abstract symmetrical

abstract symmetrical

edgy symmetrical

edgy symmetrical

HI! Thanks for visiting! My wife, Jacqueline, and retired to Portland, Oregon just in time for lockdown in 2020. Turned out to be good place to weather the pandemic, especially since our kids are here! PS, Jacqueline’s a poet. Click here to see her work. Art work: Most pieces are derived from a single photograph, while some combine two or more, or include drawn elements. Most of my work is involves symmetry, exaggerated and false colors, and from-somewhat-to-total abstractions of the original images. Click here for my current Artist’s Statement. Process: To create my pieces, I use a variety of digital cameras to capture source images. These are processed and manipulated with multiple software apps, as well as some hand-drawn bits. I sometimes use an AI app for sharpening, but everything else is me. Some works come together in a few hours, but I work on most of them off and on over weeks or months. At the moment, I have about 15 works in process. Art cred: Professional Photography program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Attended a variety of individual drawing and photography classes as well as a summer at the University of the Arts College of Art in Philadelphia. One solo show, a two person show, and pieces in 3 others, all 30 or more years ago. I've spent most of my working life in IT, with a sprinkling of photography jobs and volunteer gigs before & during: • High school yearbook photographer • Photography store manager • Staff and freelance photography including: portrait, advertising, catalog, and real estate, artwork, etc. • Co-managed "artists-only" work-in-progress critique parties • Managed and taught at a rental darkroom & studio • Managed a photo club for a non-profit art gallery with ~130 members • Taught non-credit photography at the University of Virginia • Taught 4x5 camera workshops for professional photographers You're welcome to contact me if you have questions, answers, offers, complaints, concerns, crises, compliments, commissions, etc.