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NEW PRINT ON DEMAND BOOK
Rio Buenaventura is a compilation of water images, both new and old. Water is an irresistible subject that has appeared in various bodies of my work over the years. Inspired by the Surface Tension exhibit at Gray Loft Gallery, I gathered a selection. See the Print On Demand Books page for the new book.
From the book’s text:
There had long been a hope that a river flowing west from the Rocky Mountains would reach the Pacific Ocean through the San Francisco Bay or the California central coast. This dream descended from the long sought Northwest Passage. In the 18th century, Spanish explorers conflated several waterways in Utah. They mapped rivers either seen by themselves or described by natives as one westward route to the Pacific and named this the Rio Buenaventura.
Without full knowledge of the Sierra Nevada topography, later explorers followed the Spanish maps. They continued to think that a river in the Great Basin could flow through the mountains to the Pacific. Not until the 1830s, when the California mountains were fully explored and seen to direct rivers either eastward or westward, was the phantom waterway debunked.
I have borrowed the name of the imaginary river for this selection of water images without location. The idea of water resides in everyone’s internal map, flowing through the imagination.
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In the studio I’ve been taking a summer break and exploring small abstract paintings.
Also working in the garden instead of photographing it for a while.
RECENT EXHIBIT:
Surface Tension
Five pieces in this group show about water
Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland
July 18-August 29
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OTHER RECENT PRINT ON DEMAND BOOKS
Circle/Square shows individual subjects recomposing as small gestures residing in simple shapes. Reflecting the nature of change, some images have undergone tonal manipulation and some not.
Small Series contains a brew of three-dimensional boxes, altered photo compositions, and representational photographs.
Leaves is a catalog of handmade books from 1997 to 2024. The structures range from simple to complex, and the imagery is similarly varied.
Each book is eight inches square and available at magcloud.com in print and digital formats.