiting. Bring a friend and spend some time supporting local women owned businesses. Other vendors include [...]
[photography is] a new favorite image | southern california fine art photographer
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I am so in love with this new image I took. I can’t get over the scene. It just makes me really happy. The kids interacting on the beach, the textures of the pier, the light streaming in from the direction of the ocean. I can’t wait to get it mounted on a wood panel [...]