Recent Work

New work now often originates from White paper shapes, cutout and arranged over a Black background, then re-photographed and loaded into the computer. All color is transferred from a vast collection of other captured images, then re-worked as I see fit, and often manually painted over in sections.

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Silvery Moon

Here, I've attempted to construct some imaginary scenes containing formal elements but with a bit more levity. These started as a play on the black silhouette portraits from the 17'th century.

 

Studio Work

When I made the switch from traditional silver to the digital process around 2000, I constructed a small sandbox in my studio which I used to experiment with the scale of objects in small, still life presentations. These were minimally reworked in the computer, but gradually over time, I have become less concerned

about manipulation using the computer which is, after all, just another tool.

In 2011, the original sandbox was converted to a large light-box with a facing screen to produce a more abstract series of works emphasizing strong shadows combined with muted lighting. I'm pleased by the luminosity and texture of the resulting prints.

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New Hand-painted

Missing the nostalgic feel of hand-painting over silver prints since 2000, I searched for new ways to mix the traditional and digital technologies. I have never been pleased with the results of paint over digital papers, so I instead found a way to create digital negatives and produce silver prints from digital files.

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Surrealism

I've always loved vintage surreal art and although much of my work has always contained an element of surrealism, I've only recently felt that I could make a more direct statement in that realm. I'm intrigued by what is hidden behind the surface of things.

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Hand-painted Silver

Painting directly onto B&W silver gelatin prints was a technique used in photography as early as 1839 to produce colorized images. My preference for an 'alternative' style of prints often colorizes only a portion of the image. I'm challenged to produce a subtle work that captures mood without overdoing it, relying on canned colors, or being garish.

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B&W

Some of my favorite older images scanned from negatives. A couple of notable artists here.

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Travels

When traveling,my wandering mind is free to observe window reflections, isolate unusual shapes, or sometimes what seems to me a natural still life that demands to be isolated from it's background. Other times there is just beauty that can't be ignored.

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