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Artist's Statement
Photography affords an artist many ways to
view the world. Through the lens, one can compose
an image, recreate and and subjectively capture a specific moment in time, telling a
story or evoking a mood. Often we try to record what someone
else has casually overlooked. My goal is to illuminate the extraordinary
moments within the ordinary ones. There
is no doubt that my work has a distinct sense of nostalgia. Many
of the pieces found on this site explore a sense of place or time that
recalls the past or that just seems simpler. Living in Montclair
NJ, I have especially come to appreciate local landmarks, among
them the Van Vleck House and Gardens.
This private estate on 5.8 acres with beautiful gardens
noted for rhododendrons and azaleas cultivated by Howard Van Vleck,
affords me a perfect subject. It inspires me with it's grandeur, romance
and the majesty of the previous century. I enjoy using
various techniques for creating
my images. After many years of traditional landscape
and portrait photography, I began to experiment with polaroid
transfers. This printing method appeals to me because while using
actual photographs, one can create painterly, ethereal images and
the process allows for subtle variations from one image to the next. About
Polaroid Transfer
This image transfer technique allows an
artist an unconventional print using polaroid color film to transfer or
"print" a negative onto a new piece of paper. This process
allows for more painterly qualities and slight variation between prints
even if the same image is printed repeatedly. The quality of the
image that is transferred depends on the manner it is printed and the
type of paper it's printed on.
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