How did I get so busy? Leaving the corporate world behind and becoming a full time artist was suppose to open up all kinds of time. Time to create, time to build, time to experiment and time for my family. But somehow, the work has expanded to fill the hours until I am more busy (and more physically tired) than I have been in years. In a way it feels like when we had our children in the house. Every day was a whirlwind of activity and it seemed like you just got up but it is actually time for…

I have not had time to work on my darkroom. But the printing business is good. Here is one of a set of salt prints of skis for sale in an antique shop. Total run of 4 prints. The original is a 35mm film negative that I took in some antique shop a few years ago. I really love this composition. This is an 8x10 inch print, on archival 140lb paper. This is one of four prints I made this weekend - snowing all the time so I had to do something for fun! I used a new (to me)…

Ice boats race across Lake Winnebago Ice. An 8x10in salt print. This print is an experiment with a new coating / sizing formula. I used powdered egg whites for the albumin instead of cracking a bunch of eggs. The powder is a bit less expensive (no wasted yolks) and a lot less work. The coating gives a really nice matte finish to the print, even though it is hard to see in the picture. Residual egg yolks were a big problem back in the heyday of albumin based photography and prints. So the producers came up with a lot of…

Happy birthday to my Ibanez Artist Electric Guitar! She turned 40 this year. Here is a salt print of my favorite guitar. She has a lot of mileage and the wear and tear to prove it. However, she is just as sweet to play now as when I picked her up 39 years ago. I was the 2nd owner. My acquisition will remain private to protect innocent parties in my long forgotten past. Her body is a sunburst maple with gold plated hardware. She is an AR300 model but has the tail of the AR 305. Not sure how that…

A salt print of a panorama from Death Valley, California. Death Valley is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. Around every corner is something new and different. Maybe when God finished the world he had a bunch of spare parts (I always do when I work on a project). So He just dumped some of them here!

Asylum Point Lighthouse - a Salt Print. Warm Summer days are a perfect time to make salt prints of Winter scenes. This 35mm film photography was made last Winter. Asylum Point Lighthouse is on a small island on Lake Winnebago, just North of Oshkosh. The point is named after the Northern Asylum for the Insane which once stood on the grounds of the park. There are also 244 unmarked graves on the site! This is an 8x10" print and is one of a set of three available for purchase - Prints For Sale Back to the Blog

It was a great day for producing salt prints! Sunny and not too many clouds. I think late August must have great UV light because I made four really beautiful prints. The original is a picture from a trip to Death Valley, California, a few years ago. A father and son outing and we had a magical time. I have literally hundreds of great shots and could spend years making prints. Well, there is always tomorrow! Click to go back to the Blog Want to own one of my timeless traditional prints? Click here to see all my Prints for…

An 8x10in Salt Print. This was created from a picture in the Grand Canyon. I have been there so many times and every trip is an amazing experience. While famous for the spectacular views the canyon also offers interesting vignettes if you take the time to look around. This plaque is from Psalm 68, I like the ESV version: Sing to God, sing praises to his name;    lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;his name is the Lord;    exult before him! This print will be available for sale as soon as I get it protected with bees wax…

My first salt print! Salt printing was one of the first successful photographic processes. Salt printing was invented by Henry Fox Talbot in the 1830's. The basic process is the foundation of film photography still used today. I am so proud of this print and think it is amazing (probably amazingly lucky) that I was able to get this good of a result on my first try! Newer prints have gone up in quality dramatically - but this will always be special as it was my first! Back to my Blog

A new salt print of wild horses in Colorado. This is my twelfth salt print and I think I am getting the recipe down now! The range of tones (from black to white) is very pleasing to my eye. I also have a nice mid range contrast so that a lot of small details are very clear. The coating is nice and even and I even like the "live" edge. This is an 8x10 print and will be going up for sale shortly. Serial #1 will be hanging on my office wall! You can see an earlier print in wide…