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we lOve yOur wilDflOwers. tell us why yOu MaDe this ChOiCe as a subJeCt fOr yOur art?
I have been photographing flowers for decades. Back when I was living in Idaho
I made a series of wildflower cards in their natural environment. I was never
really happy with the images as the natural surroundings of the subject became
visual noise distracting one's view of the flower.
where in MOntana DO yOu finD the flOwers yOu want tO PhOtOgraPh, anD hOw DiffiCult
is it tO COMPlete yOur wOrk befOre the arrangeMents begin tO wither anD wilt?
Easy. All of my current images come from either Gallatin County or Musselshell
County because my studios are located there.
hOw Many varieties Of flOwers have yOu PhOtOgraPheD?
I have photographed between 50 and 60 flowers and any amount of other ber-
ries, grasses, and colorful leaves.
the MOst striking thing abOut yOur art is the COntrast between the blaCk baCkgrOunD
anD the viviD COlOr Of the art itself. what PrOMPteD this ChOiCe Of exPressiOn?
I have been doing studio photography of products as well as people for longer
than I care to relate, lest someone realize I am really bald under my luxurious
hair piece. One spring when walking my dogs along Dry Creek School Road near
my home, I looked at some newly emerged flowers and wondered "What effect
would occur should I abstract the flower from its natural setting and portray it
against a dead black background? As I remember, the first was a wild iris.
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