Beauty is not purely pleasurable but it inspires engagement. I want my work to leave the viewer wondering, to spark inquiry into the imagery.

With an early interest in design, my interests have changed from texture and pattern to visual complexity and the chaotic aspects of the phenomenal world. Nature contains contradictions. Our relationship with it is one of sustenance and exploitation. It is dangerous as well as in danger. I’ve always been attuned to open spaces around me, a sensitivity unknowingly nurtured growing up in a small midwestern town. The woods, creeks, and wide open skies had a lasting impression on me, and I remain enmeshed in their forms and colors.

Design and photography come together in my current work. I use a “hands-on” approach with the digital processes I employ. Each photograph receives its own individual processing in Photoshop without pre-programmed actions or AI. This is best described as pulling an image apart, altering tones, and recombining in a non-linear way, allowing for additional iterations. 

This allows me to move the original photograph(s) in a new direction and create a unique composition. Although subjects remain somewhat recognizable, the final prints move beyond representation, focusing instead on a painterly quality leaning toward abstraction and inviting mystery.

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From 2010 through 2015, I ran the Oakland gallery, PHOTO. It featured primarily regional photographers in over fifty exhibits during that time. See PHOTO’s exhibits here.

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The Same Is Not The Same, with images from several series, was exhibited at Peninsula Museum of Art, July–Oct 2019. Listen to interview with artists Irene Imfeld and Charles Anselmo, with curator DeWitt Cheng here. Read the curator’s statement here.

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Please inquire for pricing. Limited edition prints are made by the artist with fine art papers and archival inks. Editions are available in the numbers given for each series. Although sizes are given for older images/series, most sizes are variable.

Many images also available for licensing, or custom printing/mounting. If you are purchasing for a collection or institution, an invoice will be shipped with your order. For individuals, all orders must be prepaid.