Looking at one photograph at a time
As I recently announced, I have had my second COVID vaccine shot. By the end of the first day, I knew that I had a been poked in my arm, but I was feeling fine. Day two, perhaps not so much, especially by the end of the day, when I stated feeling a little bit... Continue Reading →
I am in the midst of getting everything ready for my solo exhibition opening this afternoon of my Memory Pods series at The Photographer's Eye gallery, which I will be leaving for Escondido within the hour. Nevertheless, I have this image on my desk that seems to haunt me. Yes, the song Strange Brew by... Continue Reading →
LSTa0053 copyright Douglas Stockdale 2021 I am still working with my images from my last day-trip down to the local creek. This image, LSTa0053, is another interesting mashup of caustic networks with other refractions. I note that there is almost a transition point between the basic two types of refractions, something I will explore during... Continue Reading →
This weekend I found myself spending a lot of time just staring (studying?) the initial prints from my new series Quantum Elements. I found myself questioning the underlying reason why I am creating this series of abstractions. I know what turned me onto this series in the first place; capturing the visual effects that link... Continue Reading →
LSTa9793 Douglas Stockdale copyright 2020 My oh my. When discussing my end of year for 2020 and doing a little looking ahead, I had no idea that politically in America that democracy would almost come off the rails. Wow. Just shows that you can never underestimate a sociopath in our White House and the many... Continue Reading →
LSTa9799 Douglas Stockdale copyright 2020 Wow. This year ended up like no other that I have ever known. No need to check back on my game plan for 2020 that I had developed at the end of 2019, perhaps with one exception; get rid of the orange sociopath con-man who with the help of Russia... Continue Reading →
Black Lagoon (A093745) copyright Douglas Stockdale 2020 Black Lagoon Archival Pigment on Rag Metallic, 24 x 32", edition of 5 Douglas Stockdale ____ Exhibition, Portfolio Reviews & Workshops January 21 – 24th, 2021; Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP), EXPOSURE WEEKEND, a series of virtual portfolio reviews, and I will be on the team of available... Continue Reading →
One aspect of living in a pandemic is a lot of at-home time, which is fortunately where my studio is located. Also a lot of time for reflection and work on some close at-home artist projects. My principal COVID project is developing a series of artworks based on an aspect of science; Quantum mechanics and... Continue Reading →
LSTa091959-06 copyright 2020 Douglas Stockdale As I have stated in the past, one of my artistic options is to use Experiment/Play to try out some wild-ass stuff. This methodology always seems to lead to interesting ideas and usually gets me into some kind of creative trouble, nevertheless what I consider 'good' trouble. With my Quantum... Continue Reading →
I know that this article is not going in the direction that most readers might think. To clarify, the Observer Effect in Quantum Mechanics states that just by observing something, such as when conducting an experiment, the act of observation will effect the experiment. A classic example is trying to take the air pressure of... Continue Reading →
