Fine Art, Analog and Digital Collage, Photography
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NEWS
My present endeavor is to master digital collage.
Using point and shoot photography, the intent is to combine imagery of nature inspired by the rhythms of music. Color will attempt to interpret sound and form will be a compliment, varying according to the elements originally found in the environment. 
"Shadow Talk", 11 x 8.5 in., photograph, 2014.
"Emergence", 8 x 10 in., photograph, 2014.
The point and shoot camera continues to offer
challenges, obliging the artist to be severely critical with the "compositional eye." The simple camera forces one to be highly selective with shots taken - studying form becomes evermore pivotal. 
Study for "Four Freedoms" exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum, photo collage.
"Subtle Evocation", 8 x 10 in., photograph, 2014.
"Death Card" study in a reinterpretation of the famous Arthur Waite tarot deck, 2019.
"Freedom of Religion, Freedom to Believe" a study for the "Four Freedoms" traveling exhibition (20 x 24 in., photo collage, 2018).
FOUR FREEDOMS
The study above, "Freedom of Religion, Freedom to Believe", wishes to challenge the viewer into considering what is the contemporary role of faith and religion in the 21st century. It is a modern reinterpretation of American illustrator, Norman Rockwell's Post cover - "Freedom of Religion." Within the aforementioned piece, Rockwell places the statement -"Each according to the dictates of his own conscience." I too aim to provoke thought in the viewer . . . I leave to his or her gaze the quote: "Faith is the tolerance required, compassion the key." 
"Here and There", 14 x 11 in., photograph, 2020.
"Impression Rhododendron", 8x 10 in., photo collage, 2021.
"Rose Unfolding", 8 x 10 in., photography digitally manipulated, 2021.
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EXHIBITIONS
CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATION 2022
NATIONAL PRIZE SHOW Soon to be on view at the Cambridge Art Association's Kathryn Schultz Gallery is the 2022 National Prize Show. Over 900 works were submitted for the show and 77 were selected. The noted show was open themed and intends to showcase emerging artists. Works range from mixed media to photography and will be presented at the Schultz Gallery in two parts; Show 1 will run from May 31 - June 25, 2022. Show 2 will extend from July 5 - 30, 2022. An Opening Reception will be held online on June 3, 2022 between 6;30 and 8:00 pm. Included in this national exhibit are two works by this artist, "The Revisitation of Flora" and "Becoming" - both are photo constructs and presented as archival pigment prints. The former work, seen below, is a contemporary interpretation of the myth of Flora, goddess of flowers. 
"The Revisitation of Flora", 14 x 11 in., photo construct, archival pigment print, 2022.
THE THING WITH FEATHERS GROUP
EXHIBITION Running from April 15 through May 21, 2022 is the show "The Thing with Feathers." Held at the AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H., it is inspired by the theme of "Hope" as expressed in Emily Dickinson's poem "Hope is the thing with Feathers." Submitting artists were asked to contemplate upon what lights or lifts them up; nineteen creators are represented in the noted exhibit, which was produced in collaboration with West Central Behavioral Health and intended to honor Mental Health Awareness. An artist's reception will be held on Saturday, May 4th, 2022 between 3 and 5 pm. The work below, "Mind Balance, Alpha Waves" (in the aforementioned show), wishes to celebrate the manner in which contemplating nature heals the human mind and spirit. A digital, photo collage, its vibrant colors and textural variances strive to capture the viewer's scrutinizing gaze. 
"Mind Balance, Alpha Waves", 14 x 11 in., digital photo collage, 2022.
AWAKENING EXHIBIT
To be on show from March 2 to March 27. 2022 is the exhibit Awakening at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, N.H. The theme, of the noted display of art, centers upon the reawakening of life after the quietude of winter; artists were encouraged to explore the "rebirth" of existence in both their inner world and the natural environment. Works range in medium from photography to traditional painting and are sure to inspire. One of this creator's works "The Awakening of Spirit" (see below), a digital, photo collage, is in the aforementioned show; it speaks of the nascent life and its inherent exhuberance during the Spring season. 
"The Awakening of Spirit", 8 x 10 in., digital, photo collage, 2022.
ARDOR
To be on display between February 2 - 27, 2022 is the regional exhibit "Ardor", held at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston, MA. The show is dedicated to those experiences or things which express the participating artists' ardor or passion, whether revealed in the vividness of a color or in the zeal for a given object or situation. Bromfield Gallery will hold an opening reception on Friday, February 11th, between 6 and 8pm. "Harmonies" is this artist's work in the noted exhibit; a digital, photo collage, it celebrates the artist's passion for balance, whether in the form of a visual composition or in the sensation of a spiritual state. 
"Harmonies", c. 9 x 10 in., digital photo collage, 2022.
"Love, Righteous Memory", 8.5 x 11 in., digital photo collage, 2017.
ON THE EDGE
Soon to be on view at the Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, N.H., is "On the Edge." This show, extending from January 24, 2022 - April 2, 2022, is dedicated to the theme of things on the margin, the fringe, outsider vs. insider; it can be formal or conceptual. The entire exhibit is comprised of drawings in media ranging from markers, to traditional graphite, to digital, among other techniques. Drawings will be hung salon style, without a frame . . . the all should result a fascinating look into an interesting concept. Included in the noted exhibit is the piece, "Mutation"; a work rendered in black marker, the drawing alludes to the dangers of genetic splicing, the fusion of plant and animal DNA and its moral implications. 
"Mutation", 9 x 12 in., drawing, medium: marker. 2021.
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INSPIRATION
Creating art requires a good deal of effort and
an ounce of that intangible, inspiration. It is for this reason that the artist must consistently refuel his or her psychological or emotional gas tank. He or she must take time away, a break, from the process of art production, to "imbibe" more external imagery (visual nourishment), as well as ideas. The process of artistic growth is a constant one, with the "creator" steadily weighing information and external stimuli. Producing art is a perennial judging of factors and meanings - i.e. color, line, form, light, etc.- with symbolism often shifting as the work progresses. Thus, I would encourage one to dip one's feet into the other cultural arts - writing, theatre, dance. music. Excursions into the territory of these art forms rewires the brain, invariably stimulating other senses and abilities. One discovers new ground in exploring other visual and performing arts. A fresh light is often shed on given ideas or concepts, and with a different viewpoint comes a new, revitalizing approach to realizing or finishing a work. "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Pablo Picasso "It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more." Eduard Manet "No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition." Claude Monet 
"in the Light", 10 x 8 in., photography 2020.
Snap and shoot photo. "Haiku moment", 8 x 10 in., 2020.
"Memento Mori, In the Name of Freedom", 11 x 8.5 in., photo montage, 2017.
"Kisses in the Dark", title of a poetry book. It results a study in publication design. The cover wishes to draw the reader in with a sense of the evocative and entranced.
PUBLICATION DESIGN
Book Cover Design is one of the more inspirational forms of design within the illustrator's or designer's fields of endeavor. The ideal, of course, would be to have a synopsis of the book's narrative as a launching point for the cover's actual ideation. Book cover design IS a visual challenge - as can be imagined - loaded with symbolism. But all begins with a first sketch, which filters out one's initial ideas. Certainly, a myriad of studies ensue from the first conceptual drawing; for the above cover, "Kisses in the Dark", love poetry was the launching point. One is compelled to visually state that the theme of love itself is not always focused on passion, happiness or predestination, but also regret and loss. 
"Hydrangea Blur", 14 x 11 in., photograph, 2020.
"Rapture", c. 8.5 x 11 in., digital photo collage, 2022.
"Illumination Reconstructed", 11 x 14 in., digital photo collage, 2022.
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