Visit to Boston MFA

Night Baby head by A. L. Garcia Yesterday we went to Boston MFA to see several exhibits, three photography and one glass art by Chihuly. Our friends Jude and Laura came with us and we had a grand time, even a fire alarm evacuation of the museum as we finished lunch.

Due to construction, the regular entrance was closed, so we had to go around the building. That detour gave us the chance to see the two baby heads, “Day” and “Night” by Antonio Lopez Garcia. Each head is about 8-feet tall and highly realistic. One of them has the eyes open, the other shut. You will see only one of them in the photo collection below. [Read more...]

Focused on Location

I visited a Web site based on what I read on John Paul Caponigro’s blog. The site is maintained by and features the works of Linde Waidhofer, Western Eye Photography. You will enjoy seeing her work as she seems to focus on a subject and explore that in detail. In her opening statement she says “I am less interested in literal landscape photography – photography that simply records the natural environment – than in the emotions and feelings that wilderness and wild places inspire. And one feeling above all, that of mystery.” While a photograph of bear tracks on mud peppered with pebbles may invite that kind of contemplation, you will also find the standard-fare landscapes that evoke similar works by other photographers. That may have something to do with the inescapable presence of some subject matters, like the Mitten Buttes of the Monument Valley. One great bonus for visiting her site is that she shares digital copies of all her books freely and they are all done very nicely. Look under “Books/Electronic Photo Books.” Although they are freely available, I encourage everyone to make a donation to provide a small reward for creating and sharing her art. [Read more...]

Great Salt Lake Folio – 5

This is the final GSL Folio 5 - Cover installment of the series on the Great Salt Lake. Vegetation around and in the Great Salt Lake does not impress the viewer with lush foliage or colorful flowers. However, the halophiles, those that require high salinity create interesting patterns against the colors of the lake. Mostly marshes around the periphery and algae in the water, the greenish clumps against the colorful water present painting-like views. This folio is available in the store for purchase.

Great Salt Lake – Folio 5 | The Halophiles Collection

Great Salt Lake – Folio 7

I am getting close to finishing this project. GSL Folio 7 - Cover This folio is about the limits of everything. Water meets land or air with a boundary, colors change creating another boundary, various shapes are formed or erased by virtue of their boundaries being there or becoming diffuse. The ecosystem of the Great Salt Lake is so diverse with different minerals in water, living organisms, land formation, evaporation, all working to create many boundaries that are clearly visible from the air. This collection is available in the store as well.

Great Salt Lake – Folio 7 | The Borders & Boundaries Collection

Great Salt Lake – Folio 2

The Found Patterns Folio GSL Folio 2 - Cover is the new addition to the Great Salt Lake series. With eight photographs, it presents the patterns created by nature and by human touch. The nature’s patterns with a palette of minerals and evaporation challenge the canvas of most painters both in structure and artistry. Human touch, on the other hand, creates direct patterns which are easy to identify or through interference with nature which are much harder to discern. Folio 3 | The Found Patterns Collection contains 8 photographs and is available in the store for the introductory price of $75.

Great Salt Lake – Folio 2 | The Found Patterns Collection