SOLO

exhibition

“I don’t do Photoshop or otherwise manipulate images, aside from cropping.”

Three statements made by other artists resonate with my approach to photography. They are Dylan Thomas, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Joseph Campbell.

Lahaina is the former royal capital of Hawaii on Maui. This was taken looking back towards the so-called "Maui Mountains", the remains of the volcano that created Western Maui. The smokestack is a former sugar cane rendering plant.

The first, from Dylan Thomas, says that art is about telling the truth.

Lanai Shoreline

Color Photography

$279

Lanai is one of the Maui islands of Hawaii. The dark volcanic soil, the almost dreamlike grasses growing from it, the sea and surf were what I wanted to convey. I can all but feel the breeze blowing still.

The second is from Georgia O’Keeffe, says what appeals to us about mountains and rocks and trees is not that they’re mountains and rocks and trees, but rather the lines, planes, and textures they present to us.

They may not be technically sophisticated, but they are – or at least they are meant to be – deeply felt.

The third is from Joseph Campbell, who goes on to say that the task of the artist is to convey the radiance behind physical reality.

Georgia O’Keeffe had said what appeals to us about mountains and rocks and trees is not that they’re mountains and rocks and trees, but rather the lines, planes and textures they present to us.

I don’t do Photoshop or otherwise manipulate images, aside from cropping and, when needed, truing the horizontals.

"It’s the task of the artist to convey the radiance behind the physical reality." -Joseph Campbell

I don’t even use filters or a lot of different lenses.

This is on the northwestern coast of Maui. I can still hear the crashing of the surf, feel the warm sun and the tradewinds blowing by me.

Admittedly I do have a zoom lens, but my tendency is to use it in the wide-angle so as to get the greatest possible depth of focus.

The images are quite literally what came through the lens.