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Posted in Misc on May 7th, 2008
I am opposed to the Orphan Works Act. There is a simple way to let your voice be heard, see: http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/
How the Orphan Works Bills Affects Visual Artists:
H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Act of 2008, was introduced on April 24, 2008 by House Judiciary Committee Intellectual Property Subcommittee Chairman Berman of California, full Judiciary [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on May 2nd, 2008
There were many shows to look at this First Thursday and it was a wonderful warm evening to walk around Portland. Amanda Wojick had several sculptures and other works on display at Elizabeth Leach Gallery (17 NW 9th, Portland OR).
I particularly like the sculpture “Among” which was a connected stack of polystyrene. “Among” [...]
Posted in Other Openings on Apr 30th, 2008
Another friend of ours, Thomas Kellner was at this years New York AIPAD. Thomas lives in Germany and shows his work internationally. In the past he has also had solo shows in Portland including the now-closed “Photographic Image Gallery”.
Thomas’s images are composed of strips of 35mm negatives and printed as a contact sheet. [...]
Posted in Other Openings on Apr 27th, 2008
Our friends Vanessa & Jeff turned about to be stars of AIPAD. They were widely successful in selling at the show and to some important collectors as well. Was this due to the “Carlile bump” due to mentioning them on this website Our dinner with Jeff & Vanessa (yeah I think [...]
Posted in Other Openings on Apr 11th, 2008
Last night we had wonderful dinner with Vanessa & Jeff. We all had a wonderful chance to talk and laugh about all sorts of things. They are showing their work this weekend in the “A Gallery For Fine Photography” booth at AIPAD (April 10-13, Park Avenue Armory, NYC). They are quickly rising stars. [...]
Posted in Misc on Apr 10th, 2008
This is the view from the tree start to what we call 1.5 bowl at Mt Hood Meadows. Basically it is drop 7 feet, hard right turn (miss the trees) which drops you a total of about 20 feet to the far right (where it gets lighter in the image). I call this great [...]
Posted in Misc on Mar 7th, 2008
Reviews:
Today was the first day of the FotoFest review sessions they call “The Meeting Place.” This is a chance fine art photographers to show their work in 1:1 20 minute interviews with curators, publishers, collectors, & others. There is an international mix of reviewers.
I find that many those who have shown their work [...]
Posted in Misc on Feb 29th, 2008
Next week I head to attend Houston FotoFest2008. I will try to cover various shows as well as try to give a day-by-day account of what I see from the photographers point of view in the portfolio review sessions (The Meeting Place). It will be an insider’s view of a portfolio review.
Note: If [...]
Posted in my art updates on Feb 26th, 2008
A group show “Keep Portland Weird!†group show will be held in Portland City Hall in March. It has a First Thursday opening that is going to be quite the event. So come to the opening and have fun with artists and politicians and the rest of your fellow citizens!
The [...]
Posted in my art updates on Feb 26th, 2008
I’ve updated two of the Portfolios on my website: “Night Amalgam” and “Passage Perceptions.” Take a look.
Shows of my Art open in March (Munich & Portland):
Munich Show: My solo show is still open in downtown Munich. I’ve gotten some great response from it and have sold a quarter of the show at this point. [...]