Artist’s Statement
I create images that please me. Sometimes, I create whimsical images; other times, I simply aim
for beauty – often with flowers or landscapes; still other times, I try to convey an interesting
sense of people, places or things. Welcome to my world and I hope you enjoy the scenery.
In 2003, I switched from film to digital photography. That inevitably led me to digital darkroom
software. (Image processing software is so much more pleasant than wet darkrooms
were.) Initially, I created panoramas and composite images – digital collages. Juxtaposing the
enormous and the tiny tickles my sense of irony – as in the photosurrealistic “inFernal Galaxy.”
I also create images that appear to jump out of the frame at the viewer – as in “Rainy Tulip”
where the flower achieves more immediacy by jumping out of the background.
More recently, I have become interested transforming my photographs into digital paintings. Using a digitizing pen and tablet and/or software filters, I create images often appear to have been painted using one or more traditional methods. Sometimes, I create hybrid images – leaving parts of an image with the sharp detail of a photograph and apply painterly effects to other parts of the image.
Of
course, some pictures look best as photographs without manipulation as in
the “Snowy Berries
at the Arlington Library.”
Over the years, my favorite subjects have included landscapes and flowers. I also create very wide panoramas of both natural and urban settings. More recently, I’ve been doing candid portraiture – especially while traveling.
All of the pictures on this site, and others that are not posted, are for sale.
I print limited editions of 100 (plus a few Artist Proofs).
All pictures are printed with pigment-based inks on acid-free media – textured or smooth papers or specially treated canvas. The media/ink combinations I use are rated by Wilhelm Imaging Research as fade-resistant for 200 years when properly cared for.
I generally print on 13x19" paper and leave at least a 1" border on each side. When printing on canvas, I generally leave at least a 1.5" border on each side to allow the picture to be stretched on a frame.
For further information or to purchase any pictures, please feel free to contact me by email at: .
All pictures are ©David Kessler and All Rights Reserved.
