I grew up just east of the San Francisco Bay during the 1950’s when the skies were still relatively dark. My first experience with photography was with my father trying to photograph Sputnik. Although this was a failure, it led to a lifelong interest in astronomy and a pursuit of photographing the night sky.
During the early 60’s I was exposed to oil painting and took private lessons. Soon college and then a career in engineering interfered and photography and painting were put on hold. Throughout the years I have had a constant need to be creative and my outlet for this was my engineering work. I am now retired and am using the opportunity to revisit my creative roots, photography and art.
Although I still enjoy painting, I find the process of transfer printing digital photos onto various media and adding a hand painted component most expressive. This new process and special materials to support it were developed by Bonnie Lhotka and Karin Schminke of Digital Atelier. I like using this technique to produce pieces that are somewhere in between literal and impressionist.
For me the creative process starts with adventure in my life. These adventures provide a venue for my eye to see something new and different and the opportunity to photograph it. My choice of images is quite varied and is inspired simply by the way I see the world. My eye is drawn to scenes where the beauty of the natural world exists alongside our manmade landscape. I try to create pieces that evoke an emotional response in me. My hope is that they will trigger a response in others as well.