in celebration of Month of Photography, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC) is projecting a number of curated images on the side of the Daniels & Fisher Clocktower in downtown Denver (on 16th St) each evening through the month of March from 6:30 pm - 11 pm.

if you’re in downtown denver, please check out this display, which is a true celebration of the art of photography. you’ll see an image from me titled Surrender, along with a number of other incredible examples of the art form.

you can read more about it here: https://cpacphoto.org/2023-night-lights-denver-mop/

as a member of D’art Gallery, i have the privilege to have multiple pieces in the group show titled, Take Two. this show is a celebration of completing two years in business as a successful artist coop, as well as the fact that the coop survived the difficult times of the pandemic for the majority of those two years.

you can read more about this image by clicking on the image. i won’t bore you with the details of how or why i took this photograph again here.

but i will tell you how incredibly excited i am to have the image selected into this show about the vision of photographers. the image was selected into the show by Maureen Ruddy Burkhart, an accomplished photographer whose work has been exhibited around the world. to say i’m honored that she chose one of my images, and this image in particular is quite an understatement.

but this image does reflect very much my photographic vision of the last year or two. many photograph nature at nature’s peak of color or drama, but that’s not how i feel when i’m in nature. there is a quietness, a peace and a tranquility that i feel in nature, and i in turn attempt to capture that and get the viewer to also feel that calm. this image does just that for me, and i hope it does for you as well.

you can view the 26x26 image and purchase the framed version from D'art gallery at 900 santa fe dr, denver, co for $499. show dates run from april 9, 2021 - may 2, 2021 while their hours are listed on their website at https://dartgallery.org/. the hours may change due to COVID restrictions, so please check before planning a visit to the gallery.

this butte is located near what used to be Bears Ears National Monument just north of the Navajo Nation - one of the hardest hit locations by covid, per capita. many here can't socially distance as treaty water rights previously guaranteeing water to the Navajo have been reneged, so water delivery is a must in this dry, dusty climate.

the image was selected by Mary Voelz Chandler, a writer on the arts, architecture and preservation. she was the art and architecture writer for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and co-author of the 2009 book, Colorado Abstract with Michael Pagila - a writer and critic for Westword. not only is it a huge honor to be included in this show, have this piece selected by such an esteemed art critic, but also an honor to tell of the struggles of some of those in this country that we don’t often hear about.

you can view the 24x12 editioned image and purchase the framed version from D'art gallery at 900 santa fe dr, denver, co for $449. show dates run from december 10, 2020 - january10, 2021 while their hours are listed on their website at https://dartgallery.org/. the hours may change due to COVID restrictions, so please check before planning a visit to the gallery. i’m selling four additional prints here (https://www.liftedspiritphotos.com/prints-of-the-month) for december’s print of the month. the cost will be $399 for the print alone, so your best deal will be to purchase through the gallery. Included in the five total prints in this edition will be one artist proof for myself.

all profits from the sale of this print will be donated to the Navajo Nation COVID-19 Response Donation Fund. (https://www.nndoh.org/donate.html)

it’s with great pleasure that i’m able to announce that my piece entitled The Grove was accepted into the turning leaves of fall juried show at r gallery in boulder, co. this piece has been purchased by a collector, is featured as the november 2020 print of the month (https://www.liftedspiritphotos.com/prints-of-the-month/the-grove) and now accepted into this show. the show will be displayed from oct 27 - dec 6, 2020. one fantastic aspect of the gallery is that it specializes in colorado artists.

payge gallery will be participating in ‘Mo Print - the month of print, celebrating the art of print making. i’m fortunate enough to have been invited to show some of my own handmade prints, of which i’ve chosen the cyanotype process. cyanotype is a print process dating back to the 1800’s, and is an extremely versatile process. it’s best known for its prussian blue tones (which are also prevalent in possibly the most popular print of all time - The Great Wave Off Kanagawa) and as the print process to create the first known photo book by Anna Atkins, regarded by many as the first female photographer.

come celebrate the process of printmaking by viewing some amazing work by extraordinary artists at payge gallery from march 6, 2020 - april 26, 2020 and check out some of the demos and presentations offered at the gallery as well (including a presentation on cyanotypes by yours truly on April 18 from 1 - 3pm).

i’m extremely excited to announce that my versioned work entitled Snowy Morning on Antelope Flats was accepted into the monochrome juried show at r gallery in boulder, co. as someone who takes pride in my black and white and monochrome work, it’s extremely gratifying to know that my work moves others, and there is some incredible work in this show. the show will be displayed from feb 4 - march 15, 2020, and the gallery specializes in colorado artists.

i have been fortunate enough to be accepted into the field work: landscape and architecture juried show at the black box gallery in portland, or. my image, Moonset In the Desert was selected into the on-line annex exhibition. more on the show and the other selected images and artists can be seen at https://blackboxgallery.com/Field%20Work-Landscape%20and%20Architecture-EP.html from july 1, 2019 - july 20, 2019.

celebrating month of photography denver, evergreen gallery displayed images from colorado photographers representing delirium. i was fortunate enough to have two images selected to be a part of this juried show.

celebrating the month of photography denver, the cube will have a group show displaying images representing storytelling through photography. my image, life in a northern town was selected as one of the images.