“Boulevard in Morning” was taken on an early October morning on the Boulevard St Germain in Paris. I consider this image to be my iconic Parisian photograph.
I’m shooting into the sun which is mostly hidden behind the trees and is glancing off of the Café Cluny windows. The converging light and shadows is an important element of this composition.
I used my Hasselblad 500C with a Planar 80mm lens and Kodak negative film for this photograph. This 24 x 30 Fine Art photograph was printed by me in a traditional darkroom using FujiColor paper and Kodak chemistry. I signed and numbered this ready to hang picture – in a limited edition of 150.
This is the last darkroom 24×30 “Boulevard in Morning” still available.
Red fox colored pencil drawing with pastel/colored pencil landscape. 12 x 16 framed size in a matted 16 x 20 inch frame
Tomales is a very small village on the Northern California coast and I ended up taking quite a few pictures while there. I found this potential composition and was able to position myself to take advantage of the forms and colors which combine to make this image from my Impressionistic Visions Collection, a kind of a turn-of-the-century romantic work of art.
Produced on metal in an edition of only fifteen (15) and ready to hang.
“Maguey and Vineyard” is, out of countless photographs I’ve taken of vineyards in Napa and Sonoma for my Impressionistic Visions collection, one of my best and a favorite of mine. The pink blossoms and the yellow mustard plants add dashes of color to complete the composition. I began creating this innovative, unique collection of images while working in Napa, Marin and Sonoma Counties during a period lasting nearly every day for about two months.
Produced on metal in an edition of only fifteen (15) and ready to hang.
I returned four or five times over the course of two months to this creamery in Sonoma County because I found the towers so fascinating; and, I feel rewarded for my efforts. The grey sky and white towers make this image one of my best high key photographs from the Impressionistic Visions collection.
This image was taken on a rainy spring day on a small West Marin dirt road leading to a farm house. The standing rain water adds to the interest of the picture which includes the ubiquitous Eucalyptus trees in the Marin countryside.
From my Impressionistic Visions Collection. Produced on metal in an edition of only fifteen (15) and ready to hang.
“Notre Dame and Books” is one of my 2 or 3 favorite Paris images. I am standing on the sidewalk and shooting into the window of Shakespeare & Company. It’s a winter morning with the sun illuminating the famous cathedral. The books are inside on shelving and everything else is reflected in the bookshop window. One can see the cobbled street, wall and fencing, trees, the buildings on Isle St Louis and, of course, Notre Dame Cathedral.
The “Typewriter”, photographed in an eccentric’s compound in Nevada, is one of my most unique photographs. The machine, built in 1911-1912, is embedded in concrete on top of a stone wall and accompanied by a telephone and a tricycle hanging from a tree above and a cash register set in the concrete next to it.
I stationed myself across the street from this magnificent yellow-hued church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico hoping that an interesting person would walk by before the light changed. I was perched on a small, low window sill for at least an hour and I was rewarded for my patience when the ‘perfect’ woman walked by the church.
The light and shadows and the monumental, simple architecture created the perfect stage for the entrance of this figure wearing her shawl.
“Lady With Shawl” was taken with a Nikon FM2 using Kodak negative film and printed by Zeny in a traditional darkroom on FujiColor Crystal Archive paper. The 30×40 photograph is signed and numbered by Zeny, laminated with a UV protective coating and is ready to hang.
I waited in this alley for more than an hour, taking a few pictures of the figures walking by until this person, carrying a small white bag, appeared in the frame. I understand completely that many images I’ve taken are dependent on chance and in this image I was able to photograph the figure in stride which is vital for the composition. I originally chose this location for the vivid colors painted on the wall which add a key vibrancy to the composition.
Produced on metal in an edition of only fifteen (15) and ready to hang.
