A black and white photographic exploration of nature and light. The view is of beachfront, with incoming ocean waves, sandy hills and fog in the background, and driftwood at the forefront., Claire Trotter; beach fog with tree root; state printing, Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black-and-white close-up of the bare branches of an oak tree., Michael Peterson; live oak river; state capital vol III, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black-and-white landscape photograph of storm clouds moving in over a body of water., Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder), The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
This is a long rectangular black and white photograph featuring a mountainous and rocky landscape. In the foreground is a stream flowing around and over rocks, moving towards a fork. The moving white water exhibits soft edges, a sharp contrast to the dark and craggy terrain. In the background are plateau tops and monotone dark clouds., Dallas Mountain Road (sic), http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.3/toedtemeier.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
This is a long rectangular black and white landscape photograph featuring a wooden flume. The perspective is centered in the middle of the flume. The expanse of the flume, continuing into the horizon, creates a sense of depth. There are grasses, trees, hills and a mountain in the landscape., Broughton Flume; photograph, http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.3/toedtemeier.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black and white photograph featuring what appears to be a foggy waterscape or beachscape. There are black rocks in the photograph, the largest one to the right of the center, which seems to be the focal point., Goodwin Harding; Evening Serf; justice, http://www.okartinst.org/gallery/quartzmountain/index.cfm?a_id=17&im_id=40&imx=1, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
This is a long rectangular black and white photograph featuring a small wooden fishing platform built in front of large rock forms. Two long fishing poles, one tied to a piece of rock near the right corner of the photograph, extend over the flowing river below., Fishing Platform, http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ohq/105.3/toedtemeier.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black-and-white landscape shot of gently undulating hills., http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/m/w/mwl2/Bernie/Fressmesser_page_htm.html, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black-and-white photograph depicting a rocky coasline and a collection of driftwood., http://www.edward-weston.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
A black and white photograph of a vast landscape. The print mostly emphasizes the sky and the clouds. Below the clouds are what appear to be either snowy mountains or sand dunes with dark vegetation. There is also a river or lake., Goodwin Harding; Clouds; justice, http://www.okartinst.org/gallery/quartzmountain/index.cfm?a_id=17&im_id=40&imx=1, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html