Galleries

I was hopeful of exhibiting in two separate galleries in West Palm Beach. After visiting one of the galleries last Friday, I realized this wasn't a gallery I wanted to show my work in. Most of the art, if you want to call it that, was priced in the low 100's, with some even below 100. To top it off, the gallery doesn't provide insurance for your images when on display. They want you to sign a Release of Liability in the event your work is damaged. It's not a good idea to exhibit in a place like this.

Great News!

How about this - Dear Kevin, Congratulations. We are pleased to announce our curators have chosen your image for inclusion into YourDailyPhotograph.com. We select a very small percentage of photographs submitted. We expect your image to post within the next few days. And you’re in good company -- in recent weeks images from Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andreas Gursky, Richard Misrach, Andre Kertesz, Edward Burtynsky and other photography legends have appeared in YDP.

Historic Structures

As I mentioned in my last post, I have been shooting historic structures lately. The shoot at the Pearce Homestead, northwest of Okeechobee, Florida, provided an interesting glimpse of life in Florida 100 years ago. An old schoolhouse along with the managers quarters are well preserved on the property. A Pearce family cemetery also lied there. The Stuart Centennial is just a few months away. I have shot a few of the homes within the city that are 100 years old or older. I'm hoping to show them at the Stuart Heritage Museum.

New adventures

Most of my work has been of landscapes, but I'm adding some historic images to my portfolio. I've recently finished up an historic view of the city of Indiantown, Florida, and will be discussing a project this week on the centennial celebration of Stuart, Florida. I hope to contribute a few images to this project, with the possibility of having them published in a coffee table book. I'm interested in the Florida Cracker Trail, the trail that Florida Ranch Owners have used to take their cattle to market. It's located near Rte. 70 in central Florida, going east and west. One of the former homesteads, no longer in use, has been designated a ghost town. A fort used to lie on the property, and several old buildings remain there. I have scheduled a shoot there on November 6th. The property is closed to the public, but with a guide, I've been able to gain access. I'll keep you posted.

Florida History

This year has been an historic one for the state of Florida. It has been 500 years since Juan Ponce DeLeon first set foot on this lovely state. Many city's are also celebrating their beginnings, including Stuart, which will in 2014 celebrate its centennial. My work with the city of Indiantown will no doubt help in my ventures in Stuart. I hope to help the committee in Stuart with some unique photographic images of places in their town. It should be an interesting year upcoming, with images of both Indiantown and Stuart being created. It should give residents of both towns a bit more pride in where they live.

Indiantown Project - cont'd

I am putting the finishing touches on my grant application. The purpose of this grant is to provide me funding to print and frame 10 images for an historical pictorial of the city of Indiantown. If accepted, I can get to work on the project at the first of the year, hoping to get everything ready by mid-February, 2014. That's not long from now.

Juried Exhibit

As I believe I previously posted here, the two images I submitted in the Viva Florida 500 juried exhibit were accepted. The exhibit is being held at the Elliott Museum and Cultural Courthouse in Stuart, Florida. The jurors chose what was to be exhibited, and now will make their final choices for monetary awards. Both of my images are at the Elliott Museum. The reception is this Friday, September 20th, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Elliott. If any of my followers are in the area, I hope to see you.