Carson City Mural Project

You may have thought that over the past couple of months we were franticly packing up and moving out of our bank building in Eureka, Nevada. You’d be partly right! Long before we had an offer on our building, we had set into motion the creation of “Roper”, our largest mural project to date. It’s part of the National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” program in partnership with Arts Midwest. Carson City’s event, also sponsored by Visit Carson City and the Carson City Cultural Commission titled “True Grit” offers art and literary events for everyone from May 1st through July 22nd 2018. This mural is one of the many creative interventions to reimagine vacant and blighted commercial properties in Carson City.

“Roper” is located at 310 Stewart Street, Carson City, Nevada. Look to the rear of this empty building. You’re looking at the mural from the Nugget’s #6 parking lot, just two blocks from the State Capitol.

I created this image with a modified Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic 35” disposable camera, re-loaded with Kodak Tri-X black and white film. “Roper” was created at a ranch that Trish and I had frequented many times. We had made an assumption that it was an abandoned ranch since we had never seen anyone there and by how run down the place was. But, on this day, we arrived to find some cowboys and cowgirls sorting and branding calves. They invited us to stay and were welcome to make photographs of them working. What a memorable day that was. Thanks to all of them!

I process all my own film and make my own prints, including this giant 9’x22′ wheat paste mural. These wheat paste images are printed on 20 lb. plotter paper using an Epson 24″ printer, taking twelve hours to print and less than two hours to install. We had help from Mark Salinas, who is Carson City’s Arts & Culture Coordinator. Click the link for a 29 second time-lapse video of the installation.   “Roper” Time-Lapse 

With one of my many Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic 35” disposable cameras.

I love how the concrete blocks show through the image in this detail.

One of the RV campers made this sign from a pizza box to make sure no one parked in the way of our installation…

The day prior to installation Trish and I showed up at the site to prep the wall. We brushed off the loose paint, rolled on TSP and sprayed it off with clean water.

 

 

 

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“COWBOYS” at Northwest Reno Library

I have a show entitled “COWBOYS” hanging at the Northwest Reno Library. Open January 5th through February 24th. You are invited to the closing reception from Noon to 1:00pm Saturday February 24th. Hope to see you there!

Northwest Reno Library is located at: 2325 Robb Drive, Reno, NV 89523

Monday-Tuesday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday-Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: CLOSED

I create these images with a plastic camera. It’s simplicity and spontaneity allows me to be more emotionally responsive to my ever changing environment. My camera of choice is a Kodak Fun Saver Panoramic 35 disposable camera. I recycle the cardboard cover, remove the color film and modify the interior. Using a darkroom tent, I reload the camera with Tri-X black & white film. I use filtration while shooting and adjust aspects of processing to maximize the film’s potential. Photographs are made on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl paper with archival pigment inks.

I made the images for this show at several Central Nevada ranches over many years.

 

9th Annual RayKo Plastic Camera Show

I’m very pleased to announce two of my images from Burning Man have juried into the RayKo Photo Center’s 9th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show. Thanks Ann!

“Temple”

“Hat Trick”

I am frequently asked, “What is a plastic camera”? Simply put, it is a camera made of plastic or more specifically a lens made of plastic. In other words, low quality, crappy optics. For me using a plastic camera translates into freedom from the technological aspects of photography allowing me to concentrate on the graphics and design of an image.

These photographs were created using a Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic” disposable camera that I reload with Kodak Tri-X black & white film. Like most artists I’m a control freak when it comes to my art. I process my own film and do all my own printing, both optical and digital. I make my own scans and print these images digitally on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper using an Epson 7890 printer with K3 ink set for an archival quality print that will last for generations.

The Opening Artists Reception is Wednesday, March 9th from 6-8pm.

The exhibition runs from March 9^th through April 29th, 2016

The Opening is free and open to the public. Many of the artists will be at the artists’ reception. Please support the arts by attending arts events and buying art. Hope to see you there!

RayKo Photo Center

428 Third Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

415-495-3773

 

Capital City Arts Initiative Show

I have a show, “Tow’ring High” at the Capital City Arts Initiative in Carson City, Nevada.

July 8th  –  November 15th , 2015

Carson City Community Center’s Sierra Room
851 E. William Street, Carson City, Nevada
Open to the public during City meetings, most M – Th evenings

Every image in this show was created with a modified Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic 35” disposable camera reloaded with Kodak Tri-X 35mm film. I process the film in my own darkroom, scan the negatives and print digital archival prints on Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl paper with an Epson 7890 wide format printer. Trish and I cut, assemble and paint all our own frame moulding, plus we cut the glass and mattes then assemble. In other words we create absolutely everything, down to the very last detail!

Here is the show, better yet, go see it yourself, they look so much better in person.

And, they would look even better on your wall! Support the arts, buy art!

“Cow Camp Fence”

“Keep Right”

“Ruby Hill Sky”

“BUMP”

“Newark Ranch”

“Nothing”

“Steens Mountain”

“Ward Charcoal Ovens”

“7th Street”

“Huntington Fence”

“Diamond Windmill”

“WHOA”

“Hamilton Corral”

“Mustang Windmill”

“25MPR II”

Month of Photography in Los Angeles

April is the Month of Photography across the globe and FATHOM in Los Angeles, California is celebrating with a truly unique exhibition. Every morning through the month of April FATHOM will hang a new solo photography show. Each photographer will have their own dedicated gallery opening reception from 4PM to 8PM or noon to 5PM on Sundays. All of the photographers’ work, in the 30 Days and 30 Nights Exhibition, will be available for viewing throughout the month. This exhibition format is designed to combine the benefits of a group show with the focus of a solo show for each photographer. The exhibition gives photography collectors an opportunity to consider hundreds of images from 30 unique photographers — in one place for an entire month. Normally, this level of access would only be found at a photography festival lasting only a few frenetic days. The goal of this exhibition is to showcase all facets of photography from fine art through commercial, and photojournalism… and photographers from all career stages; the completely undiscovered through museum masters. It’s Fathom’s first show in their new downtown Los Angeles gallery and they are pulling out all the stops to make it something memorable.

Here are the eleven images selected by FATHOM to be part of this incredible show.  These photographs were created with a Kodak Fun Saver Panoramic 35 disposable camera reloaded with Kodak Tri-X film.

“Surveillance” (17×7) Ruby Hill Road, Eureka, Nevada.

“No Deliveries” (17×7) Silver Peak Road, Silver Peak, Nevada.

“nothing” (32×13) US-95, Nothing, Arizona.

“BUMP” (32×13) Wiley Road, Gold Point, Nevada.

“No Tools” (17×7) Doobie Lane, Black Rock, Nevada.

“7th Street” (32×13) NV-278, Eureka, Nevada.

“WHOA” (32×13) NV-487, Baker, Nevada.

“Slow” (17×7) NV-582, Henderson, Nevada.

“Blackfeet” (17×7) Duck Lake Road, Browning, Montana.

“Rye Patch” (17×7) I-80, Imlay, Nevada.

“Deep Sand” (17×7) Ibex Dunes Road, Death Valley National Park, California.

8th Annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show

For the sixth year in a row I have juried into the RayKo Photo Center’s International Plastic Camera Show!

“Equality Now!” shot with Kodak Tri-X film, through a Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic 35” disposable camera will grace the walls of the RayKo Center along with so many other incredible artists’ work, including the two fantastic featured artists, Jennifer Shaw & Ernie Button.

Opening Reception is Wednesday, March 11th 6:00 – 8:00pm. Hope to see you there!

Show Dates:

March 11th – May 3rd 2015

RayKo Photo Center

428 Third Street

San Francisco CA 94107

 

 

Wild Woman Artists

Are you going to the 31st Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada? If so, Trish (A Wild Woman Artist) and myself (Guest Artist) will be part of an amazing show and sale at Duncan LittleCreek Gallery right across the parking lot from the Western Folklife Center.

This event is free and open to the public.

Support the arts, buy art for your Valentine!

Hope to see you there!

Artist Reception: Thursday January 29th, 2015 – 5 – 8 pm

Show hours: Friday January 30th, 2015 – Noon to 8 pm

Saturday January 31st, 2015 10 am – 6 pm

Kathleen Durham’s Underwood Story Hour Saturday January 31st, 2015 – 11 am

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Duncan LittleCreek Gallery & Bar

518 Commercial Street

Elko, Nevada 89801

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Artists:

Susan Church – Metal sculpture

Kathleen Durham – Stories in cloth and clay

Kristen Frantzen-Orr – Art Glass beads and jewelry

Barbara Prodaniuk – Clay

Gail Rappa – Jewelry

Trish Reynolds – Photography

Sidne Teske – Paintings

Guest Artists:

Marti Bein – Paintings

Teresa Jordan – Artist and Author

Deon Reynolds – Photography

New Website Portfolio

I have added a portfolio of 32 all new images to my website on “Mining”. Checkout my website HERE! All of these images were created using a Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic” disposable camera reloaded with Kodak Tri-X black & white film.

Northumberland Mine, Nevada

Round Mountain, Nevada

Ruby Hill, Nevada

Rhyolite, Nevada

Louderback Mountains, Nevada

Diamond Valley, Nevada

Berlin, Nevada

Photographic Expeditions

Hot spring hopping in North America’s Great Basin Desert.

Recently I began a blog about our photographic expeditions across North America’s West Coast.

Click HERE for the link to my new blog.

Renown Healing Arts

“Stillwater Windmill”, photographed on film with a Kodak “Fun Saver Panoramic 35” disposable camera, is one of 15 framed prints from my “Where Cowboys Roam” portfolio purchased by the Renown Healing Arts Program in Reno, Nevada. I am thrilled to have my limited edition photographs in the largest art collection in Nevada! As a board member of the Nevada Arts Council, we were given a tour of the amazing art found within the walls of Renown Health. Truly, a hidden gem of art in Reno and well worth the time to explore.

Find out more about the Renown Healing Arts HERE. Renown has just added my work to their website. The website shows all of the artists in the program and where you can find the art within the facility. Click HERE to view all of the artist in the Renown Healing Arts Program.