Can you believe it's 2024? It promises to be an...interesting year. What more hopeful way to kick it off than with some art?
First up, I am fortunate once again to be included in Gray Loft Gallery's annual color show. This year, in a hat tip to "Barbie," the hue is PINK. The "Pretty in Pink" show, juried by the amazing Jan Watten and Ann Jastrab, begins with a reception on Saturday, January 20, from 4 to 6:30. The exhibit will be open on weekends through February 24 at 2889 Ford Street in Oakland's fabulous Jingletown.
In case you're wondering, this image is a two-and-a-half minute exposure taken at an abandoned power plant in San Francisco. During the exposure, I flashed a pink light for about five seconds into each of the empty light sockets.
I'm also going to be exhibiting in Barcelona, Spain! Last July, I received honorable mentions in five categories (for non-professionals) of the 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers. I'm thrilled that the 11 honored images will be shown, along with the winners and other honorable mentions, at FotoNostrum Gallery April 5 to 21. The image here is one of six that will be included from the series Multiverse. I plan to be at the opening reception on April 4. Join me if you can!
Lastly, I've made a little book! Last fall, while taking a photo class, I stumbled upon the Gold Bar, a distillery and bar on San Francisco's Treasure Island. The bar had recently opened in one of the Art Moderne buildings left over from the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, and its noir-ish red drapes and gleaming surfaces drew me in. I spent several weeks photographing there, and as the class ended, decided to put all the images together in a book for the bar's owner and employees. Take a look. It's enough to make you want a whiskey and a cigar!