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A New Show @ WPA Gallery NY, Cross River Reservoir
New Show @ WPA Gallery --> Cross River Reservoir ( CRR )
Well it's a bit of a long story so I'll say that the show should have happened
last year ( 2011 ) but someone retired last year and so it is happening now.The
building that the show is in was built during the great depression
witch why it is called "The WPA Gallery" [ Works Progress Administration ]. There was a Men's Camp in the park and it was with their hands and their sweat that it was built .
The gallery stands in a park called The Ward's Pound Ridge Reservation in New York.
I know it sound strange but I really wanted the show to be here, it may be a
small space yet it stands so close to the area where the project was done .
You go from Rt.#35 to Rt.#121 when you turn left into the park . On the
other side of the road is the body of water of the CRR - Cross River Reservoir.
It is a simple body of water and yet it seems to have a magical ability over
me calling to me as if were a siren of Great Ulysses tale as I would drive
pass it . It has locations where small rowboats or lake boats if you will,
lay on the ground in a mass one after another almost like seals on
the shore sunning themselves.
I can go on and on and tell you more yet I would prefer that you find the
time to see the my work, sign My Guess Book and travel on into the
park to enjoy it too. If by chance you would like to leave a business card
with instruction to call that could be helpful.
For I like so many other artist need more work.
The show has 18 prints in it some are new and others some of you might have
seen already.
If you have any questions or requests please call.
Till then
Enjoy
Truly
Rick
Pictures in the Juried Memeber Show May 12 - June 22
Well that time has arrived again for the Ridgefield Guild of Arts Juried Art Show to happen.
It was juried by a gallery owner named Kenise Barnes she has a place in Larchmont , NY ( Kenise Barnes Fine Art Gallery ).
I wish her many more years of good business and a good Thank You. [ For picking two of my photo's. ]
She said some very interesting abut her gallery and business that should help the one that where there.
Below are the pictures that where picked and are hanging in the gallery. The Feather pic. was also seen in the members show, I thought I would see if a Gallery Owner would like it and to my pleasure and surprise she did.
Both are what they call straight photography.
The clouds in the water is not a layer but a true reflection of them in the sky.
Yes ; I use Photo Shop but with these only with the exposure, color and contrast was it used. Oh and yes I used it to pump up the resolution so I could print them. They are also full frame. Its sort of one of those Old School of thought thing.For some reason I always like the ideal and the ability of making pictures without cropping them.
Some time I would love it if the MOMA or the MET would do a show of Famous Pictures PHOTO's showing them uncropped and then the way that they are known. ex. Henri Cartier-Bresson - Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare 1932 ( The man leaping over the water. ) also Arnold Newmans photo of Igor Stravinsky cropped and uncropped . The show could even have a addition to it of Famous Prints.
I'm not saying that cropping is bad or anything i just think the before and after is interesting.
Please see the show at the RIDGEFIELD GUILD OF ARTS beside my work there other pieces of work that are really good too!
Enjoy
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Juried Guild Art Show
New Show : I made a submission of 3 photo's and was lucky enough to have 2 pick .
The pictures that I submitted are some what new to what I usually show. The comments I hope will be of interest .
Reception is at May 12th 2-4 PM.
Hope to see you there and please say Hi.
And let me know your thoughts.