I’ve just put the finishing touches on my artist’s statement for my “Of Fairytale Kingdoms,” which will be featured in my upcoming art exhibit in May at the Arlington Public Library in Virginia, as well as at next week’s Art League of Germantown “Shades of Spring” show at Black Rock Center for the Arts. Here’s the artist’s statement to give you a sense of what you’ll see at the exhibits!
I am an explorer. An explorer of vibrant colors that stir my heart, an explorer of the multitude of hues, both natural and man-made. An explorer of shadowy contrasts that make me wonder, an explorer of the supple paths of light. I travel down dusty highways and onto dirt roads, and through lush landscapes and into desert sands. And with my camera, I seek beauty in my subjects. Sometimes, I find it on the surface, easily displayed for the world to see. But always, I seek the more subtle beauty within. I seek the essence of our world.
In December 2009/January 2010, I took my first trip to Utah, and my first trip (as an adult) to the American Southwest, visiting a wide range of national and state parks, including Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Zion National Parks, over a 2-week period. Incredible rock formations sculpted over thousands of years by gravity wind, water, and other erosive forces dot the landscape. Coupled with a staggering range of color, especially at sunrise and sunset, when the sandstone formations glow a fiery orange, these amazing feats of nature remind me of fairytale kingdoms. My goal in “Of Fairytale Kingdoms” is to capture the fantastic and fanciful nature of these unique locations.
Photo: “Waters Rushing at the Temple of Sinawava,” Zion National Park, Utah. I decided to post this photo in honor of Izzy and Jason – wedding date: July 17, 2010. They were over at my studio today – I happened to have all my artwork out for the upcoming “Shades of Spring” show, and this was Izzy’s favorite image. Congratulations to Izzy and Jason – can’t wait for the wedding! You two rock!
"Waters Rushing at the Temple of Sinawava": The North Fork of the Virgin River rushes past the Temple of Sinawava, one of many spectacular rock formations in southern Utah's famed Zion National Park.
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