Artist Statement
After my life partner and soul mate was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, changes in my outlook on life occurred. One change, I was looking through a different set of eyes. With this new appreciation of my surroundings, I started to capture these views through the photographic medium. Through experimentation, I found myself developing a photographic eye and my own artistic style. To bring an unique feeling/style to my photographs, I look at changing environmental conditions (weather, tides, clouds, etc.); shadows; time of the day that I shoot; the angle of the shot; and elements of activity. I describe this as the scene speaks to me. Today, I gain great pleasure searching out those locations that speak to me so that I can present you, the viewer, with that captured special moment in time.
My landscape photographs now include a broad range of subjects from maritime views, seascapes, roads, skies and urban. In addition to landscape photography, my portfolio includes floral studies, still life, industrial works and interpretative self portraits.
I use a medium format Mamiya camera and photograph with a fine grain black & white negative film. In the darkroom, I can spend many hours to bring out the feeling and essence of what I viewed in the field. Using dodging and burning techniques, I hand print each photograph using black & white chemistry on a museum quality fiber base paper. I produce my prints either in limited edition or open edition.
