I like the challenge of taking a digital image, which consists of pixels illuminating a screen, and turning it into a print that is imbued with my sensibilities and outlook . I believe the digital image is only a starting point. The steps involved in making a print, using processes from the dawn of photography, are something of a dance, where ideally, every motion counts and contributes to the quality and beauty of the finished print. I begin with a photograph I have taken with a digital camera, which I then convert into a negative. I place the negative on top of paper which I have coated with a light sensitive compound. I then expose it to ultraviolet light. I convert the exposed print into a finished image using one, or more, of the following processes:

Gum bichromate, which was discovered in the 1830’s, is a process using dichromates, gum arabic and pigment to create color images.

Cyanotype, which was discovered in the 1840’s, is a process using ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide. The process results in prints that have a distinctive blue hue.

Kallitype, which was discovered in the 1880’s, is an iron- silver process. When toned with palladium, it produces a black and white print with a wide range of tones from dark to light.

My work consists primarily of landscapes, close-up botanical studies and recently, vintage automobiles. In my landscapes, I try to evoke the memory of place. With my botanicals and automobiles, I try to honor the subject. I am also  interested in surface, the play of light, contour and texture in my botanical studies and vintage automobile prints.

Ultimately, I try to coax the viewer to see a fresh or new view of objects or scenes they might otherwise lightly brush over, or pass by altogether.