One of the vexing aspects of printing on the Hahnemuhle Rag Metallic papers is the resulting print does not look exactly like the digital image on a monitor (or what I can share on this photo-blog). For me this is further confounded when I am using some of the Metallic paper as a pseudo mat,... Continue Reading →
Fabrik Projects – Holiday Group Exhibiton
I am very happy to announce that five of my Memory Pods photographs have been selected by Fabrik Projects gallery for their Holiday Group Exhibition, which runs from December 17, 2019 thru January 4th, 2020. The Fabrik Projects goal for this exhibition is to provide affordable art for the holidays at $500 or less per framed... Continue Reading →
Mini Portfolio effective alternative at Portfolio Reviews
This is a quick assessment following up on my recent article about preparing for a Portfolio Review, which I had the pleasure (and angst) to be sitting on both sides of the review table. I just returned from the LACP 2019 Exposure Weekend in Marina del Rey in which I was a portfolio reviewer and... Continue Reading →
LACP Portfolio Review prep
The LACP Exposure Weekend will start tomorrow morning here in Los Angeles and I am getting the last minute preparations completed. At some moments, the above photograph, Disassociation, may well visually describe how I am feeling; a bit frantic with what seems like still too many things to do. Even with my background in project management... Continue Reading →
Fabrik Projects – Artist of the Day
I found a nice surprise this morning when checking out Facebook; I am the Artist of the Day for Fabrik Projects gallery, featuring my photograph Ghost from my Memory Pods project. I did not expect to see that, but then again I know that Betsy Enzensberger, the new Gallery Manager at Fabrik Projects, is very... Continue Reading →
Fabrik Projects – Summer Group Show opening reception
Last night was a wonderful opening reception at Fabrik Projects for their Summer Group Show with a nice opportunity to exhibit two of my photographs, Ghost and Changes, from my Memory Pods project. I felt fortunate that my photographs were exhibited on the only dark gray wall in the gallery as this framed these two photographs... Continue Reading →
Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Metallic
First, to be clear, this is not meant to be an exhaustive analysis of the Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Metallic printing paper, but as a user report as to my recent experiences. Backstory; while attending 2019 PhotoLA earlier this year, I had heard that Mona Kuhn was using a metallic printing for some of her large... Continue Reading →
Printworks print sale – supporting the Seva Foundation
I am very happy to announce that I have three archival pigment prints from my Memory Pods project, including Fatigue, above, now available in the L.A. Photo Curator's Printworks sale. For this sale 15% of the artist entry fees went to the Seva Foundation. This is an international non-profit health organization based in Berkeley California known for... Continue Reading →
Group Summer Show on Artsy.net
Fabrik Projects gallery has just hosted on Artsy.net their Summer Group Show, which I am honored be included with two my photographs (including Ghost II, above) from my Memory Pods project. A very nice and continuing validation of this botanical series that investigates aging and memory. The Summer Group Show will be on exhibition at the... Continue Reading →
2019 Summer Group Show – Save the Date
I am very excited to have two of my Memory Pods photographs, including Changes, above, included in the Fabrik Projects Gallery's Summer Group Show. This is an exhibition of the Fabrik Projects Gallery's represented artists and for me another nice validation of this on-going project. The Opening reception is Saturday, August 10th, from 6... Continue Reading →