Photography

One of my favorite mediums is photography.  I love that I can capture candid moments, life moments, and some of those moments and things that are seemingly insignificant.  I love to take pictures.  My daughter has become my favorite muse, but I still thoroughly enjoy my nature pics.  I thought that while I had some time I would share some of my college and right after college pics.  I am spending so much time reminiscing about my artistic inspiration because I am trying to regain my expressive abilities.  They have been in hibernation for quite some time...and it is time they WAKE up!!

In and around Galesburg, IL

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In and around Binghamton, NY

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Key West

 

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Antelope Island, UT

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Manassas, VA

 

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Milford, CT

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 Yellowstone

I love photography!

Post-Bac Show

My time spent at Knox College was extended a year for a Post Baccalaureate fellowship that I did in studio art.  I spent my time painting with acrylic on paper.  As silly as it sounds the idea of using canvas stressed me out, money was tight and I felt like I couldn't experiment as much with the fancy pants canvas.  So I used the cheap (and occasionally crappy to paint on) butcher paper.  It left me with a feeling of freedom to experiment more with the medium.  I went down a road of internalization and improvisation.  I would use a light color and just paint lines on the canvas.  Then I would go back in and bring out the images that I saw.  I found a huge focus on me seeing snakes and birds.  The best piece I did was a huge 6 feet by about 30 feet painting to put on a concave curved wall.  That baby was my pride and joy for the show, all else was just part of the journey.  Here is the work...

 

Here is the huge piece...

Here are some details...

Senior Show

My Bachelors degree is in Studio Art from Knox College, and as part of my Senior year we had to do an art show.  I did the show with my friend Janet.  My senior year I explored working in abstraction and with minimalism.  I used artist tape to help me get the nice crisp lines, and to help shape the space on the canvas.  I had such a blast mixing colors and exploring ways to convey the space in the rectangle.

  Here is some of the work..