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<span class="text"><font color="#333333" class="text"> <p><strong>BIOGRAPHY</strong></p> <p>Being the youngest of six children, I was encouraged to use my imagination as my main source of entertainment, and out of that imagination came a strong desire to be more and more creative. I was heavily influenced by my father, who himself was not an artist, but was very confident that he could make, fix, build, or create just about anything. Although my father is no longer with us, his influence is still a big part of my ability to create new work. </p> <p>Little did I know when I received my first camera at 11 years old (a Kodak instamatic) that over thirty years later I would still have a passion and a sense of intrigue for creating images. I was fascinated at the ability to capture images at an early age, but didn’t really start to understand the true potential until my first photography class in high school. It was at that point that I realized my love for the art of photography and continued to study it for the remaining two years of high school. I went on to earn a degree in photography from the Art Institute of Colorado in 1985, with the intent of pursuing a career in commercial photography.</p> <p>After many years shooting commercial and editorial work I have determined that my true passion lies in the fine art world. The ability to merge the knowledge and technique I have gained through the commercial field, with the creativity and imagination I learned as a child has brought my fine art work to a new level.</p> <p><strong>STATEMENT</strong></p> <p>I photograph a variety of subject matter, but have always felt that it is not necessarily the subject that is the most important element, rather it is the idea that prevails. The ability to express an idea visually is a challenge that I love to undertake. <br /> <br /> Whether my inspiration comes from a personal experience, a book, a conversation, or even just a glimmer of afternoon light, my work has a cohesive style threaded throughout, no matter the concept or subject. Visually I like to stimulate thought, and give the viewer a fresh way of looking at the familiar.</p></font></span><br>
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