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terrel / lifted spirit photos

my name is terrel and i'm an alcoholic.

as a recovering alcoholic, you'll see much of both my alcoholism and my trip into and through recovery in my photographs. i love melancholic scenes in nature and the feeling of solitude in landscapes - the solitary tree, a lone cloud in a blue sky, a single peak towering above others around it. melancholy and isolation are feelings i became very familiar and comfortable with throughout my struggles in life and alcoholism. in recovery, i've learned to be humble at all times, and therefore am drawn to scenes that remind me to be humble and how important humility is. scenes that offer serenity, peace and quiet move me as well - a reminder of how much quieter my life is in recovery as well as a reminder of how hectic my life was prior to recovery. finally, being of service to others is an aspect that's been hugely important in my recovery. as such, and due to my love of the natural world, i've also begun to focus on conservation photography in an effort to inform the public of things in nature that need our collective attention.

i don't often photograph with wide angle lenses, as do many landscape photographers - i prefer creating a feeling of intimacy between the viewer and my subject. i adore black and white landscape images as i feel i have a bit more artistic leeway in black and whites and can add drama as well, but i'll use color when it enhances the image or my expression of my feelings upon seeing the scene in the photograph. my images are representations of what i felt at that moment - you will not see a different sky added to my image, i don't photoshop birds, humans or items of interest into an image that lacks interest. i will take artistic freedom for some things, i will make some processing choices that help lead the viewer to the subject and away from the distractions, but for the most part, i'll do so while attempting evoke in you the feelings i felt in the moment the image was taken.

all of my images lift my spirit - they cause my spirit to jump upon viewing the image. i hope they offer the same excitement in you.

terrel

lifted spirit photos

gallery showings and awards

night lights denver (CPAC juried show) - projected onto Daniels and Fisher Clocktower in downtown denver during evenings in march; march 2023

d’art and friends (members show with invited artists) - d’art gallery, denver, co; december 2022 - january 2023

elements - solo show - d’art gallery, denver, co; sept - oct 2022

d’art3 (members show) - d’art gallery, denver, co; july - august 2022

exploring the light (juried show juried by Dawn Wilson) - lone tree arts center, lone tree, co; march 2022 - may 2022

revering nature (dual exhibition with Leigh Cabell) - artists on santa fe, denver, co; march 2022 - may 2022

d’art and friends (members show with invited artists) - d’art gallery, denver, co; december 2021 - february 2022

simply small 3 (members art market show) - d’art gallery, denver, co; november 2021 - january 2022

meditations in nature - solo show - d’art gallery, denver, co; october - november 2021

take two (members show) - d’art gallery, denver, co; july - august 2021

solo show - gallery 1505 / colorado local art museum, denver, co; august 2021

northern colorado regional photography show (juried show) - lincoln gallery, fort collins, co; april - june 2021

photography: your vision (juried show juried by Maureen Ruddy Burkhart) - d’art gallery, denver, co; april - may 2021

emerge (juried show juried by Mary Voelz Chandler) - d’art gallery, denver, co; dec 2020 - jan 2021

turning leaves of fall (juried show) - r gallery, boulder, co; oct - nov 2020

hydrodynamics (dual exhibition with Jenn Merz Color Queen) - gallery east, denver, co; august - october 2020

pressing matter (invitation) - payge gallery, denver, co; march - april 2020

monochrome (juried show) - r gallery, boulder, co; feb - march 2020

land / scape (juried show) - specto art space, harrisonburg, va; september 2019

field work: landscape and architecture (juried show) - black box gallery, portland, or; july 2019

colorado delerium (juried show) - the evergreen gallery, evergreen, co; march 2019

opportunity cost (dual exhibition with Kat Payge) - kat payge art, denver, co; february 2019

beginnings (juried show) - kat payge art, denver, co; september 2018

spring juried show - gallery 1505, denver, co; 2018

publications

shots magazine - fall 2020 : open theme

public installations

halcyon hotel - denver, co; 2022 - current

workshops / presentations

cyanotypes - presentation on the process and creation of digital negatives as part of the pressing matter show at payge gallery in denver, co - april 18, 2020

affiliations / memberships

2021 - present: D’art gallery co-op member

2019 - 2020: NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association) member

2019 - present: NatureFirst member

2018 - present: Colorado Photographic Art Center

gallery representation

gallery 1505 - denver, co