Creator

Bio

I have honed my artistic eye and conceptualization while working on and off in graphic design for over 25 years. I have brought that graphic design experience into my second creative passion - photography. Being self-taught, I use copious amounts of experimentation and limited resources to spark creative output. My work can be challenging for the audience, but also thought provoking. 

Artist Statement

At its simplest, photography is the recording of light and shadow at a single point in time. The moments we choose to capture and the way they are presented allow us to express our relationships with the world. In my abstract work, I explore photography as a tool that does not document the external world, but rather expresses something more essential. I explore color, form, motion and void to create unique patterns, landscapes, or spaces. Using a handheld light, I manipulate the reflective and refractive properties of glass objects, paper, and other materials to capture abstract colors, shapes and shadows along with motion and defects. This is done through multiple exposures in-camera, meaning the image processing happens within the digital camera itself. I only use computer imaging software to prepare files for print, not in the creative process. By using the essential aspects of light, shadow and motion, I remove the external world as my subject and explore new photographic frontiers.