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I was drawn into photography at an exhibition of print making; it was the late 1960s, I was working in
The exhibit also displayed a selection of early photographs and old view cameras. I was captivated at the idea of creating my own images and so began my early venture into photography. I studied the work of Paul Strand, Edward and Brett Weston, Minor White, Dorothea Lang, and Aaron Siskind. It was Aaron Siskind’s striking abstract images, in particular, that opened up for me a very different way of seeing and using a camera.
I had the good fortune to spend some time with Siskind at this home in
Painters and paintings have been a source of inspiration too: Rothko, Pollack, Hopper, Motherwell and Picasso come to mind. I particularly like Picasso’s black and white work which, to my mind, demonstrates best of all his work, his great eye for line and composition.
Absence is often a theme in my way of seeing. I do leave a lot to the conjecture of the viewer. A photograph does not have be grand and beautiful, or large, to engage the eye. A little mystery and a simple image go a long way. It’s all about contrast and those lovely grey areas in the middle that make for a good print and set the mind to dreaming.
“Dreams and photographs have something in common; those photographs that yield to contemplation at least have a quality about them that tempt one to set associations going.” – Minor White
Grants and Awards
Merit Award, B&W: Black & White Magazine for Collectors of Fine Photography (August 2006) Special Issue, no. 44, pp 206-207
Solo Exhibition
Subvention d’aide à la création, Ministère des affaires culturelles du Québec, 1983
Selected Exhibitions
Charlotte Street Art Centre,
Charlotte Street Art Centre,
Wu Conference Centre, University of
Arts Centre,
The Rose Window Gallery, Knowlton, Québec (group) 1989
Fleur de Ville Gallery, Montréal (solo) 1988
Beaconsfield Public Library,
L’Affichionado Inc., Montréal (solo) 1981
Optica, Montréal (solo) 1980
La Galerie groupe Somerville, Montréal (group) 1980