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01/06-Student Exhibition; Lemon Street Gallery; Kenosha, WI; 3rd Place Award

01/05-Photography: An Exhibition of Visual Images Juried Exhibit; Anderson Arts Center; Kenosha, WI; Honorable Mention Award

11/04-Anderson Arts Center Winter Juried Exhibition; Kenosha, WI

09/04-"Looking for America" Nat’l Juried Exhibition; Washington Gallery of Photography; Bethesda, MD

09/04-Racine Art Museum’s Wisconsin Photography 2004 Juried Exhibit; Racine, WI

07/04-2004 Northern National Art Competition; Rhinelander, WI

06/04-"Barns & Farms" National Juried Exhibition; Barnsite Art Studio & Gallery, Kewaunee, WI

05/04-Plano Art Association 2004 National Juried Exhibition; Plano, TX

05/04-"Culture and Agriculture" 2004 National Juried Exhibition; New Vision Gallery, Marshfield, WI

11/03-Anderson Arts Center Winter Juried Exhibition; Kenosha, WI

10/03-Racine Visitor’s Center Exhibit; Racine, WI

05/03-"From Silver to Platinum" solo show; Lemon Street Gallery; Kenosha, WI

04/05-"Power in Unity" Exhibit; Kenosha Art Museum; Kenosha, WI

11/02-Anderson Arts Center Winter Juried Exhibition; Kenosha, WI

01/02-Tri-County Juried Photographic Print Exhibit; Chas. A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts; Racine, WI

06/04-Present-Gallery MM; Yokohama, Japan

01/04-Present-Working Dog Gallery; Racine, WI

03/02-06/04-Lemon Street Gallery, Kenosha, WI

01/06-Third Place Award; Student Exhibition; Lemon Street Gallery; Kenosha, WI

01/05-Honorable Mention Award; Photography: An Exhibition of Visual Images; Anderson Art Center Juried Exhibition; Kenosha, WI

05/04-Merit Award in Photography; Memphis/Germantown Annual national Juried Exhibition;Germantown, TN

My images are original platinum photographic prints. Today’s platinum printing process is virtually unchanged when compared to the first time it was used in 1873 and still produces one of the most archival images available. A 100% cotton rag paper or photo vellum is hand-coated with a solution containing platinum and/or palladium salts and iron oxalate sensitizer. After drying, the coated paper is exposed with the negative to intense ultraviolet light, which causes a reduction of the metal salts to pure metal. The light is approximately one million times that needed for traditional black and white photography. After developing, the image is cleared to remove remaining salts, leaving a final print of pure platinum and/or palladium metallic fragments laid onto and imbedded within the paper. The resulting image is one of incredible tones with unparalleled detail and clarity.

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