ABOUT THE ARTIST

As a fine arts photographer, one of my main interests is in hand coloring black and white photographs that I print in my darkroom. Many of my photographs were taken during my travels over the last several years. Others depict local subjects such as local landmarks, nature - zoo animals, flowers, city scenes, waterscapes, etc. I use B & W film and some photographs are sepia toned to show warmth before they are hand colored using Marshall Photo Oils, photo tinting pens, and/or Prisma pencils.

The hand coloring technique reflects an old art form that was used before color film was invented and has regained its popularity in recent years as a creative expression of the photographer as an artist.

My attempts to personalize my interpretation of the subject matter depicted, are evident in the spontaneous use of color, as well as the retention of some of the natural aspects of the original black and white areas.

Also available are silver gelatin prints which have not been hand colored or sepia toned as seen in Galleries 3 and 4. In Gallery 6 are samples of my special effects photography.

In Gallery 8 are color film photographs from my collection of one of a kind photos. The Current Exhibit includes one of kind digital color photographs. Eventually, most galleries on this web site will become hand colored silver gelatin photographs.

In June 2007, I was accepted into the Kentucky Arts Council's Visual Arts at the Market Program, and the Louisville Artists Guild as a juried member.

Art Education:

BS - Western Kentucky University
MA.Ed - Eastern Kentucky University
Rank I in Arts Education - University of Louisville

Awards

Best of Show for Realism (Dan Hardesty Award), The Great Artistic Alliance, 2006 - Hand colored Silver Gelatin Print of Venice, Italy.