Richard Allen Ashmore Fine Prints: November 2011

Saturday, November 26, 2011

“Childhood, 2010” Selected for International Exhibit of Decisive Moments

Beginning in January, the Mpls Photo Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will display my photograph Childhood, 2010 in their exhibit Off the Cuff: The Spontaneous and Unrehearsed. This exhibit, juried by Madeline Yale, is the first scheduled exhibit of my work for 2012.

Childhood, 2010 depicts a decisive moment of children at play during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride, Colorado.

A listing of work accepted for the exhibit has been posted.

Off the Cuff: The Spontaneous and Unrehearsed can be viewed from January 20 through February 26, in the Second Floor Galleries, at Mpls Photo Center, located at 2400 North Second Street, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The gallery is open from 12noon – 6pm daily. Opening reception will be Friday, January 20 from 7:00 – 10:00pm.

Childhood, 2010

24.3 X 17.3 inches (61.8 X 44 cm)

New Photograph to be Publicly Unveiled at The Kiernan Gallery

Early next month, The Kiernan Gallery in Lexington, Virginia, will display my photograph Triptych: Thermal Soaring, 2010 in their exhibit In Time. This show, juried by Blake Fitch, will be the second exhibit host by this newly opened gallery, owned and operated by Kat Kiernan.

Triptych: Thermal Soaring, 2010 was photographed in front of my home in Ransom Canyon, Texas. Photographed from one vantage point over a series of seconds, the photograph depicts the movement of vultures riding thermal updrafts above the rim of the canyon on a summer afternoon.

This will be the first time this photograph as been publicly displayed.

A virtual gallery of the exhibit has been posted.

In Time can be viewed from December 6 through January 7 at The Kiernan Gallery, located at 23B West Washington Street, in Lexington, Virginia. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am-5pm.

Triptych: Thermal Soaring, 2010

52.0 X 15.3 inches (132.1 X 38.9 cm)

Friday, November 25, 2011

Photographs Chosen for Four Corners of the Earth Exhibit

Opening next week, Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction, Vermont, will display two of my photographs in their exhibit Four Corners of the Earth. The show was juried by noted landscape photographer George DeWolfe.

My photos that were selected include Adrift, 2011 and Storm, Sandoval County, New Mexico, 2009. An online gallery of the exhibit has been posted by the gallery.

Adrift, 2011, was recently photographed at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas. Reminiscent of an impressionist painting and invoking a romantic mood, the surrealist and dream-like color photograph captures the reflection of cypress trees in a pond containing floating leaves.

A limited edition print of Adrift, 2011, framed by international award-winning fine art framers John and Phyliss Nazworth, can be viewed and is available for purchase at Pinehurst Gallery in Orange, Texas.

Pinehurst Gallery and Custom Picture Framing (409-882-9008) is located at 2498 Martin Luther King, Suite C, in Orange, Texas. The gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm, and Saturday, 10 am-2pm.

Four Corners of the Earth can be viewed from November 29 through December 23 at the Darkroom Gallery (802-777-3686), located at 12 Main Street, in Essex Junction, Vermont. The gallery is open 11am-4pm daily or by appointment. Artists’ reception will be Friday, December 9.

Storm, Sandoval County, New Mexico, 2009

12.9 X 8.5 inches (32.7 X 21.7 cm)

Adrift, 2011

16.4 in X 16.4 inches (41.6 X 41.6 cm)

Adrift, 2011 framed and exhibited at Pinehurst Gallery in Orange, Texas.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Photographs Selected for High And Dry XI Exhibition

Opening this week, the International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas will exhibit my work High and Dry, 2009 and Storm over Point Lookout, 2010 in their juried exhibit High and Dry XI. Juror O. Rufus Lovett selected photos for the exhibit.

Friends having work featured in the exhibit include: Marti Belcher, Steve Goff, Craig Kelley, Mac Rowley, Sharon Shero, Beckwith Thompson, Ashton Thornhill, and Bill Wright.

High and Dry XI can be viewed from November 22 through January 13 at the International Cultural Center at Texas Tech University (806-742-2974), located at 601 Indiana Avenue, in Lubbock, Texas. The gallery is open daily from 8am – 5pm. Artists’ reception will be held on Friday, December 9 from 5:00pm-7:30pm.

High and Dry, 2009

17.3 X 17.3 inches (43.9 X 43.9 cm)

Storm over Point Lookout, 2010

13.0 X 8.6 inches (32.9 X 22.0 cm)

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

“get addicted to . . .” Blog Publishes Hurricane Ike Portfolio

Originally published on Facebook, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 9:42am.

I am happy to announce that earlier this week my portfolio Hurricane Ike: Images from the Debris Field was selected for publication on the blog get addicted to . . .. The editors of the blog found the portfolio via its Internet presence and publication on my website, F-Stop Magazine (Issue #49), and Silvershotz. It’s nice to know that word about the portfolio is getting out and is being well received. Thank you again to the editors and staff at get addicted to . . . for their interest in sharing my work with their loyal readers and the rest of the online community.

Screenshot from the blog "get addicted to . . .".

Photos from the Hurricane Ike Portfolio Published on 591 Photography Blog

Originally published on Facebook, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 9:33am.

Earlier this month, the blog 591 Photography Blog published three photographs from my portfolio Hurricane Ike: Images form the Debris Field. The editors of 591 Photography Blog selected a few images from the series that have rarely been published, including Church, 2008 and Washer with Clothes, 2008.

Screenshot from 591 Photography Blog

2011 Silvershotz Folios are Available for Order for a Limited Time!

Originally published on Facebook, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 9:05am.

Copies of the 2011 Silvershotz Folios, which includes my portfolio Hurricane Ike: Images from the Debris Field is now available for order on the Silvershotz website for $10.00 USD each.

This is the 4th annual Folios, and includes the work of 31 photographers from 12 countries for the prestigious publication. Silvershotz distributes 10,000 folio journals to 1400 bookstores in 17 countries plus a further 2,000 journals are mailed free of charge to leading galleries and institutions in 19 countries.

The Silvershotz 2011 Folios journal is a special edition collection of contemporary emerging artists who are carefully selected by a jury panel of industry experts. Photographers from around the world must submit a folio of 15 images. The images are selected on the following criteria: technical skills, a themed and cohesive body of work, consistent excellence in every image in the folio and the intellect behind the folios presented.

Previous folio participants have been offered one person exhibitions, have had their work reproduced in publications and sold more work to collectors.

The goals of the annual Silvershotz Folios are: (1) assist contemporary photographers around the world to promote their work in an ever increasing competitive market place, (2) provide photographic artists with introductions to galleries, collectors and institutions around the world to further their careers - the folio acts as a formal introduction and recommendation, (3) the credibility provided by the folio annual is an important milestone to add to their CV, (4) encourage experimentation in a range of genres and styles, establishing benchmarks for artists by providing information and guidance, and (5) provide inspiration to all photographic artists and students by acting as a silent mentor to thousands of photographers worldwide who require guidance, information and inspiration in their quest for success.

The 2011 jury panel included:
Clive Waring-Flood, Editor, Silvershotz Magazine, UK & Australia
Mary Meyer, Gallery owner & publisher, Australia
Tim Rudman-FRPS, Fine art photographer, printer, author, educator, UK
Rosemary Wilman - Hon FRPS, President of The Royal Photographic Society to September 2011, UK
Stephen Perloff, editor of The Photo Review & The Photograph Collector, USA
Richard William Gadd, Director- Weston Gallery, USA

Woman's Right Shoe, 2008

Size: 19.3 X 21.9 inches (49.0 X 55.7 cm)

num6ers Exhibit Opens at A Smith Gallery

Originally published on Facebook, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:57am.

This past weekend saw the opening and artists’ reception of the num6ers exhibit at A Smith Gallery in Johnson City, Texas. The exhibit, juried by Amanda Smith, owner/director of A Smith Gallery, and Carol Watson, includes my work Windmill Triptych, 2008.

An online gallery of the exhibit has been posted.

num6ers can be viewed now through November 6 at A Smith Gallery, located at 105 N Nugent Avenue, in Johnson City, Texas. The gallery is open Fridays and Saturdays from 11am – 6pm and Sundays from 11am – 3pm.

Photo from the num6ers Exhibition Artists’ and Public Reception.

Photo from the num6ers Exhibition Artists’ and Public Reception.

Photo from the num6ers Exhibition Artists’ and Public Reception.

Windmill Triptych, 2008

18.9 X 7 inches (47.9 X 17.7 cm)

Photographs of the Geological Society of American Photo Exhibition

Originally published on Facebook, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:49am.

Earlier this month, the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition was held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the meeting, the 3rd Annual GSA Photo Exhibit was exhibited at the convention center from October 9-12.

Juried by Dr. Ellen Bishop, Dr. Marli Miller, and Dr. Steve Weaver, the exhibit included my works The Twelve Apostles #1, 2011 (Second Place – Geological Processes Past and Present Category) and The Goosenecks of the San Juan River, 2007 (Honorable Mention – Iconic Landscapes Category).

I was able to make these photographs of the exhibit during the convention.

Photo of the 3rd Annual Geological Society of America Photo Exhibit.

Photo of the 3rd Annual Geological Society of America Photo Exhibit.

Photo of the 3rd Annual Geological Society of America Photo Exhibit.

Photographs of Where in the World Exhibit

Originally published on Facebook, Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:38am.

Earlier this month, Mpls Photo Center, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, opened their juried exhibit entitled, Where in the World: People, Places, Events. The exhibit, juried by Toby Kamps, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, includes my work Triptych: Crystal Beach, Texas after Hurricane Ike, 2008 and Windsor Ruins, 2002.

I was in Minneapolis for a geological convention this month, which coincidentally coincided with the opening of the Where in the World exhibit, and was able to make a few photographs of the exhibit.

Where in the World can be viewed now through November 28 at the Mpls Photo Center (612-643-3511), located at 2400 North Second Street, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The gallery is open daily from 12pm – 6pm.

Photo from the Where in the World: People, Places, Events Exhibition.

Triptych: Crystal Beach, Texas after Hurricane Ike, 2008

Size: 32.0 X 32.0 inches (81.3 X 81.3 cm)