When I graduated from the University of Texas in 1988, photography was the primary medium even though I started art school intending to concentrate in sculpture and drawing.
Photography has continued to be an integral part of my work as in these reference photographs from Jim Leonard's Louisiana Iris farm in Lafayette, LA to be used for paintings and drawings.
I took the two requisite life drawing classes at UT and one oil painting class when I was studying architecture at Texas A & M. Most of what I have learned about these mediums has been through trial and error and observing other artists' works in galleries and museums. While drawing, painting and sculpture have been the major part of my work for several years I have continued to use photography and to a certain extent a photographer's eye in most of my work since 1988.
Last fall in the exhibit "From Here to There" at Gallery Jatad, photography was the primary medium in that body of work. "A Collection of Silence" will include at least one photograph in the exhibit and French & Michigan will have a few photographic images on hand that are part of this series of work for the LPP. It is stimulating to be exploring this medium again using digital images instead of film to create work and to learn new editing and printing techniques that do not require a dark room and chemicals.
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