Christmas Surprises
December 20, 2024
Do you remember shaking a present before Christmas Day, thinking it was one thing, and then discovering later to your great surprise that it was something even better? Creating macro-photography often feels the same way. I’ll focus on an area of interest and am elated when an unexpected image appears before my eyes.
Hidden Stories © 2024
When creating Hidden Stories, I was drawn to the angular red and white colors, tiny flecks of green, and adjacent dark shadow lines that added a sense of mystery. But I felt like a kid at Christmas when a second image, Mystic, appeared and immediately drew me in.
I wasn’t expecting this exotic creature who sparked my imagination to travel to an unknown place and time. A time where myth and legend create powerful magnetism. In a place where there is a story of hope and unity that transcends all adversity.
Mystic © 2024
Enjoy the holiday season and discovering the unexpected in the coming year!
Warm wishes,
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Hidden Stories © 2024
When creating Hidden Stories, I was drawn to the angular red and white colors, tiny flecks of green, and adjacent dark shadow lines that added a sense of mystery. But I felt like a kid at Christmas when a second image, Mystic, appeared and immediately drew me in.
I wasn’t expecting this exotic creature who sparked my imagination to travel to an unknown place and time. A time where myth and legend create powerful magnetism. In a place where there is a story of hope and unity that transcends all adversity.
Mystic © 2024
Enjoy the holiday season and discovering the unexpected in the coming year!
Warm wishes,
Capturing Art Within Art
September 10, 2024
Albert Einstein once wrote, “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
The mysterious motivates me and is part of what I explore and attempt to define in each image that I create. A few years ago I photographed a Circa 1870’s Japanese screen. In its age, design, and patina I discovered ‘other worlds’ of the mysterious as seen in The Road Home.
I love the fantasy that escapes through this image...
To see the screen I photographed to create this artwork and others, and to learn more about the fascinating history of Japanese screens click here.
Enjoy the mystery,
The mysterious motivates me and is part of what I explore and attempt to define in each image that I create. A few years ago I photographed a Circa 1870’s Japanese screen. In its age, design, and patina I discovered ‘other worlds’ of the mysterious as seen in The Road Home.
The Road Home © 2022
I love the fantasy that escapes through this image...
To see the screen I photographed to create this artwork and others, and to learn more about the fascinating history of Japanese screens click here.
Enjoy the mystery,
High Desert Collection
August 1, 2024
A few years back I was in a restaurant in Santa Fe enjoying the company of a silversmith, a hatmaker and a boot maker. It was a wonderful time to reunite with old friends from the western design world and discuss the art that is generated by the spirit of the west and how to keep it alive. With that spirit in mind, my newest collection of reptile images was inspired by the high desert and plains of the west.
Click here to visit my blog to learn more about how this collection was created and the inspirations that came from this study of work. You can also view the images in full size on my website in Gallery, Latest Images.
High Desert Collection © 2022
Long live the inspirations that come from the west!
Click here to visit my blog to learn more about how this collection was created and the inspirations that came from this study of work. You can also view the images in full size on my website in Gallery, Latest Images.
High Desert Collection © 2022
Long live the inspirations that come from the west!
New Art for Summer
June 1, 2024
Metal emerges as a weathered canvas, its bold hues standing up to time's touch, in this abstract macro photograph titled Crossroads.
Crossroads © 2021 Look Studio
Taken from an old Shell gasoline station sign, I focused my lense on a tiny area where a rusty horizontal indentation and a vertical ridged seam intersect. This, to me, stood out as a visual and figurative crossroad, where rust represents the trials we traverse through life, and the seam represents the changes, adjustments, and turns we take along the way to secure the course.
The power of metal as an artistic influence was fueled by an exhibit of John Chamberlain’s work that I saw at the Guggenheim in New York many years ago. His larger-than-life sculpture crafted from car metal and capsulized into provoking works of art were impactful in magnitude and strength. For more about his influence, please visit my blog, New Transformations in the Abstract.
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Crossroads works well in today’s contemporary home where metal, wood, glass, and concrete support, in form and function, the pace of today’s lifestyle with the ability to reflect on its purpose.
Wishing you a vivacious summer!
Crossroads © 2021 Look Studio
Taken from an old Shell gasoline station sign, I focused my lense on a tiny area where a rusty horizontal indentation and a vertical ridged seam intersect. This, to me, stood out as a visual and figurative crossroad, where rust represents the trials we traverse through life, and the seam represents the changes, adjustments, and turns we take along the way to secure the course.
The power of metal as an artistic influence was fueled by an exhibit of John Chamberlain’s work that I saw at the Guggenheim in New York many years ago. His larger-than-life sculpture crafted from car metal and capsulized into provoking works of art were impactful in magnitude and strength. For more about his influence, please visit my blog, New Transformations in the Abstract.
Crossroads works well in today’s contemporary home where metal, wood, glass, and concrete support, in form and function, the pace of today’s lifestyle with the ability to reflect on its purpose.
Wishing you a vivacious summer!
Revisiting Black and White
May 9, 2024
I have always loved black and white photographs. Black and white photography can take your breath away and prompt contemplation. It’s as if, with the click of the shutter, time stopped, freezing the world in monochrome. There’s a stillness in black and white artwork that makes you wonder about the place, expression, or symbolism of the moment.
There are many renowned black and white photographers, but one of my favorites is Ansel Adams. I admire his use of subject, light and contrast, and his mastery of the darkroom in capturing nature on film. Another of my favorites is Dorothea Lange and her captivating photographs of the Dust Bowl.
Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
Black and white photographs have a grounding effect on interior spaces. Whether you have a wall of grayscale family portraits, each framed alike, or a collection showcasing the works of a single artist, the medium allows you to create your story and palette with art. A black and white image can stand out beautifully against a boldly painted wall, as seen with Icebreaker below, or harmonize effortlessly amidst a vibrant array of complementary artworks.
Gayle Waterman, Icebreaker, © 2021
While I have enjoyed experimenting with abstract black and white images, I entered the realm initially with some hesitation. The standards are high and it’s difficult to achieve the stunning visual effect you get with black and white photography printed from film, via digital means. There have been many challenges but creating the images you see below has been an enlightening journey. Through trial and exploration, my knowledge of the nuances of light and graphic expression have grown.
Gayle Waterman, Crystal Palace, © 2021
Gayle Waterman, To the Point, © 2013
Gayle Waterman, Star Bright, © 2019
These images are among my favorites, and despite their abstract nature, they still draw me to find significance in the pattern or use of light.
Pendulum is one of my newest. Inspired by subtle shadows on a wall that were created by a metal shelf, the camera froze the grayscale gradient of the shadow in time to create the effect of a pendulum suspended in motion. To me Pendulum encourages us to reflect on the shades of our life and where we are at this moment in time.
There are many renowned black and white photographers, but one of my favorites is Ansel Adams. I admire his use of subject, light and contrast, and his mastery of the darkroom in capturing nature on film. Another of my favorites is Dorothea Lange and her captivating photographs of the Dust Bowl.
Ansel Adams: Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, California, 1955
Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
Black and white photographs have a grounding effect on interior spaces. Whether you have a wall of grayscale family portraits, each framed alike, or a collection showcasing the works of a single artist, the medium allows you to create your story and palette with art. A black and white image can stand out beautifully against a boldly painted wall, as seen with Icebreaker below, or harmonize effortlessly amidst a vibrant array of complementary artworks.
Gayle Waterman, Icebreaker, © 2021
While I have enjoyed experimenting with abstract black and white images, I entered the realm initially with some hesitation. The standards are high and it’s difficult to achieve the stunning visual effect you get with black and white photography printed from film, via digital means. There have been many challenges but creating the images you see below has been an enlightening journey. Through trial and exploration, my knowledge of the nuances of light and graphic expression have grown.
Gayle Waterman, Crystal Palace, © 2021
Gayle Waterman, Between the Lines, © 2017
Gayle Waterman, To the Point, © 2013
Gayle Waterman, Star Bright, © 2019
These images are among my favorites, and despite their abstract nature, they still draw me to find significance in the pattern or use of light.Pendulum is one of my newest. Inspired by subtle shadows on a wall that were created by a metal shelf, the camera froze the grayscale gradient of the shadow in time to create the effect of a pendulum suspended in motion. To me Pendulum encourages us to reflect on the shades of our life and where we are at this moment in time.