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some new old work done today

July 28, 2010

sometimes i do shoots with the sole purpose of working on them later in photoshop to achieve what my vision is. this series is a work in progress with many fits and starts and today was no exception.

i had lots to do other than going to the farmers market and buying fresh vegetables but it was the time to sit here trying to make a few, well actually two images  happen. but the jury is still out on one of them while i love what happened with the other one.

so i’lll try and let you into my mind a bit and ‘show not tell’ one of the few things i learned in screen writing at ucla.

this is what i began with in the studio, mary made the costume as she has a sewing machine from my idea

abstract dancer suit

dancer suit

here is the final image i originally envisioned. it’s a composition of three different images reworked via layers in photoshop

birth of the tree of life

born of the tree of life

this process i learned from a very talented director i worked with on As The World Turns, Paul Lammers, adapted for sure to what i am doing now but always kept in the back of my mind. tricks sort of act that way, it has come in very useful over the years but like anything good only has limited uses.

untitled

now this image is straight from the session, notice the different quality of smoke and how it affects the photograph, while the images works on it’s own i don’t think it as powerful as the previous image.

here is the another image from the same session that i’ve done a number of times and i might get one that i really like but this will do for now

man nude birth

born of

i guess you can see that i have a thing about birth. it all comes from seeing a movie when i was young showing natural childbirth i was fascinated and i still am by the whole process, but it goes by so quickly i hardly remember seeing my own sons head pop out then body sliding into the nurses hand.

who knows really what generates our creativity. i am happy to be away from the hungry ghosts of the past and to be able to have days like today with a farm fresh vegetable salad for dinner.

don’t you just love summer?

jene

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New Orleans Photography Workshops w Joyce Tenneson

July 28, 2010

New Orleans Photography Workshops
Scholarship Application

Bringing your photographic vision to a larger audience with Joyce Tenneson
September 18-19, 2010

Please send the completed application, letters of recommendation and digital portfolio on a disc
(labeled with first and last name) to:

The New Orleans Photography Workshops
Attn: Scholarship Applications
1927 Sophie Wright Place
New Orleans, LA 70130

Application Deadline: Applications must be received by August 21, 2010.
Notification: Applicants will be contacted via e-mail by August 23, 2010.

About the scholarship: The scholarship is open to fine art photographers interested in
introducing their work to galleries or museums and photography educators who are in a position to
teach these skills to their students.
For more information about the workshop: http://www.neworleansworkshops.com (see
“Upcoming Workshops” tab)

To apply, please submit the following:
1. Scholarship application: see page 2.
2. Two letters of recommendation: The recommendations should be from people who are not
related to you.
3. For photographers: Digital portfolio of 10 images
• Image files should be formatted as 72 dpi jpgs at 10” long dimension.
• File names must include your first and last name (ex: John_Doe_4.jpg).
Note: Educators are not required to submit a portfolio.
For questions or more information contact: info@neworleansworkshops.com or 877-316-
0009
New Orleans Photography Workshops
Scholarship Application
Bringing your photographic vision to a larger audience with Joyce Tenneson
September 18-19, 2010
Please send the completed application, letters of recommendation and digital portfolio on a disc
(labeled with first and last name) to:

The New Orleans Photography Workshops
Attn: Scholarship Applications
1927 Sophie Wright Place
New Orleans, LA 70130
1. Last Name: _________________________________________________
2. First Name: _________________________________________________
3. Street address: _______________________________________________
4. City, state, zip code: __________________________________________
5. Telephone 1: ________________________________________________
6. Telephone 2 (optional): ________________________________________
7. E-mail: _____________________________________________________
8. Website (optional): ___________________________________________
9. For educators only:
Institution Name: _________________________________________
Institution Address: _______________________________________
Subject(s): _______________________________________________
Grade(s): ________________________________________________
10. Please attach an explanation of how a workshop on introducing photography to galleries and
museums will benefit you and the development of your career. (maximum 300 words)

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new rules for shooting in NYC on DASC properties

July 28, 2010

here’s a link to the new rules governing filming and  photography in Department of Citywide Administrative Services  properties

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and its predecessor City agencies have for more than twenty years allowed and supported film production activities on properties and within facilities under the jurisdiction of the agency. Given the frequency and complexity of filming activities by both amateurs and professionals, it has become necessary to codify the process that has been followed over time.

DCAS has adopted rules that govern filming and photography conducted on properties and within facilities under its jurisdiction, which require permits from the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. These properties and facilities include various City buildings, such as the Manhattan and Brooklyn Municipal Buildings, all Borough Halls, and City and State Courts.

In order to conduct film or photography shoots in DCAS properties and facilities, DCAS approval must first be obtained prior to obtaining a required permit from MOFTB. Forms and documents required for DCAS review and approval must be submitted to the DCAS Film Office no later than four business days prior to the date on which prepping or rigging for shoots is set to commence.

Upon approval, a non-refundable fee of $3,200.00 shall accompany any application submitted to MOFTB for a required permit for filming or photography in DCAS properties and facilities. The fee shall be in the form of a certified bank check or money order, payable to the New York City Department of Finance.

The required fee shall be imposed for each instance in which prepping or rigging commences, is followed by shooting and/or photography for such production, and then is concluded by wrapping, de-rigging, and/or related activities.

The rules were initially published for comment in The City Record on August 25, 2009, and a public hearing was held on October 2, 2009. The adopted rules include changes made as a result of the comments submitted prior to and during the comment period and public hearing by members of the public, filming industry representatives, and City agency officials. The final adopted rules were published in The City Record on November 23, 2009.

The rules are in effect as of December 23, 2009. Click here to read the adopted rules in full.

Other links:

View the Adopted Rule

List of DCAS-Managed Buildings

DCAS Film Office Website

or see the City of NY Mayor’s office of film,theater and broadcasting

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Adobe Lightroom 3 ‘Installation failed’

July 20, 2010

the other day my package came including my Lightroom 3 update and like all kids i just wanted to try it out  as soon as possible. so i put the dvd in the ‘puter running the latest snow leopard, won’t work on mac pro running tiger, and hit the install button.

Installation failed, now i am not the best at keeping years of passwords some going back a long time. so i pull out my scribbled notes of passwords, i am lucky to be able to read notebook but it fits into my life, make mental note redo note-book to be legible.

tried again and same results Installation failed so this time i am getting the idea something is wrong and i might need help. pull out the notebook again to look up adobe id & password. go to adobe’s web site and look under support and find my telephone number to call and do promptly press all the right numbers to speak with an agent only i am not speaking with the right kind of agent so they transfer me to technical support where i meet ravi.

ravi has me go through all the procedures he has written in the book he reads as he periodically puts me on hold but none of them work. so we connect via acrobat so he can see my screen, way cool. then we go poking around my hard drives >library etc looking for stuff that’s not there. now he believes me. all this takes a lot of time and we’ve got an opening to go to. but i feel we are making progress.

ravi wants me to download a copy of Lightroom 3 which i finally do. talks me through loading it using my serial number which is good and low & behold my LR 3 comes up showing my LR 2 catalog. at first ravi wanted me to just install LR3 and ignore my catalogs which i wouldn’t do as i’ve done a lot of work cleaning out unwanted images from these catalogs and didn’t want to screw things up again.

well up comes this photo

nude male

nude male in cave

in LR3 catalog. ravi said “do you mind if i say something?” i had no idea what he would think of a nude male or my work but hey i am game so i said ” sure not at all.” his comment blew my mind by him saying something like this as i was in awe of his words and some what taken by surprise” this the most beautiful image i’ve ever seen.”

i wondered why he’d never seen my work hanging in a gallery and bought it. oh well he’s half way around the world, i wondered what time it was there? maybe i touched him also as to other possibilities. just two people meeting over the internet for a moment in time. life is like that.

i thanked him for his comment as we then continued on with adobe business and case numbers etc. he said adobe will send me another dvd hopefully this one will work. i’ve never had a problem with an install disk before, but there are always first times for everything.

ravi made my evening a bit pleasanter, how powerful are a few kind words spoken to one another spoken from the heart. i carried his thoughts with me to the opening, more on that later.

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Yousuf Karsh 100 ” A Biography In Images “

July 20, 2010

Yousuf Karsh 100 ” A Biography In Images ” to open at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Yousuf Karsh (Canadian 1908–2002) – Ford of Canada (surgeons),1951 – Photograph, gelatin silver print Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Estrellita & Yousuf Karsh -© Estate of Yousuf Karsh Photograph courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON, MA – The legacy of Yousuf Karsh. . the man behind the lens of some of the 20th century’s most famous photographic portraits is illuminated as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents Karsh 100: A Biography in Images.

The exhibition of more than 100 works celebrating the 100th anniversary of Karsh’s birth (1908) presents his iconic portraits of the era’s most illustrious faces alongside rarely seen earlier photographs and little-known work. Karsh 100 will be on view September 23, 2008, through January 19, 2009, in the Rabb Gallery at the MFA. This exhibition is generously supported by the Government of Canada through the Consulate General of Canada in Boston.

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NY EXPANDED LOFT LAW SIGNED INTO LAW!…….. learn your rights

July 15, 2010

EXPANDED LOFT LAW SIGNED INTO LAW!

There are important steps you need to take to
ensure the new law covers your loft!
Time is limited!

Loft Residents:
The East Williamsburg-Bushwick Loft Tenant Association and RBSCC

Invite you to join:
Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez
Councilman Stephen Levin
Chuck Delany, Tenants’ Representative from
the New York City Loft Board
David E. Frazer Esquire., Loft Tenant Rights Attorney

TO DISCUSS THE NEW LOFT LAWS & HOW TO ACCESS THE MANY NEW BENEFITS, PRIVILEGES AND RIGHTS NOW AVAILABLE TO YOU.
ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED!

Where: Our Lady of Pompeii Auditorium
225 Siegel Street
When: Thursday July 15, 7:30 P.M.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Debra Feinberg at (718) 963-7029.



Just before midnight on Monday June 21, 2010 the new expanded Loft Law, the law on which Assemblyman Vito Lopez has worked for nearly two decades, was signed into law by Governor Paterson. After working through the night on negotiations to ensure the law’s passage, Assemblyman Lopez has achieved a great victory for loft and live-work residents throughout New York City. Just as Assemblyman Lopez fights each year to pass Rent Regulation laws, to repeal luxury decontrol and to provide a better quality of life for tenants throughout the State, this law is the Assemblyman’s latest accomplishment in extending rent protections, promoting affordable housing and effectuating positive change.

The loft laws were previously restricted to certain Manhattan loft tenants. With this landmark legislation, the bill serves to place stringent rent protections on “loft” units which were used as residences for any 12-month period between 2008 and 2009.  In these cases, either Tenants or owners must register the eligible units with the Loft Board within six months and Landlords must bring those units into compliance with mandated standards.  As a result, the Loft Law not only provides assurances such as protection from eviction and safety measures to loft tenants, but also provides some of the strongest rent protections available in the State of New York.

Assemblyman Lopez said “As an advocate for this essential legislation for nearly 20 years, I am proud that this expanded Loft Law has finally been signed into law.  As loft tenants have greatly enriched our community by bringing arts and new industry to communities, to pass legislation that provides these tenants both rent regulation and the ability to continue to work freely in their residences is a significant victory in all respects.”

This victory was not easy.  Assemblyman Lopez worked tirelessly with New York City representatives, Speaker Silver in the Assembly and the State Senate to make sure this bill was not vetoed despite mounting opposition from other local political representatives.  This bill achieves a wonderful balance between providing existing loft tenants with essential benefits and promoting the culture and industry these tenants bring to communities while allowing for other flourishing industry and business to coexist in these same communities.

Deborah Masters, a long-time loft tenant at 475 Kent Avenue said of the Bill, “I have waited more than 20 years for this bill.  After fighting year after year for these protections, loft tenants finally have the peace of mind that we deserve. At the eleventh hour, I thought the Loft Bill would be vetoed. I am so thankful to Assemblyman Vito Lopez for sticking with us for all these years and for fighting so hard to see this bill finally passed.”

Bill Hall, Lower Manhattan Loft Tenant Executive Committee member said of Assemblyman Lopez “It is exactly his sort of tireless, hands-on, total personal involvement that has enabled Assemblyman Lopez to prevail in securing what many people thought was the impossible.  Making the Loft Law permanent is also a very significant accomplishment and we thank you.”

original post via Smack Mellon org

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Forbidden City, artistic opportunity, call for participation

July 13, 2010

Winkel & Balktick Present…

STRANDED III: The Forbidden City
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Open Meetings & Socials: 7/22, 8/5, 8/26

Stranded: The Forbidden City is a one-night foray into a magical metropolis of imagination, hidden inside an enormous warehouse in Brooklyn.  We are seeking installations, activities, performances, and games to entertain and delight the City’s tourists.  Projects that are all of those things at once are ideal.  Volunteers of all stripes are also welcome.

As the name suggests, the theme is an exploration of cities, past, present and future, real and imagined.  Of course, the title is a double-entendre, suggesting both Beijing’s dynasty-era grandeur, and also a libertine red light district.  Artists are free to explore either or both meanings, or simply run the laundromat of their dreams.

This is the third annual Stranded event.  It started on Labor Day weekend 2008 at the Brewery warehouse in Bushwick as a gathering for those unable to attend Burning Man.  Last year the event expanded to a 26,000 square foot warehouse palace in Sunset Park, and began attracting a wider variety of artists and attendees.  This year, we are going to continue the trend with more space, art and friends and raise the bar for creative revelry to skyscraper heights.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

This should provide you more information than you need about how to participate in Stranded 2010.

If your project requires a stipend, please apply no later than August 6.  The final deadline is August 20.  The submission process is detailed below, after the answers to all of the questions you have. Please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all submissions.

If you want to participate, but aren’t sure how, please fill out a volunteer form using the link below.

Quick submission form: http://wandbnyc.com/forbiddenart
 Quick volunteer form: http://wandbnyc.com/civilservants
 Art questions: evalansberry@gmail.com
Volunteer questions: pneumaticdevotion@gmail.com
General inquiries: info@wandbnyc.com

OPEN MEETINGS & WALKTHROUGHS

We will be holding open meetings and venue walkthroughs on Thursday, July 22, Thursday, August 5 and Thursday, August 26 from 7:30pm-10pm.  These are a great place to meet people, throw around and ideas, and have a good time.  Food and drink will be served.  The meeting location is in Dumbo.

RSVP to info@wandbnyc.com with the date of the meeting you with to attend.

URBAN RENEWAL

Artists are invited to construct an interactive establishment that one might find in The Forbidden City.  Projects that have an activity, performance other social interaction are strongly encouraged.

Take a familiar city institution or feature, and give it a creative twist.  Examples of potential establishments include post offices, jails, bus stops, libraries, banks, train stations, DMVs, parks, laundromats, stores and boutiques, theaters and entertainment venues, voter polling station, restaurants and cafes, courthouses, spas, galleries and of course, offices.

Standalone or roving sculpture and installation is also welcome, but priority may be given to establishments as described above.

THE CITY IS A STAGE

We will have a performance venue at the party.  If you have a stage act– musical, theatrical, comical or unclassifiable, please apply and include photos, audio or other samples of your work.  There is a limited amount of stage time, so please understand that we may not be able to accommodate all performances, or feature length works.

Note that we do not accept solicitations for DJs, but if you send us mixes, we will listen to them.

THE LAW OF THE LAND

A strong D.I.Y. ethic is important. We can provide the space for your project, a crowd to enjoy it, transportation assistance and a modest stipend, but it’s ultimately up to you to get it together, make it happen and clean it up afterwards.

Establishments may be anywhere from 100 square feet to 2,000 square feet.  While we welcome sound installations, we already have a live music and dance music venue and are not seeking others.  Your project should not be likely to combust, injure or kill anyone.  In general, we do not allow projects to charge money or solicit donations.

THE FORBIDDEN CITY BANK

We can pay for the cost of approved projects. These are guaranteed to be reimbursed, even if the event is not profitable. If the event is profitable, we tip out on top of this. Consider $0 – $500 the effective range for requests. We can also provide transportation assistance.  If you need a stipend, please apply ASAP.

Each project is a unique little snowflake, and we evaluate stipends on a case-by-case basis. Small budgets are easier to accommodate than large ones. On the other hand, if you have the greatest idea we’ve ever seen and a solid track record, we may be OK with splurging.

Note that in order to qualify for reimbursements for materials, you must keep your receipts and submit them to us in a timely manner.

ENOUGH TEASING! HOW DO I JOIN YOU?

If you have questions, contact the W&B creative director Eva at evalansberry@gmail.com.

Please fill out this form:
http://wandbnyc.com/forbiddenart

To make a submission, you will need to know the following information:

* Your name, and the names of other artists involved
* Your phone number
* A description of your project
* A detailed, itemized budget for materials and costs
* Setup duration
* Breakdown duration
* Will it require rigging from the ceiling or a wall?
* Will it make a mess?
* Might it accidentally injure, maim, or kill anyone?
* Floorspace requirements
* Electrical requirements
* Lighting requirements
* Any special placement requests

You will hear from us within three business days with questions, suggestions, etc. Sometimes we need to know more, have suggestions, or just need time to decide among many worthy proposals.

It may take up to ten business days to approve or decline your submission. If this wait is a problem, please let us know up front.

WHO ARE THE MAYORS OF THIS CITY?

Mark Winkel & Kevin Balktick are a pair of Brooklyn-based event producers. They met in 2005 when they became neighbors in a block-sized live/work warehouse in Dumbo. Over the course of five years, they have produced 12 feature events. In that time, their vision and following has grown from a single loft to cavernous warehouses.

Along with a dedicated community of artists, crew and volunteers, they transform mundane urban spaces into immersive fantasy environments. Their tools are larger-than-life installation art, extravagant costumes, decadent themes, surreal performances and action-packed dancefloors.

Their 2010 New Year’s Eve production, Transmutation , was held in a 30,000 square foot warehouse and was attended by 2,500 people. In February 2010, they were featured in a New York Times article about creative Brooklyn nightlife.

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art hampton’s update

July 12, 2010

well busy weekend for sure. first it was driving out to the Hampton’s, route 27 is no picnic as traffic has been jammed on it for years and this past thursday was no exception. but we made it in time, mary always is punctual while i am a bit lax on time, as we were staying with a friend whom had invited us for dinner after the special preview.

mary checking in

seems like most of the surrounding towns people showed up, some colorful characters as the invitation said casual business attire.

characters

more art patrons

sailor dance

but the hardest part for me was to find the HP prints that i had written about. it took a lot of sleuthing to find the prints. i had to go back to the computer and research my post as well as HP web site to look up the photographer Elliott Erwitt then find a gallery that was representing him. Magnum photo. now why couldn’t that have been more readily available? it wasn’t, oh well.

elliott erwitt pictures

the prints were beautiful, but my photography wasn’t the best catching the booth lighting reflection. we did speak with the curators of the gallery and show about the quality of the prints and how exciting these developments are to the art of photography. they really need to be seen in person but since magnum only has galleries in london or paris (although there is also an agency office in NY)  it might be worth a trip, i guess most of us will have to wait until HP rolls out the publicity machine for the software.

when we first started walking around the room mary said ‘maybe we’ve been to too many of these shows as we were seeing artist work we’d seen many times before’. but we did see some new and exciting work and some expanded work from other artist.

here is a small sample of Peter Bynum‘s work being shown at Van Brunt Gallery of his paintings on glass which are very organic. they are done on different sheets of glass stacked together. very cool.

another artist we found interesting was the sculptor Rainer Lagemann represented by Oxenberg gallery. lagemann sculptures captures the human body in motion, a freeze frame of classic, timeless gestures and emotions. he uses hollow metal squares  which represent the trails and tribulations of life and the four cornered squares are intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual.

rainer lagemann people

i did like Jeff Muhs work of fuzzypictures shown here with some male bonding seemingly going on in this picture. the painting in the background may have been sold as it was replaced on the second day by an adaptation of vermeer’s  ‘girl with pearl earring’ with the artist being represented by the McNeil Art Group by the woman in the red dress.

jeff muhs

we did run into an artist’s work, who we first saw at a small nyc gallery called Merge gallery whom i am told is no longer in existence, who works in cows blood and resin called Jordan Eagles. he’s being represented by benjamin krause gallery now. they are really amazing to see in person so vibrant.

jordan eagles

along with a woman caught sampling his work

but all this rubbing elbows with art connoisseur’s can start to get to one especially before dinner in a hot tent in the middle of a dusty field

entrance way

keeping one eye on the clock so as to not be late for our dinner appointment and the other on art and people one misses a few things.

sorry i didn’t catch the name of this gallery, but one can only do so much.interesting work though.

but there is only so much time in a day and i am afraid i’ve spent a lot of it on this post today. enjoy

jene

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Art Hamptons this weekend July 9-11, 2010

July 7, 2010

The International Fine Art Fair

ArtHamptons returns as one of the highlights of the Hamptons summer season. Now in its 3rd successful year, ArtHamptons has established itself as one of the top new art fairs in America. Expect to see a mesmerizing display of post-war and contemporary art, presented by a renowned lineup of international galleries. It’s all assembled in a museum-like setting. There’s important art pieces for every budget and level of art collector. It’s all here for you, from paintings, works on paper and printed editions to photography, art glass, ceramics and sculpture.

This year ArtHamptons moves 2 blocks west to Sayre Park’s 5 bucolic acres. The site is located between Bridgehampton Commons and the Hamptons Classic field, just 1 block north of Montauk Highway on Snake Hollow Rd.

the real exciting news for me is that HP will be showing their new printer software allowing the  Z3200 series to create large format negatives, thanks to tyler boley for this information for this rob galbraith   link. see more information at http://www.hp.com/go/designjet. woo hoo

a very interesting Gallery out there this year is the Emmanuel Fremin Gallery who has invited us the the opening preview party benefiting Longhouse Reserve.

emmanuel has always been very supportive in our creative efforts and represents us in some markets. thank you.

Elisa Cooper of Elisa Contemporary Art also sent us an invitation to see some of her artist at Art Hamptons and a free pass to see the show. we first met her at Red Dot Art fair this year, she has some very interesting artist.

Summer in the Hamptons at ArtHamptons – July 8-11th.
We’ll be in Booth #439

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The art world will be converging in Bridgehampton and we’ll be there with new works from Suzan Woodruff, Wayne Zebzda, and Rosalind Schneider.

Waterscapes, Landscapes and imagined worlds by LA Artist Kimber Berry, Maui surfing legend, Pete Cabrinha and Hawaii artists Carol Bennett and Connie Firestone. And we’ll be debuting new artists including Allison Gregory.

This year, in a new location at Sayre Park (154 Snake Hollow Road) in Bridgehampton, ArtHamptons will feature over 80 galleries and be host to a number of special events.

Be sure to join them at Booth #439.

Fair hours are:
Thursday, July 8th 6-9pm – Opening Preview Party
Friday, July 9th 11 am – 7pm
Saturday, July 10th 11 am – 7pm
Sunday, July 11th 11 am – 6pm

ArtHamptons

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For a complimentary Day pass courtesy of Elisa Contemporary Art, click here.

Suzan Woodruff

Suzan Woodruff, a fourth generation native of the American West was born in Phoenix, Arizona where, from an early age, she was imbued with her love and awe of nature.

swLittleGreenPearlIIIShe is considered one of the co-leaders of the “Flow Movement” in Los Angeles. Suzan’s abstract expressionist paintings are deeply informed by the forces of nature and physics and appear to draw inspiration from patterns found in natural phenomena observed from life.

Using thinned acrylic pigments, and a specially designed table, Suzan’s paintings form rills, deltas, waves and eddies. They appear as voluptuous, sensual landscapes, cloudscapes, seascapes, dunescapes and all sorts of natural spaces – even bodyscapes. Her elegant fields of flowing color blend Zen serenity and human passion.

Suzan’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. She was recently featured in a two-person exhibit of Flow Painting at the Art Factory in Budapest, Hungary.

Wayne Zebzda

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Wayne was born in Hartford Connecticut and started his journey out west attending the San Francisco Art Institute on a full scholarship as a painting major. With day jobs in construction, he also developed a facility with tools of a different trade, and eventually shifted to producing sculptural and installation works, as well as his carbon smoke drawings.

Wayne’s work communicates a deep sense of delight in the face of the absurdities of life and he loves to create art from the everyday objects we encounter (including the Cross Walk Man sign).

According to Wayne, the process for his Carbon Smoke drawings is as follows:
“I have to move continuously while the smoke pours out of the torch. If you have ever seen the film footage of Jackson Pollack painting it is a similar continuous movement, his with drips, mine with smoke and the added possibility of catching the drawing on fire. I enjoy the immediacy and physicality of drawing. The welding torch has the pressure turned down low which makes it sooty/smoky. Working back into the drawings with erasures and brushes reveals what’s underneath and a clear fixative sets the soot in place (hopefully) and yes, I have burned the paper and will again.”

Wayne currently lives and works on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai.

Wayne is committed to making art accessible to a wide audience, and has been involved in numerous Art in Public Places projects and commissions for the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture in the Arts. His work has been exhibit and collected throughout the US including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and in Hawaii.

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if this isn’t enough activity for a weekend we have added one more event and are off visiting another photographer friend on the north shore to have dinner and relax looking at the sunsets maybe even clicking a few shutters along the way over the sounds of passing seagulls who aren’t drenched in oil yet.

what we do to this world and ourselves seems criminal to me. oh well, maybe next time we’ll get it right.

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just to keep things interesting; a female nude

June 30, 2010

female nude from a session a while ago.

female nude

female nude

interesting landscape of hills and valleys one could almost imaging skiing across this terrain if covered in snow. but then again the human body is always interesting coming or going.

female nude

more hills and valley's

in both of these images i had to retouch her body. the top image she had shaving bumps in the folds of her raised leg and some other stuff going on but this was the simpler of the two images. the bottom i had to remove panty lines from her rear and legs and touch up stretch marks on her breast, seems even young women get them. all bodies have some imperfections bumps, pimples or discolored areas. no big deal but that’s the price i pay for being a small operation. so much goes into just taking a picture and showing them.

advice to young female models: take care of yourself, cream your skin, it’s your best asset.

oh well

jene

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