After over 30 years as a research scientist, I finally have the opportunity to share my passion for photography. I started taking pictures with a Minolta match-needle SLR in 1971. Some pictures from Yosemite, California, on that first roll have been carefully preserved and are included in this portfolio.
My style is self-taught and spontaneous. I tend to choose simple, uncluttered compositions that emphasize color, light and form.
Some pictures are once-in-a-lifetime. Some take deliberate advantage of special situations but are never staged or artificially embellished. Some capture ordinary subjects in specific perspectives.
I like to have fun with subjects and titles. So, you'll find a hint of humor sprinkled throughout the portfolio.
All of my prints are produced from the original 35mm negatives with only minor color corrections (if needed). Although I appreciate the creative control often seen with digital photography, I think analog 35 mm photographs capture more realistically what the eye actually can see.
I grew up in Missouri, attended college at Central Missouri State University and graduate school at the California Institute of Technology. I now live and work in the Russian River area of Sonoma County, California, north of San Francisco. Many of the pictures in the Gallery pages were taken in California and Sonoma County. I will be adding more local color photographs in the future.
2009 EXHIBITS
August - Sept -- Plaza Art Center, Healdsburg, CA; -- accepted for Artists' Showcase "Flash" all-photography show
2008 EXHIBITS
July 1 - 31 -- Triple R Grill, Russian River Resort (4th St, Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit
June 1 - 30 -- WestAmerica Bank, Guerneville, CA -- solo exhibit
February 22 - March 30 --- Sebastopol Center for the Arts ( 6780 Depot St.,Sebastopol, CA): "Entropy" accepted for all-media juried exhibition "Art and Impermanence" (Juror: Alison Bing)
RECENT EXHIBITS 2005 - 2007
Richioli Vineyard & Winery, 6192 Westside Rd. (Healdsburg, CA) -- solo exhibit -- March 1 - April 11, 2007
Pedroncelli Winery, 1220 Canyon Rd. (Geyserville, CA) -- solo exhibit --June 17 - July 21, 2007
"Your photos were very beautiful, refreshing and thoughtful. Many of my customers commented on how they were deeply touched by them," Shirley Buchignani, Tasting Room Manager
Triple R Bar & Grill, Russian River Resort (Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit -- Aug 7 - Sept 30, 2007
Coffee Bazaar, Armstrong Woods Rd. (Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit --Oct.1 - Oct 31, 2007
"We really enjoyed having your work hung in the cafe. Many customers commented on the beauty of your images and colors." Richard Lester, owner
Triple R Bar & Grill, Russian River Resort (Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit, September 1 - October 1, 2006
Kendall-Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival Art Show -- "Iris" accepted for juried exhibit "Garden-Inspired Art", September 9, 2006.
Village Inn & Restaurant (Monte Rio, CA) -- solo exhibit, July 7 - July 20, 2006 --- artist reception Sunday, July 9, 1 pm - 3 pm
WestAmerica Bank (Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit, June 1 - June 30, 2006
East West Cafe (N. Main, Sebastopol, CA) -- solo exhibit, May 1 - May 31, 2006
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Sebastopol, CA): "Midnight Expressway" accepted for juried exhibit "In the Abstract" Nov. 3 - Dec. 4, 2005 (Jurer: Carrie Lederer, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA)
Inn at the Willows resort (Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit July 1 - August 15, 2005
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Sebastopol, CA) -- "Yield" accepted for juried exhibit "A Moment in Time" July 21 - August 21, 2005 (Jurer: Art Rogers)
Triple R Bar & Grill (Russian River Resort, Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit, May 26 - July 30, 2005
WestAmerica Bank (Guerneville, CA) -- solo exhibit, June 1 - 30, 2005
PREVIOUS EXHIBITS
Centenary College (Hackettstown, NJ) -- invited solo exhibit, February 22 - March 13, 1981
