profiles
I have never looked at the world through my window. I have always preferred to be “outside the glass”.
This philosophy and an inherited wanderlust has taken me all over the world.
I was introduced to photography in high school. Unfortunately, I didn’t take photography very serious until after my travels; volumes of snap shots ala tourista ... my attempt to visually save my memories.
When I met Ema, he encouraged me to revisit my love for the camera. Much has changed with technology and there is so much to learn. So far, what I like the most is using the computer as a dark room (no messy chemicals!!).
The computer allows me to bring out the best in my photographs. I try to remain true to the negative and to the image I saw at the time.
Displaying and selling my work in a gallery and on the internet is a new experience for me. It’s a love / hate relationship. You photograph what you feel, but somehow you don’t feel validated unless someone appreciates your work. In your heart you could care less if you make money, but the smile on a person’s face when they purchase one of your pieces is a priceless feeling.
I encourage everyone to experience life “outside the glass”.
Any illusions I may have of talent, I owe to my Mother. She was an artist, a musician, a dancer, and a woman with an engaging wit caressed by the wisdom of her island ancestry.
Music has always been my first desire. When I perform, I hold the memories of the ones I love in the notes that I play.
My first artistic steps were cartoons. The first “Eddie” cartoon that I drew was in a hospital lobby after the event of my Father’s heart attack. I showed it to him and he flat lined. Lucky for me he pulled through - - or I might still be on death row for killing a parent with a rough sketch.
Over the years, I performed for a living as a musician in Orange and LA Counties in Southern California. I finally decided to get a “real job” in computer design by the early 90’s. Unfortunately my graphics expertise on the computer was never a “creative” experience until I met Nancy. She encouraged me to start illustrating for fun!
When we joined the art gallery in June 2001, I had never taken any serious photographs before. In fact, I think the only camera I ever actually owned was an inexpensive point and shoot 35mm that I dropped in the ocean in Maui. I think it’s still under the seat of my car somewhere...
Going to mainland China; and photographing nudes, has probably been the two most creative turning points in the last decade for me. In China I discovered first hand that we live in a very unique and artistically diverse world; and that there is nothing more beautiful in life than the lines of the female form. What a privilege it has been to capture this image.
Through my many travels and experiences in life I have come to realize that - art truly cannot be judged - it can only be “lived” by those who take part in creating it and those who are open minded enough to embrace it. I feel fortunate to have had so many opportunities to experience both. Like Nancy, I encourage everyone to explore a new desire inside and make it an adventurous experience you’ll remember for many years to come.
