Artists in the Garden
For those of you in the Twin Cities metro, Bachman's on Lyndale in Minneapolis will be hosting its first-ever Artists in the Garden event this weekend, November 8 & 9 (10am - 4pm both days). This event will be held in the (hopefully) warm greenhouse and feature over two dozen artists in a variety of mediums.
I am excited to be supporting this inaugural event as a participating artist. It's a great time of the year to do some early holiday shopping and perhaps even find something to spruce up your home before the holidays arrive.
More info at:
http://www.bachmans.com/store-locator.ep?currentNodeBean=SeminarsAndEvents&pageIndex=_pageIndexToken_ArtistsInTheGarden.
If you want to catch me before the end of the year but can't make it to this event, I will also once again be exhibiting my work at
Art at Ramsey in Saint Paul on Saturday, December 6.
Recent Photographs from the Pacific Northwest and Lake Superior's North Shore
With my art fair schedule winding down for the season, I have been able to work on several new photographs I've captured throughout the past year...
"Promise of Dawn" - Rowena Crest, Mayer State Park, Oregon, USA
This past spring, I photographed several areas
in and around the Columbia River Gorge along Oregon's northern border with Washington. This particular morning was,
for sure, a highlight of that trip. The balsamroot and lupines
atop Rowena Crest, overlooking the Columbia River, were at peak bloom,
and the sunrise was a top five in my book! I was stoked, to say the
least!
"Before Driftwood" - Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
Rialto Beach, on the coast of the Olympic Peninsula, is well-known for its prominent, just-offshore sea stacks. It is a fantastic location to view sunsets over the Pacific Ocean. The sunset I
was hoping for didn't materialize when I was there, so I worked to make
the best of the conditions I had before me. These weathered tree
branches on the beach really caught my eye, and their silhouette set
against the moonlit evening sky made for an compelling semi-abstract
photograph!
Not Yet Titled (preliminary edit) - Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota, USA
I captured this image on the shore of Lake Superior during an early fall morning about a month ago. While an explosive sunrise could have made this scene extraordinary, this image exhibits a rather stormy mood that is relatively common on the big lake at this time of year. The rocky point in the background is Shovel Point.
Not Yet Titled (preliminary edit) - Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
Lake
Superior was peaceful and the sunrise was gorgeous on the morning I made this photograph! I
almost gave up with the thick fog that was hanging around. Then, shortly after
sunrise, the warm light cut through the fog and created one of the most
dreamy atmospheres I have seen in quite awhile! With photography, as in many areas of life, perseverance can make all the difference!
Not Yet Titled (preliminary edit) - Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota, USA
On the second consecutive week that I visited and photographed Lake Superior this fall, I once again found slightly agitated waters, although the overall mood was less stormy this time.
There is something therapeutic about watching and listening to waves crashing ashore. I also find it quite gratifying to capture and portray this energy in a still photograph.
"Harbor Moonrise" - Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA
Shooting the nearly full moonrise was something I really hadn't given much thought to when I was in Grand Marais last month. I had met up with fellow and local Grand
Marais photographer Bryan Hansel after my morning shoot and again around
sunset. When he suggested waiting around for the somewhat-late
moonrise, I thought it was worth an attempt, even though it would be quite dark by that time.
The disadvantage of photographing a moonrise more than a half-hour
after sunset is that it is impossible to obtain an exposure that
captures both the detail in the moon and in the surrounding landscape
without resorting to processing techniques that would probably result in
a rather fake-looking image. Thankfully, there was still enough ambient
light to illuminate the harbor landscape and clouds near the horizon to
add extra interest. I think the attempt was worth it!
