 Pendleton Art Center, Ashland, Kentucky. This will be a week of people pictures for 4x6. The pictures are informal portraits of folks that I met while walking around the Poage Landing Days festival in the city. Some of them I've known for quite a while (one is a rediscovered friend from a good while ago), while others are new friends. Gary Preston is a person that I would call an 'all around artist' and, besides that, a nice conversationalist. Gary does a number of styles of work: he turns wooden bowls, makes dulcimers, does painting, and makes fine wood sculpture. I believe that shows a wide range of talents when you can work both in 3D and 2D media. Gary has a studio in the Pendleton Art Center, a new addition to Ashland that I'll talk about more tomorrow. I have visited Gary's studio numerous times recently and always walk away with newfound knowledge from far ranging conversations. Gary has a website where you can view a number of his works. I believe you'll find the Indian series to be as fascinating as I did. It was also interesting to hear about his commissioned work where people can bring in wood from treasured trees or places like the old family farm and he will turn a set of bowls and wooden pieces from it as heirlooms. Visit Gary's website at: Into The Wood - One of a Kind Carvings in Wood Here's a picture of one of his hand made dulcimers. For both of these links, you may have to hold down 'control' while clicking to allow the popup. The series should run through to the weekend. As always, I appreciate your visit and comments. I might mention that I did a bit of updating on the 'favorites' gallery (see below), which is a collection of pictures that I feel represent my best effort. If you're new here, that's a good place to start. (update 10/10/2005: I've revised Gary's portrait a bit. It's the one that I was never fully satisfied with as it was shot in available light under florescent bulbs. I've applied a slightly soft look and boosted the saturation a little as it seemed washed out to me. David at Chromasia gives a tip on using layers here in his comments. Comment (3) | Permalink |
4x6photo.com | Gary Preston, wood sculptor & all around artist | 18 September, 2005
