I'm very happy to announce that come September, I'll have a showing of my Portraits of Light at the Yellow Dog Tavern in Baltimore, MD!

I had been working on this set as a goofy little side project for a few years, every now and again trying out new light sources and lengths of exposure to find new and interesting textures of light. It's kind of like beach combing, only less intentional. I've gotten into the habit of being on the lookout for creating different phenomena and colors in my frame, and much like my HOLGA work, calculated trial and error has played a part in refining the process.

Earlier this spring, on a whim, I responded to an ad on the Baltimore Craigslist asking for artists to submit their works for consideration to display at the restaurant. Wanting to appeal to a general audience, I thought that my abstract light work would go over better than some of my other projects. Lo and behold, it did!

But a problem surfaced: I had too many photographs to consider to put on the wall! After much deliberation, and the help of some of my friends and blog-readers, I narrowed my set of photos down to twenty-four varied images that I'm going to print on large sheets of metallic paper. Here's a sampling:

So this September, I'll be putting up my work at Yellow Dog Tavern. The restaurant, owned by MICA grads, hosts a monthly wine-tasting/art opening on the second Tuesday of each month! What a wonderful way to foster the artistic community of Baltimore, yes?