I used to take mostly portraits. Most of my images are not manipulated too much with special effects to maintain a somewhat realistic quality. With most of my photographs now, I'm not thinking of an image before I take the photo. In the final stage I do some changes-nothing too dramatic.

 

AWARDS

 

1987 Finalist, Photographers Forum Magazine Photo Contest

 

1988 David Durst Award for Sophomore Art Student of the Year, University of Arkansas

 

1989 Honorable Mention, KINSA Newspaper Snapshot Contest., Fayetteville, Arkansas.

 

Art Festivals

 

Summer 2009, 8th Annual Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce Art Festival and Silent Auction, Chicago, IL.

 

Fall 2009, Simply Art Chicago TrunkShow, Evanston, IL.

 

Summer 2010, Humbolt Park Arts Fesival, Chicago, IL.

 

Summer 2010, Arts on Harrison, Oak Park, IL.

 

2013, Artopia Arts Festival, Chicago

 

Exhibitions

 

ArtSpot, November 2010, Wicker Park, Solo Show: "The Glasses People"

 

Art on Armitage, December 2010, Solo Show: "The Glasses People"

 

NothinLess Cafe, January 2012, Group exhibit with one other artist

 

Reviews

 

Winter 2009, Fluxcollectionblog.com

 

Quote: Infrared images cook up a super hot and cold color field. Also cool images of a hooded figure like a soul reaper. Objective portrait photography recalling German greats.