Works of Excellence

Published

update!!!

Reception May 20th 6-9pm

The Studio Door
3867 4th Avenue San Diego, CA 92103
Exhibition Dates: April 27 – May 27, 2023

Website: http://thestudiodoor.com/

Youtube video of the exhibition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Y8wwJI-Mg

My work is mixed media joining together my two loves of photography and mosaics that I call Photozaics.  Just recently I experimented with matte-less print as has been suggested in the past, but this time I listened to Emily Schiffer’s suggestion from a recent portfolio review, and this is the result.  This line of photozaics, which I’m calling commando-as for me is liberating to see my photo dancing in sync with the frame.

Four of my Commando photozaics were accepted into Works of Excellence exhibition at The Studio Door gallery.  Wolf n Bear will be physically in the gallery; Gateway to Racepoint beach will be on their website and Breakpoint at Racepoint and Forest of Birch will be included in the catalog.   Honored and humbled to not have just one accepted but four works accepted into this exhibition.

Wolf n Bear

Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while, leaving footprints on our hearts and we are never the same- by Flavia Weedn.  This image reminds me of the ones that left their footprints on my soul.

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Wolf-n-bear WNBml7.5×13.5×12023-1

Gateway to Racepoint Beach

Gateway can offer up an over-welcoming feeling of “come on in”.  This scene offers that feeling with a side of warning to those that don’t pay attention to their environment.  I don’t mind the locals and will respect their home.  If I’m not meant to be in the ocean I will sit quietly on the shore watching a movie of waves play on repeat for my pleasure.

Gateway to Race point Beach
Gateway to Race point Beach

Breakpoint at Racepoint Beach

Dance with the waves, move with the sea.  Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free. – Christy Ann Martine.  Sitting at the ocean’s beach I spend hours just zoning out to the sounds and everchanging views of waves crashing the shore to help recharge my soul.  It’s nature’s symphony that warms my heart.

Breakpoint matte less

Forest of Birch

SOLD!!!

“In Celtic Mythology the silver birch tree is sacred and symbolizes new beginnings and protection.”  This quote speaks to me and helping me understand why I love Birch trees and my Irish Heritage.  This image was taken at Jay Cooke State Park in February 2012 just a few months before this region received an unpreceded amount of rain in a 24-hour period; forever changing the landscape of this park forever.

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Forest of Birch FOBml7.5×13.5×12023-1

Tribute to Small works 2023

Published

Dates: April 1st– 27th 2023

MVA Gallery

Location: 35 E. Elizabeth Ave. Suite 35, Bethlehem, PA 18018

Accepted photozaics (formal)

https://www.mvaartgallery.com/

White Daisies photoziac 14x16x1

Daisies are a true sign of spring:  A lovely reminder of how beautiful change can truly be.

Sleeping Bear Beach photozaic 16x14x1

The Ashininaabek people used the Mother Bear as a landmark and tell the story about how she came to be there.  Long ago, along the Wisconsin shoreline, a mother bear and her two cubs were driven into Lake Michigan by a raging forest fire. The bears swam for many hours, but soon the cubs tired. Mother bear reached the shore first and climbed to the top of a high bluff to watch and wait for her cubs. The cubs drowned within sight of the shore. The Great Spirit created two islands to mark the spot where the cubs disappeared and then created a solitary dune to represent the eternal vigil of a mother bear.   These images reminded me of the gulf coast just minus the salty ocean air. 

I watched as morning fog kissed the landscape, slowly burning off showing Lake Michigan’s beautiful teal-blue waters.  While I was exploring Sleeping Bear Dunes, I had the story above playing around in my head; carefully documenting the landscape with both color and infrared cameras.

Sleeping Bear Beach

Praxis – International Juried photography exhibition

Published

Black & White

Exhibition dates: November 19 through December 3rd, 2022

Opening Reception Saturday, November 19th

Time: 6 – 8 PM

Address: 2637 27th Ave S. MPLS, MN 55406

Website: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/calendar

Lone Tree I
Lone Tree Fenced

Lone Tree Fenced in- Digital infrared photograph.

Standing alone doesn’t mean you are alone; it means you are strong enough to handle life’s challenges. 

Praxis – International Juried photography exhibition

Published

Black & White

Exhibition dates: November 19 through December 3rd, 2022

Opening Reception Saturday, November 19th

Time: 6 – 8 PM

Exhibition dates: November 19 through December 3rd, 2022

Address: 2637 27th Ave S. MPLS, MN 55406

Website: https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/calendar

Lone Tree Fenced in- Digital infrared photograph.

Standing alone doesn’t mean you are alone; it means you are strong enough to handle life’s challenges. 

Lone Tree Fenced
Lone Tree Fenced

Art of Beauty Exhibition

Published

Exhibition dates: April 8th through May 4, 2022

Address:

MVA Gallery

35 E. Elizabeth Avenue

Suite 35

Bethlehem, PA 18018

Accepted works of Art are Pine Edged Road and Golden Gate Bridge photozaics

Pine Edged Road
Sized medium PER20x17x12021-1

Sometimes the path in life is not clearly defined.  The only thing you can do is to breathe deeply, put your faith in the universe, and take the first step.  Life’s road will have curves, enjoy them as they will bring you to wonderful places if you surrender.  Road trips allow my mind to wander and absorb what Mother Nature shows me.  I especially love watching the landscape change from mountains to desert; from city to Rolling country farms; brightly colored flowers to drab gray foggy scenes.  All of these are gifts from her, so give thanks.  Get out in nature and recharge your soul!

Golden Gate Bridge

I headed to San Francisco for an art show and decided to give myself a few extras days to explore this great City by the Bay. As the fog lifted, I snapped photos of the various areas in the Marina District.  When the fog burnt off, I walked the area again up a long hill to capture this photograph.  Nature really makes all these colors work together.

Farms Across America

Published

UPDATE! Exhibtion extended to February 27th, 2022.

Meet the Artist- I will be in the February 9th chat with artists

http://www.alexferronegallery.com/farms-across-america

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Alex Ferrone Gallery

25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, New York 11935

National Juried Small Works Exhibition

Exhibition dates: December 4, 2021 – February 13, 2022

Opening reception: Saturday, December 4 from 3pm-6pm

http://www.alexferronegallery.com/

Red farm landscaped w Corn Color
Red farm landscaped w Corn Color

Red Farm Landscaped in Corn

Heading south on Wisconsin’s highway 35 I explored the Driftless area (definition-having no aim or direction: free from glacial drift a section driftless except for loess deposits).  Highway 35 winds along the Mississippi River following its path south.  I made it to Alma and headed back north on county roads like I, KK, and 25 which snaked through the Driftless area hills and valleys.  I explored this region capturing the farm life landscapes from corn crops to cattle grazing in the fields as my soul recharged from the stresses of my work week.  I love to get lost on country roads and just absorb the scenery like a sponge.

Farming is not just for growing crops; it is for the cultivation… of human beings! – Masanobu Fukuoka.  I admire those who choose the greater good and create nourishment for everyone to enjoy.  In conclusion, I was humbled by all the hard work the farmer put into his field and blessed to be able to capture such a picturesque scene which reminded me of a Folk-art painting.

 It is a creative process; we must first plant the seeds and nurture them along the way to ensure their full growth, as they will in turn provide us with nourishment, which is essential not just for survival but for success.

MVA- Nature – Landscape Serene & Savage

Published

Exhibition Dates:   September 6 through September 28, 2021

Website is https://www.mvaartgallery.com

Address: MVA Gallery

35 E. Elizabeth Ave.

Suite 35

Bethlehem, PA 18018

Landscape: Exploring the Built and Grown

Published

Online exhibition juried by Jennifer Mcgregor

Dates: June 17th – July 17th, 2021

www.sitebrooklyn.com

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Pallet Mountain

Pallet Mountain
My soul’s need to wonder led me to wonder about the industrial areas of Minneapolis and Saint Paul wanting to challenge my vision to photograph landscapes that I normally wouldn’t even take a second look at.  I viewed this as a man trying to create their mountain.  Were they trying to pay their respects to Mother Nature or something more deviant? 
Danger in the Woods
Danger in the Woods

Danger in the Woods has never looked so inviting but don’t be fooled by its beauty as Danger is not far away.  I found this sign warning me of the appending Danger of the cliff’s edge.  This sign needs to heed its own message.

MVA Gallery – Self – Expression (Open Theme)

Published

MVA Gallery is located in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Exhibition Dates:   June 3 – June 27, 2021 

Under the Tracks- Framed 16×20

about the image: Graffiti artists express their creativity and use this area as a blank canvas; the dilapidated docks and old pillars add character to the scene.