ART

     I love art. I grew up with all kinds of art. My girlfriends at school were all artists. Actually, even some of their parents were artists. We used to ditch high school in Evanston and ride the L down to the Art Institute of Chicago, where I later attended classes. And nowadays a highlight of traveling with my wife Kimberly is often a visit to a gallery or art festival.

     But the thing about art; there's expensive fancy collector art, where maybe I'll be someday, and there's art for everyone, which is what I'm promoting right now. And if I get into that first category some day, then the folks that supported me now will have something even more valuable than they thought when originally purchased. But I wouldn't buy art just as an investment. You've gotta feel something.

     Everyone should have art on their walls. But not store bought meaningless goes with the decor the interior decorator picked out art. Art needs to emotionally move you - tell you a story, invigorate or calm your mood, make you ponder, or rejoice at the beauty embodied in the piece. The art on my walls was created by friends, or people I've met and talked to, or folks that have inspired me. I have a personal connection to the artist as well as the art, and also a memory of when and where I acquired the piece.

     I also want you to have an emotional connection to my photos, if you choose my art. That is why I am offering my work here one at a time, to people I meet, talk to, shake hands with, and end up relating with in some form or fashion. So call me, email me, or look me up in person. Tell me what you can afford and what size you would like, and we'll figure it out together. Something that moves you - not too big, not too small, but just right for you.

     For sizes, prices, and availability please give me a call or email at the contacts listed below. Since I have strong environmental views, I have closed my wet darkroom. I am trying to produce and frame fine art photos with the least waste possible, and use recycled items where applicable. I am printing with an Epson printer that uses Ultrachrome K3 inks, considered very archival depending, of course, on the choice of paper. Currently I am using two different papers for prints:

My best prints are usually on Hahnemühle Bamboo Fine Art Paper. Certified archival grade and acid free, this paper is 90%bamboo and 10% cotton, with a very warm, white, slightly textured surface.