Pushing Pixels History
As a fine artist primarily working in oils, watercolor and pencil I began my career as an Illustrator for an award-winning advertising agency. Later I opened Watermark Creative Services where I embraced technology and began a natural transition into digital photography. As a graphic designer I found myself shooting a wide variety of subject matter for a client list which included music superstars Elton John and Alan Jackson. Because of my varied clients, I was shooting all types of subject matter and for every image used in a collateral piece I had 20 or so that weren’t needed. So I started playing around with those extra shots and created my first piece. Using sophisticated image processing software I employ traditional darkroom techniques such as dodging, burning, and blending to achieve the desired effect. The overwhelming response to my initial offerings led me to build upon that success and I began developing more art pieces. And Pushing Pixels was born.
My work has been shown throughout the country including a one-man-show at Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, Missouri and acceptance into the prestigious Photospiva exhibit. I Often shoot at different angles, layering textures and light and hope to bring a different vision to objects and spaces often overlooked in our daily routines. I see what others often overlook and am drawn to shooting subjects worn from elements and time. I treat my images like fine art and only offer one print of each piece for sale so my production or edition number is always one.
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Honors
2010 St. Avips Judges Pick
2009 Photography selected to show at Photospiva
2008 Spiva Membership Show - Third Place - Photography
2006 Spiva Membership Show - Honorable Mention - Photography
2005 Spiva Membership Show - Second Place - Photography
1981 Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri - Third Place - Watercolor
1981 Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri - Second Place - Painting
1980 Live Art Competitive, Tulsa, Oklahoma - Third Place - Drawing
Upcoming exhibits
Nothing scheduled at this time
Past exhibits
2015 Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri
2015 Beyond Compare - George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
2013 Neosho Arts Council - Neosho, Missouri
2012 Art Central - Carthage, Missouri
2012 USA Print - Joplin, MIssouri
2011 Pushing Pixels - Solo Exhibit, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
2010 St. Avips, Joplin, Missouri
2010 JRAC, Joplin Chamber of Commerce, Joplin, Missouri
2009 Photospiva, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
2008 George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
2006 George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
2005 George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri