Depth of Field: Selections from the Bill Rhoades Collection of Northwest Photography at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art January 4 – April 23, 2022 A few years ago, I was approached by Bill Rhoades, an art collector here in Oregon. He was putting together a collection of photography that he would then…
Holy Moly, this magazine is huge! After my last show of Astra Velum in China, the editor of China’s Life Magazine (yep, that’s what they call it) contacted me to ask if they could feature my work. After some negotiations, I agreed, but I had no idea how large or beautiful the reproductions would be….
I’m excited to be working with Harris Fogel at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, to bring the Astra Velum and Liminal Spaces work to Gallery 1401 in January. If you’re in the area, please stop by and see these original photogravures and encaustics. They really deserve to be seen in person.
The good folks at PhotoEye Gallery just sold another of the Astra Velum Limited Edition Artist Books + Photogravure. I’m down to the very last copies of this special book. If you’d like to add it to your museum or rare book collection, please purchase your copy today, before they’re all gone!
My good friends at Lensbaby asked me to speak at the PIX event in Seattle in the fall. It was an amazing event, with speakers on all aspects of photography, plus a live-streamed expo, conference & interactive photo playground. I spoke on “The Art of the Fine Art Portrait,” which they professionally filmed. Check it out…
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I think it must be every photographer’s dream to have their work featured by National Geographic. And that dream came true for me this week. National Geographic recently contacted me, asking for in interview about my work. We had a great conversation about the genesis of this project, how I tend to work, the art of…
Beauty is only skin deep. But ah! me; freckles go to the bone. ~Mark Twain Astra Velum, an exhibition of photogravures by Fritz Liedtke, finds beauty in what many view as imperfection, exploring faces filled with freckles and scars. In these works Liedtke finds an exquisite gorgeousness, as he says, “overlaid upon us like a…
Several photogravures from the Astra Velum series were juried in to the Alternative Processes show at SoHo Photo, in New York City. Geoffrey Berliner, Executive Director and co-developer of the Penumbra Foundation, was juror for the show. After viewing the show, Roger Thompson, senior editor of Don’t Take Pictures, had this to say about…
2014 was a busy year for art and artmaking. I started off the year teaching art in Italy for 3 months, and ended it painting murals in Guatemala. Mural painting in Guatemala really was a new venture. I’ve painted, and I’ve photographed, but I’ve never taken one of my photographs, turned it into a mural…
Thanks to Yan Li, who represents my work at High Noon Gallery in Beijing, China, the Astra Velum series was juried in to the 2014 Shanghai International Exhibition of Photography. As Yan explains, Thousands of photographers from China and oversea get together and participate in the show. More than 100 artists’ work are presented to…
The Haggerty Museum of Art is currently showing “Scrutiny After the Glimpse,” which includes two of my photogravure portraits from the Astra Velum series. Depicting the human form has been a primary focus of artists since the beginning of recorded engagement. Looking at a portrait or figure painting has usually been thought to be an isolated…
LensCulture editor Jim Caspar today selected Astra Velum as an Editor’s Pick, and featured it on the front page of the site. If you’re not familiar with LensCulture.com, you probably should be. It’s one of the best places to explore contemporary fine art photography from around the world. Read articles, view portfolios, browse projects,…