Title: Fine Art Photography? 📍 Exhibition: Artists Council Exhibit 🏛️ Venue: Artists Center at the Galen, Palm Desert 📅 Opening Reception: December 12, 4–7 PM
My photograph, Fine Art Photography?, will be featured in the upcoming Artists Council exhibit. This piece is a playful yet pointed critique of the overused and often pretentious categorization of the term “fine art photography.”
The photograph is life-size, featuring a stunning 6-foot-tall woman who is nude. Standing before the piece offers an intriguing perspective on what it might be like in her company. Nudity is almost never seen in these exhibits, making this work a rare and bold addition to the show.
Excited to share that my photograph “Big Tacos” is featured in the “Off The Wall” exhibition at the Artists Center at the Galen in Palm Desert, California! The exhibition is open now through December 8, 2024.
Join us for the opening reception on **Thursday, November 14th, from 4–6 PM**. The Artists Center is a stunning, museum-standard space, formerly the East campus of the Palm Springs Art Museum. Hope to see you there—thank you for your support!
My photograph “Mannequin Muse” has been selected for the juried show “COLOR”. Note… This is not AI but an actual photograph. The exhibition is now open at the Artists Center at the Galen in Palm Desert. If you can’t make the Opening Reception Thursday, Oct 10th, 5-7 pm, then come visit the 132 works by the member artists some time during the run of the show from Oct 9 – Nov 10, 2024. The Artists Center is open Wed through Sun from 10 am to 4 pm. More of my work on my website at http://SecondFocus.com Thanks!
One of my latest Food Photography pieces is on display in the “Hot Times Cool Art” show. 40″x30″ infused on aluminum for a luminescent look. What is it? Well, think a summertime treat. Go take a look! You can see more of my work on my website at http://SecondFocus.com Thanks! At the Artists Center at the Galen in Palm Desert California.
At the opening reception for the Artists Council show “Fun+Games” at the Artists Center at the Galen, my photograph “Dice.” This piece is created by infusing dyes into a specially coated 40″x30″ aluminum panel, resulting in a photograph of almost magical luminescence. I’m deeply appreciative of the opportunity to exhibit in the museum-quality setting of the Galen in Palm Desert, California, where the show will be on display through June 30th, 2024. Thanks! (Photo courtesy of the Artists Council)
Very exciting to be in another show at the Artists Center at the Galen. “Casting Shadows: Dimensional Art” opening reception this Thursday, May 16th, from 4-6pm. Yes I have a photograph in the show but with some added pieces to make it “Dimensional”. I won’t tell you what it is but if you come I will introduce you to Monique, the Sushi Chef. The reception is free so stop on by. The Artists Center at the Galen, 72-567 Hwy 111, Palm Desert California. Thanks!
Very fun to be featured by the Artists Council for May 2024. The Artists Council, in it’s sixth year as an independent organization, was previously part of the prestigious Palm Springs Art Museum. It occupies the award winning Galen Building in Palm Desert California. It is a museum quality facility hosting numerous gallery shows throughout the year. Thank You Artists Council!
Jelly Beans likley date back to 1861. This is 3lbs of them. They are perhaps the most consumed candy in the USA. Go to FoodArtPhotos.com to see more of my photographs of fast food, snack food, foods of our American experience and more. Keep watching for your favorites.
Here it is! National Animal Crackers Day, April 18th. The original manufacturer Stauffer’s Biscuit Company produced the first batch in 1871 in York, Pennsylvania. Stauffer’s is still making them and here they are.
My food photographs are at http://FoodArtPhotos.com Snack foods, fast foods, foods from our American experience and more. Photographed much differently than you might expect. Keep checking back to see your favorites. I will be adding much more. Thanks!
Very excited to be featured on the blog for ZUMA Press. One of my photographs of the Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum on CNN. ZUMA is the largest independent press and wire agency in the world. April 15 2024
The completed assembly and installation of the Aluminaire House for it’s grand opening in two days at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Originally designed and built in 1931 as a case study by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey. March 21 2024
Opening reception for the Gaia Hypothesis art exhibit at the Elemental Gallery in Palm Springs California. I really enjoy candid photographs at gallery receptions. Here she just happened to turn, seeing my camera and just smiled. I know she thought it was fun being in the photo. Maybe it was in part because I was shooting with a vintage Leica IIIf film camera. It was indeed very dark in there. March 2, 2024.
Very fun! My photograph “No Butter” was given it’s own wall space at the newly opened “Through The Lens” photography show at the Artists Council Center at the Galen in Palm Desert California. The show is up through April 21 2024.
Just the popcorn. Everybody loves popcorn. No boxes, no special preparation. Just popcorn poured out on all black. An original photograph displayed by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum. The result is a magical luminescence.
At the Intersect Art exhibit. Presented by Melissa Morgan Fine Art… the life like sculpture by Carole Feuerman. Ghosts in the background. Photography on film with a Leica IIIf camera. Palm Springs California 02-08-2024
More real than real. The magic of shooting on film in a Leica camera. At the Intersect Art exhibit. Presented by Melissa Morgan Fine Art… the life like sculpture by Carole Feuerman. In the background Cindy Crawford in a vintage Ferrari chased by an airplane at Roy’s Motel by photographer David Yarrow. February 8 2024
Another extraordinary creation by artist Jerry L. Hanson. This Chainmaille dress created from 20,000 individual links. So very unique as are each of his works of fashion art. Modeled by my beautiful friend WBFF Bikini World Champion Heidi Cannon, in front of my camera, here in Palm Springs California. January 30 2024.
This is art as fashion. A one of the kind creation by artist Jerry L. Hanson. A Chainmaille dress created from 22,000 individual links. Not to be duplicated and perhaps priceless. Beautifully modeled by my friend WBFF Bikini World Champion Heidi Cannon, in front of my camera, here in Palm Springs California. January 30 2024.
The continued assembly of the Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The Aluminaire House created in 1931 by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey. Designed as a case study, three stories high.
My photography will be in my 2nd show of the year so far at the Artists Council “Through The Lens” show at the Artists Center at the Galen in Palm Desert. It is a wonderful venue previously the East Valley location of the Palm Springs Art Museum. A departure from my past photography, this is very unique. The opening reception is March 14th at 4-6PM. Thanks!
This is fun… My photograph submission has been selected for the juried Artists Council Exhibition (ACE Show) 2024 at the Artists Center at the Galen in Palm Desert California. Previously the Galen was the East Exhibition Facility for the Palm Springs Art Museum. The show will run from February 7 through March 3rd. The ticketed opening reception is Friday February 9th, 5-7PM. It is always a sold out event. I am not showing the photograph online for now. Tickets for the opening reception available here… http://tinyurl.com/2ma7r5n3 Thanks!
The continued assembly of the Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The Aluminaire House created in 1931 by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey. Designed as a case study, three stories high. 01-10-2024
A graffiti art installation on old televisions at Bombay Beach at the Salton Sea. I have been going to the Salton Sea since 2003. The changes in the last few years at Bombay Beach have been amazing with the influx of the arts community. 12-31-2023
In the past the Artists Council of the Palm Springs Art Museum would have fundraisers selling artworks for $99. Some of which were submitted by very famous people. You never knew what you might get. Here the early crowd waiting to get in at the Riviera Hotel. Palm Springs California
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