Hi everyone:
Just a quick note to thank everyone who has come out to see "Man Made" at Gallery Plan B in DC. There's still a week left for those of you who haven't made it there yet, and it's a great group of work. The show has been selling quite well in general, and in fact, I purchased a piece myself from the show - only the second time I've ever purchased from a show I've been in. Drop by if you can... it will be worth the trip.
In the meantime, I'm gearing up for Gallery Plan B's "Year End Show." This one is just a big art extravaganza... it's a showcase for all of the gallery's artists and it's their largest group show of the year. The coolest part is that the show is constantly changing because when a piece is purchased, it goes home with the buyer that day and a new piece (either by that artist or by someone else) is put up in its place. I like to go more than once for this very reason... each visit is a completely unique experience.
Information is as follows:
Year-End Group Show
Gallery Plan B
November 28 - December 24th
Opening Reception on Saturday, December 6th, 6-8 pm
The work is already safely in the gallery, and several of my pieces will be included. Some work you may have seen before, but others will be new. The reception for this one is always a great party, so mark your calendars!
That's all for now. Lots of other new work in the pipeline - so more very, very soon!
-Marc
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Too long, but maybe worth the wait
Hi all:
Well, I just took a look and realized I hadn't written a post since April! APRIL! Wow. A few things have happened since then, which I'll get to in a bit, but apologies for being so absent. Many of you have seen updates via Facebook, so that makes me feel a little better, but I'm going to try and be better about posting here as well.
Lots of stuff happening here, as I'm sure there is with each and every one of you. Lots of traveling, exploring and photographing has been happening of late, and the latter relates to the main news I'm about to relay. After all, that's why you guys are here, right?
The first piece of news to share is that I am now fully and exclusively represented in stock by Aurora Photos. Previously, I was signed on simply to their iPhoneography category. But, they've made some changes over the past few months and after having some conversations with them, we decided to expand our relationship a bit. I've been holding some images back until their internal changes took place, but now that they have, I am feverishly providing them images. So, keep on eye on Aurora Photos in the coming months for some new photographs perfectly suited for everyone's publishing needs! Ok, maybe not everyone's, but someone's!
The second item on the agenda is to mention that I have an upcoming show. This one will be with my now old friends at Gallery Plan B, my favorite gallery in Washington DC. I have 4 brand new pieces I'll be showing, and they are quite different from what I've shown in the past. And when I say brand new, I mean that some of the prints are drying...RIGHT NOW. So, if you're a DC-local, come on out for some wine, some art and a generally awesome time. Even if you're not local; drive, fly, teleport, whatever...! I'll be there, so stop by and say hello.
Gallery Plan B
1530 14th Street NW
Washington, DC
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18th, 2014
Time: 6-8pm
That's the main stuff for now. Watch for the official show announcement to be posted here in the next couple of weeks. Otherwise, take care of yourselves, enjoy the start of your autumn (for those of you that are fortunate enough to have autumn) and keep checking back for more news!
-Marc
Well, I just took a look and realized I hadn't written a post since April! APRIL! Wow. A few things have happened since then, which I'll get to in a bit, but apologies for being so absent. Many of you have seen updates via Facebook, so that makes me feel a little better, but I'm going to try and be better about posting here as well.
Lots of stuff happening here, as I'm sure there is with each and every one of you. Lots of traveling, exploring and photographing has been happening of late, and the latter relates to the main news I'm about to relay. After all, that's why you guys are here, right?
The first piece of news to share is that I am now fully and exclusively represented in stock by Aurora Photos. Previously, I was signed on simply to their iPhoneography category. But, they've made some changes over the past few months and after having some conversations with them, we decided to expand our relationship a bit. I've been holding some images back until their internal changes took place, but now that they have, I am feverishly providing them images. So, keep on eye on Aurora Photos in the coming months for some new photographs perfectly suited for everyone's publishing needs! Ok, maybe not everyone's, but someone's!
The second item on the agenda is to mention that I have an upcoming show. This one will be with my now old friends at Gallery Plan B, my favorite gallery in Washington DC. I have 4 brand new pieces I'll be showing, and they are quite different from what I've shown in the past. And when I say brand new, I mean that some of the prints are drying...RIGHT NOW. So, if you're a DC-local, come on out for some wine, some art and a generally awesome time. Even if you're not local; drive, fly, teleport, whatever...! I'll be there, so stop by and say hello.
Gallery Plan B
1530 14th Street NW
Washington, DC
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18th, 2014
Time: 6-8pm
That's the main stuff for now. Watch for the official show announcement to be posted here in the next couple of weeks. Otherwise, take care of yourselves, enjoy the start of your autumn (for those of you that are fortunate enough to have autumn) and keep checking back for more news!
-Marc
Saturday, April 5, 2014
New and Very Different
Hi everyone:
I can't believe I haven't popped in to say hello since November! Seeing as how it's now April, that may be a record for the longest I've been away, but I can assure you I have a pretty solid excuse.
For those of you that don't know, I ended up needing carpal tunnel surgery after a very long and difficult project at work. And since using the computer is what caused the problem in the first place, I needed to take a break from that for a bit. Creating new work was also not happening for a while. But, I'm about 95% better now and actually have some new images to share.
Some of you have seen these new images on Facebook, but here is where the die-hard fans (if you're out there) get some background info on these.
First up, we have a re-worked oldie, but goodie:
After the image in my last post, I felt like it was time to experiment with some new techniques. I was digging through some old files and found this polaroid image. It's one I've always liked and in fact, I did a large 11x14 inch c-print of this image about 15 years ago. This 669 print seemed like the perfect candidate to experiment with, and here I ended up using wax crayons (furniture crayons to be specific) on top of the print itself. I kinda like how it turned out...and though it's clearly a one-off, I get the feeling that executing this image may be an important step...because...
next up, we have a piece that could be a new direction for me.
I can't believe I haven't popped in to say hello since November! Seeing as how it's now April, that may be a record for the longest I've been away, but I can assure you I have a pretty solid excuse.
For those of you that don't know, I ended up needing carpal tunnel surgery after a very long and difficult project at work. And since using the computer is what caused the problem in the first place, I needed to take a break from that for a bit. Creating new work was also not happening for a while. But, I'm about 95% better now and actually have some new images to share.
Some of you have seen these new images on Facebook, but here is where the die-hard fans (if you're out there) get some background info on these.
First up, we have a re-worked oldie, but goodie:
After the image in my last post, I felt like it was time to experiment with some new techniques. I was digging through some old files and found this polaroid image. It's one I've always liked and in fact, I did a large 11x14 inch c-print of this image about 15 years ago. This 669 print seemed like the perfect candidate to experiment with, and here I ended up using wax crayons (furniture crayons to be specific) on top of the print itself. I kinda like how it turned out...and though it's clearly a one-off, I get the feeling that executing this image may be an important step...because...
next up, we have a piece that could be a new direction for me.
The origins of this image go back quite a long time...probably 8 or 9 years. The original photo this is derived from was actually a contact print from a pinhole negative. I also rediscovered this image in my old files, and decided to play with it a bit...cutting it out, scanning it and then putting it through my normal process to arrive at a rice paper print. But then something happened...the rice paper print didn't work properly, but the remnant ink it was transferred from had exactly the look I was going for. In every other case, I've thrown those remnants away...it never even occurred to me to use them. But, in this case, it worked quite well, and from there, I went to town with some charcoal...something I hadn't used since I was in art school close to 20 years ago! I kind of consider this image the 3rd in a trilogy of work that extends back a long way...both of the others were mixed-media self-portraits of a sort, and I look at this piece in a similar way. It was a fun experience and I must admit that I'm quite pleased with the results.
I have a feeling that I'll be doing more work like this in the future. Some fun discoveries happened along the way and this is a method for me to incorporate some other things into my work in an effective way. I like them, and I hope you do too.
And a promise...I will post again sometime next week...even if I don't have anything interesting to say.
Be well,
Marc
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