What Constitutes Original Art? / Artist Discrimination
The Vulgar Photographer Chase Jarvis wrote a very informative blog post in December of 2012 entitled “the Vulgar Photographer – Trespasser on the Sacred Ground of Fine Art”. Read the article and you’ll get my point when it comes to what people consider fine art. I consider my photographs from the JCFA collection fine art. […]
July Desktop Wallpaper / Island Life – Happy Canada Day
Happy Canada Day everyone! To celebrate Canada’s beauty in the Rocky Mountains, this month’s free desktop wallpaper is an image I created out in Yoho National Park. I arrived at the location I scouted days before wanting to capture the iconic first bit of golden light on the mountain tops. I waited and waited finally […]
Exhibiting My Work in the 2013 Exposure Photography Festival
Every year in February, the Banff / Canmore / Calgary region is host to the Exposure Photography Festival. Last year I showed an exhibit of my Instant Art project at the Resolution Art Gallery. This year I’m having two exciting new exhibits. The first show is called “100 Years 100 Faces of the Stampede”. The […]
100 Years 100 Faces of the Stampede | Day 1
When I first thought up this crazy project it took me a few days to decide if I really wanted to do it. It would involve me going to the Stampede almost every day for ten days. Each of those days, instead of trying to win prizes on the midway, instead of going on thrilling […]
Stampede Western Photo Gallery / Horseshoe Bend on Display
The 100th anniversary Calgary Stampede has come and gone. During the 10 days my photo, “Horseshoe Bend” was on display at the Western Oasis along with some other spectacular photos by some great artists. The line-up for the opening night of the art show. Friends and family that came out to support me (L-R: Krystal, […]
Instant Art Featured on Anne Wright Photography Blog / Father’s Day Gift Ideas
I was happy to see that Anne Wright a talented and wonderful photographer in Calgary blogged about Father’s Day emergency gift ideas. With it being only one full day left for Father’s Day if you haven’t gotten your dad anything yet she has some really unique ideas that won’t break the bank. One of the […]
Instant Art Opening Reception / Thanks for Attending!
Two Fridays ago on February 17th, 2012 we had the opening reception to show the work from my latest project, Instant Art. I wanted to thank everyone that attended or that’s gone to see the exhibit since then. The last day to see the work is this Sunday, March 4th. The list of guests is […]
Instant Art Exhibit / Exposure Photography Festival
Happy Exposure month! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Exposure, it’s a photography festival held in Calgary, Canmore and Banff. It runs through the month of February and there are many events, exhibits and openings to check out. This year I’m showing at the Resolution Art Gallery (located in Kensington). My show, a […]
The Cityscape Exhibit Opening Reception
On February 2nd I had the opening reception of my Cityscape exhibit at Cafe Koi. For the past three years I’ve been working on a personal project of fine art photography depicting the urban landscape. Structures such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Seattle Space Needle and the Toronto subway system are featured in this on-going […]
