I am intrigued by the anthropomorphic imagery that appears in my Bouquets Ablaze series.
Read MoreErotic Dance / Provocative Portraits Exhibition
I met Crimson when she responded to an ad I had placed in the local paper seeking a model for my photography series, Provocative Portraits. This series came to be when I was working on my MFA at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). When I opened my photography studio in Oakland, I wanted to revisit this series as I’ve always enjoyed capturing movement on film. To capture Crimson dancing on film was inspirational.
From the moment she walked in my door, we have journeyed together to cultivate our respective artistic pursuits, as well as our combined professional endeavors. Through it all, Crimson has been my muse.
I am delighted to present select works of this series featuring Crimson for our joint exhibition, Beauty & The Beasties, at Sierra Arts Gallery in Reno for the month of April.
Labyrinth Walk Series
I will be presenting select photographs from my daily sunset walks with Crimson for our exhibition, Beauty & The Beasties, at the Sierra Arts Gallery in Reno. It is the first time that Crimson and I have exhibited together.
In addition to exhibiting the photographs of our labyrinth in Gerlach, I will also exhibiting photographs from our weekly walks at the Fly Ranch Labyrinth. In my upcoming book, Handbook for A Burning Age, I write about our practice of meditation, ritual, creating art and the important to commune with nature. It is my hope that these photographs might inspire others to do the same.
The exhibition runs the entire month of April with an artist reception on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
Labyrinth at Fly Ranch
Crimson Rose had the idea and wrote a proposal to build a traditional Chartres Labyrinth at Fly Ranch. We started in May and we worked on it about 2-3 days a week for 3-4 hours a day. It is a 12 circuit labyrinth that is 104 feet in diameter, with 4 foot wide pathways for accessibility. We finished the stone work on the 12th circuit in November.
I took this drone footage as we were building it. We will continue to embellish the stone work this winter, weather permitting, but the basic form is done. We will see how the grazing animals negotiate it on the Hualapai Flat.