I strive to simplify the world and distill its shapes, colors and patterns into graphical elements that have a more timeless and serene impact on the viewer. The sky, earth, water, rocks and trees become textures and monochromatic elements that show us what we too often pass by or simply take for granted. Thus the choice of the black and white medium serves to create an image that is more magical and perhaps even lyrical, drawing the viewer in and imparting a message that has a sensory hold on the memory.
In the early morning, at midday or late in the afternoon, the light shifts and slants and reveals the land and the forms on it. In a canyon, the light reveals one wall and shrouds the other in shadow. And among the trees in a forest, the shadows dominate so that a shaft of light becomes a rare and fleeting presence, dancing and disappearing. This is the world that I choose to capture on film. In my images I purposely define the edges, render the dark areas with just enough detail and create highlights that set off these darker tones in order to create a luminous effect.
Rather than trying to inform or teach something about the world, I want my images to invite the viewer to look and behold a small part of the world that might otherwise have been overlooked.
Exhibits:
1994 – Minneapolis/St. Paul ASMP Chapter ‘Personal Works Show’
2005 – Joint Exhibit of Black & White Landscape Photography & Intaglio Prints w/Caitlin
McMahon at Palmer’s on the West Bank, Minneapolis
2006 – Exhibit of Black & White Photography “Ancient Architecture on the Colorado Plateau”
by return invitation, Palmer’s Bar on the West Bank, Minneapolis
2007 – Group Exhibit at Frank Stone Gallery, NE Minneapolis w/Yuri Yokoyama, JeffLohaus,
Ken Ryan, Early Spring 2007
2007 _ Exhibit at the St. Paul Art Crawl in Lowertown St. Paul April 2007
2007 – Exhibit of Black & White Photography “Ancient Architecture on the Colorado Plateau”
Thrivent Financial Center, May, 2007
2007 – Exhibit and Lecture, Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo “Hiking and
Photographing on the Colorado Plateau” November 2007
2007 – Group Exhibit with various artists The Gallery at Frame-Ups on South Nicolett Ave. in
Minneapolis November thru January
2008 – Exhibit of work at Minneapolis Public Library-Washburn Branch from Feb. 1-March 29
2008 – Exhibit at Betsy’s Back Porch Coffee September 15 thru November 30
2008 - Juried Show "Connections:Earth+Artist=A Tribute Art Show in Resistance to Desert Rock" Center for Southwest Studies, Durango, CO, Curated by Venaya Yazzie, Delaney Research Library, Ft. Lewis College
I strive to simplify the world and distill its shapes, colors and patterns into graphical elements that have a more timeless and serene impact on the viewer. The sky, earth, water, rocks and trees become textures and monochromatic elements that show us what we too often pass by or simply take for granted. Thus the choice of the black and white medium serves to create an image that is more magical and perhaps even lyrical, drawing the viewer in and imparting a message that has a sensory hold on the memory.
In the early morning, at midday or late in the afternoon, the light shifts and slants and reveals the land and the forms on it. In a canyon, the light reveals one wall and shrouds the other in shadow. And among the trees in a forest, the shadows dominate so that a shaft of light becomes a rare and fleeting presence, dancing and disappearing. This is the world that I choose to capture on film. In my images I purposely define the edges, render the dark areas with just enough detail and create highlights that set off these darker tones in order to create a luminous effect.
Rather than trying to inform or teach something about the world, I want my images to invite the viewer to look and behold a small part of the world that might otherwise have been overlooked.
Exhibits:
2005 – Joint Exhibit of Black & White Landscape Photography & Intaglio Prints w/Caitlin McMahon at Palmer’s on the West Bank, Minneapolis, MN
2006 – Exhibit of Black & White Photography “Ancient Architecture on the Colorado Plateau” Palmer’s on the West Bank, Minneapolis, MN
2007 - Group Exhibit at Frank Stone Gallery, NE Minneapolis
2007 – Exhibit of Black & White Photography “Ancient Architecture on the Colorado Plateau” Thrivent Financial Center, Minneapolis
2007 _ Exhibit at the St. Paul Art Crawl in Lowertown St. Paul, MN April 2007
2007 - Exhibit and Talk at Midwest Mountaineering Fall Expo, Minneapolis, MN
2008 - Group showing at The Gallery at Frame-Ups, Minneapolis, MN
2008 - Exhibit of work at Minneapolis Public Library - Washburn Branch from Feb. 1 - March 29
2008 - Juried show: "Connection : Earth + Artist = A Tribute Art Show in Resistance to Desert Rock" at The Center of Southwest Studies Durango, CO Curated by Venaya Yazzie, Delaney Research Library, Ft. Lewis College June 22 - Sept. 28, 2008
2008 - Betsy's Back Porch Coffee, Minneapolis, MN Sept. 15 thru November
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