Looking at one photograph at a time
I am really honored to have an opportunity to be presenting at a Medium Photo 2020 Lecture series event on March 20th, from 7:30 - 9pm at the You Belong Here artist venue, located at 3619 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, California 92104. Very Cool! "Medium Photo is proud to present an evening lecture with Los... Continue Reading →
When coming up on a milestone birthday in the past there was usually not much out of the ordinary to report. Not this year for me. So although I have not provided many personal updates, maybe now is a good time for a quick summary of what has turned into an interesting year. Let's start... Continue Reading →
I have been wondering a lot about the relevances of social media for myself and other artists, and perhaps more specifically about staying on Facebook/Instagram. First, the basic question, why use social media (e.g. Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, etc) by an artist? For an established artist who has multiple galleries that represent them, constant demand for exhibitions,... Continue Reading →
Untitled (Memory Pods) 2014 copyright Douglas Stockdale In my last post I recounted my accomplishments for 2018, which is the first half of my end-of-the-year two-part series, while today's post is the second part that is more about looking ahead at 2019. At the end of 2017 I did not announce very many stated goals for... Continue Reading →
Trabuco Flats, copyright 2018 Douglas Stockdale For those who might have followed the link to my website these past few days probably had a bit of a visual surprise when you were greeted with a brand new home page. So while I was taking some time to evaluate how I wanted to proceed with my Trabuco... Continue Reading →
Buckwheat, Trabuco Flats 2018 copyright Douglas Stockdale As an artist, sometimes a little stress can be a good thing once in a while, but constant stress can be a killer, in more ways than one. Recently I contributed a few photogaphs to Tara Wary's Too Tired for Sunshine project on Instagram. I had reviewed her... Continue Reading →
Middle Ground/En Medio Tierra (book dummy) self-published 2018 Douglas Stockdale I have a really wonderful announcement to make; I am honored to become a represented artist of Fabrik Projects! First, I will have to admit that I had planned to post a different article today, but with this news, I think it takes priority. So... Continue Reading →
Crystal Cove, bikes, December 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale For my 2018 New Years resolution as well as one of my goals for the year was to try to improve my social media presence. Specifically this goal is for my personal artist projects and I will be doing something similar to broaden the presence of The... Continue Reading →
Big Raft, Bluewater Shore, 2017 copyright Douglas Stockdale Recent events related to the self-publishing of my limited edition artist book Bluewater Shore is causing me to rethink how I might describe myself to others: artist or photographer? Okay another option might be artist/photographer. I am probably reconsidering this whole classification subject because of my preparation on the subject... Continue Reading →
JiaShan, China, 2008 copyright Douglas Stockdale Just to say it again, I am a photographer. Oh right, I am a lot of things; husband, friend, dad, Papa, etc. But as to what and how I creatively express myself, I have settled on being a photographer. For about 15 years I was a painter. Before that... Continue Reading →
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