Creating From the Non-Self

The Quotations I put on the Homepage here are touchstones for why I choose to pursue the life of an artist. Mark Rothko said “I don’t express myself in my paintings. I express my non-self.” I think artists in any realm can relate to a prevalent misunderstanding of...

Manipulated vs Purist Photography

Artist statements that accompany award winning photographs often include words to the effect that “No Photoshop or post-production editing was used.” The disclaimer reinforces the idea that manipulating photography is akin to cheating; that only purist photography...

What is Photo Expressionism

I’ve adopted the term Photo Expressionism to label one unique and painterly style of my photographic artwork. Because it is often extremely manipulated, some have said it is too different in style from my straightforward photography. I’ve heard that it confuses “my...