piedra seca #4 Photograph

My first introduction to Art was at the age of 4 painting our metal fence and finger painting in the basement.When I was eight the coolest room in our house was under the staircase where my older brother by 7 years had his darkroom setup. Currently photographing as I travel and working on the images digitally with Photoshop, Corel and with enamels and paint. Previously I had photographed with a Linhof Tecknika and hand worked the 4x5 inch negatives. I have a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art from the California College of Art in the Bay Area. I Think of Art as a way of processing my experiences with complete freedom, having uninhibited fun, and grounding myself with carefree comfort and experimentation. A child like innocence is crucial to my work. I like seeing things creatively. I feel my work may be different and perhaps not the most beautiful.But truthfully each piece I make is really an experiment. I am more interested in "interesting" and "different" than I am in making something familiar or purely beautiful, not that those qualities are -or would be faulty -