In April, as winter was starting to leave, I decided to take an on-line class through Santa Fe Workshops that came highly recommended from a friend of mine. At a high level I would be continuing to layer and merge multiple images together to create new work, but the method of doing this would be very different. All of the work would be created by using mobile apps. In the spirit of the class, I would attempt to include figures, which I never use. I started the course using imagery that frequently appears in my work, but with a different approach while adding a figure.

Looking East

Hidden within

The Scream

Alone

The point of learning new ways to work is to experiment with the techniques and then make it your own. None of the above images felt like "my work" because they had a figure. It was time to take these new techniques and create new work.

Into Oblivion Blue Vase

Faded Separation / Effervescent

Lastly, this is an image I have been thinking about since I was in London. A little bit of William Morris with a little bit of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which is a big hint to what next months blog will be about.

Ode to WM & CRM

'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be beautiful or believe to be useful' - William Morris

It may take me awhile to warm up to the idea of using figures in my work, but I would still love to know what you think about this new work.

If you know anyone who will be in the New Your City area at the beginning of the month, invite them to visit Soho Photo Gallery. If you are unable to visit in person, please visit the web site to see some of the amazing work of the participants.

Rhythm of the Unseen