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Anthropogenic Crisis #085829 copyright 2021 Douglas Stockdale – Today is World Cyanotype Day, which is an alternative photographic process that I have been contemplating, in conjunction with Platinum and Gum Bichromate printing. So perhaps that this is a fitting day to jump into this artistic pool. I won't be making a cyanotype print today as I just... Continue Reading →
Mussel Rock, Encinitas Beach copyright 1978 Douglas Stockdale - Good news, the surgery for the removal of a kidney stone, reported to be only slightly smaller than an ocean shoreline boulder that I photographed earlier (or at least it felt something like this), was successful and I am now on the mend (meaning that the... Continue Reading →
This morning I was off to the post office as the unofficial but perhaps official soft launch of my artist book, The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow. Which will probably make tomorrow's post office run Day 2 of the unofficial/official soft launch of my artist book. Yesterday while working on the packing and shipping... Continue Reading →
Today is shipping prep day for what may turn out as an unofficial book launch tomorrow of my artist book, The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow. Regretfully I do not have any book signing events planned or exhibitions of the artwork. The books above were all pre-ordered in my lead-up to the publication of... Continue Reading →
San Clemente beach, copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale - So an interesting thing happened while I was at the Beach working on a fun brainless photo project; while composing a photograph of two individuals reading their books, a young lady walked by and I caught the guy noticing her. He was sitting a bit back further... Continue Reading →
A very pleasant surprise this morning from Jörg Colberg who included a discussion of my artist book, The Flow of light Brushes the Shadow, along with two other publishers, Craig Atkinson’s Café Royal Books (UK) and my buddy Clint Woodside's Deadbeat Club Press (also Southern California) in his article The Unassuming Photobook on his photoblog Conscientious... Continue Reading →
Book-marker, T/P, Artist Special Edition, The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow, 2022 Douglas Stockdale - Opps, I ordered too much of the Awagami Murakumo Kozo Select paper for my print overlay that I recently discussed. I had not realized that paper was sized for A4, thus I ordered two packs to ensure that I... Continue Reading →
The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow, pages 38 - 39, Copyright Douglas Stockdale – I am honored to be featured on One Twelve today with an interview by Diane Nicholette Jeon in a wonderful discussion about my new artist book, The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow. She states "Stockdale takes us along with him... Continue Reading →
California Monsoon, Anthropogenic Crisis #8289 copyright 2022 Douglas Stockdale - It is really convenient when Mother Nature brings a monsoon storm right to your back yard and provides me with an opportunity to work on one of my many projects, Anthropogenic Crisis. This is my ongoing investigation of the continuing climate crisis and a series... Continue Reading →
The Flow of Light Brushes the Shadow - Liu Guan Lue Yin chop - 2022 Douglas Stockdale - Bad news, Great news. For the Bad News, this past week I have been struggling with how I might incorporate my Chinese chop (stamp) into my Artist Special Edition. To be able to bring together the underlying... Continue Reading →
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