Photography Monthly magazine interview

Over here in the UK, the March 2013 edition of Photography Monthly magazine has a five-page interview feature on “Petalum“, illustrated with many images from the from the thirty-print botanical series.  In addition to the flowers, the article also includes a number of my personal favourite images from recent years.

Available, as they say, from all good UK bookshops and newsagents.

“Petalum” exhibition, 1 February – 4 March 2013

My new botanical series – “Petalum” – is currently on show until 4th March 2013 at the new “Fine & Contemporary” Gallery in Clare, Suffolk, UK.

The thirty monochrome prints feature a wide range of flowers and plants: from the beautifully sculpted Aqua Rose, to the crêpe paper petals of a field poppy, to the more exotic-looking Black Parrot tulip.

The series’ style hints at a more classical period in photography, but with a contemporary feel: capturing the fine detail inherent in each flower, but also the subtleties of light, shade, texture and tone.

The exhibition details:

1 February – 4 March 2013

Fine & Contemporary Gallery, Well Lane, Clare, Suffolk, UK  CO10 8NH

Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10.00am-5.00pm;  Sunday 1.00pm – 5.00pm  (Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday)

Please click here to visit the Petalum series website.

Animal prints featured in the latest “International Journal of Contemporary Photography”

Platinum/palladium prints of two of my animal images have been featured in the latest edition of “The International Journal of Contemporary Photography”, aka “Silvershotz”, in an article by David Chow, along with platinum/palladium print reproductions of work by Rankin and Damien Hirst, Wendy Bevan, Stefan Milev, Simon Larbalestier and other artists.

To view the article, in Volume 8, Edition 4, please click here.

“Behind The Eyes” animal prints on 1stdibs.com

I’m please to announce that many of my “Behind The Eyes” animal prints are now available through the 1stdibs / Weston Gallery website.

Along with established prints such as “Lion’s Stare II” and “Inquisitive Fawn“, the selection also features new work, such as “Giraffe II” and “Two Elephants“.

Based in New York, 1stdibs is a major global marketplace for antique and modern furniture, haute couture, fine art and vintage luxury.

For further details, please visit: 1stdibs/Weston Gallery.

New colour editions in the “Petalum” series

I’ve just completed two new botanical studies as part of the “Petalum” series – in full glorious colour!  The field poppy and yellow iris flowers featured in black & white in the series have so much intrinsic texture and natural beauty that I felt that they should also been seen in colour.

They’re now part of the Petalum series online gallery and, as with the other studies, are available in a range of fine-art prints sizes.  If you’d like to know more about the prints and prices, please let me know via my email.  Thanks!

– Paul

New editions to the “Behind The Eyes” animal series

My “Behind The Eyes” animal series now has two new editions: “Two Elephants” and “Portrait of a Giraffe“.  And if all goes well, more images to come in the near future.  So watch this space!

As with my other images, they are available as fine-art prints in a range of sizes, using the world-class Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm paper.  Further details are on my website.

All the best, Paul

“Spotlight On Suffolk” group exhibition, Sea Pictures Gallery, Suffolk, UK

A new group exhibition, “Spotlight On Suffolk“, starts at Sea Pictures Gallery in Clare, Suffolk (UK) on Friday 7th September 2012 and continues until 22nd October.

The show will include – amongst a wide range of artists and media – my two colour prints “Southwold Pier In Moonlight II” and “Victorian Lighthouse II“.

Further details are on the show’s website page at: http://www.seapicturesgallery.com/Current_Exhibition_1.html

Sea Pictures Gallery is located at Well Lane in Clare, Suffolk, UK, CO10 8NH.

Opening Times: Mon, Thurs, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm; Sunday: 1-5pm

Sea Pictures Gallery group exhibition featuring “Victorian Lighthouse” I & II prints

Sea Pictures Gallery in Clare, Suffolk, here in eastern England, are featuring my “Victorian Lighthouse” I & II prints as part of the current group exhibition “Britain’s Coastal Heritage”, on show until 24th August 2012.

The exhibition has a wide range of media from over 20 UK artists and celebrates the landscape and architecture of Britain’s coastline.

Further details are on the show’s website page at: http://www.seapicturesgallery.com/Current_Exhibition_1.html

Sea Pictures Gallery is located at Well Lane in Clare, Suffolk, UK.

Opening Times: Mon, Thurs, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm; Sunday: 1-5pm

“Lion’s Stare II” featured on David Chow’s “The Art of Platinum Printing”

David Chow, one of the leading alternative printing process specialists in the UK and based near Cambridge, has kindly included my “Lion’s Stare II” image in a very interesting blog article on densitometry and the editioning of platinum prints, and gives an insight into a few of the many steps that were needed to create the superb hand-crafted prints of this image, a special edition limited to just twelve 15″ x 15″ prints.

The full article can be read at David’s blog website “The Art of Platinum Printing” and further print examples can be found on the DC Editions website at www.dceditions.com

New work – coming soon…

It’s been a busy few months!  I’ve been working on many new images, including a new botanical series, plus have been going back to one of the oldest printing processes in photography – the platinum print – in a collaboration with one of the UK’s foremost practitioners of this technique.  More on this next time.

For the moment, here’s an example of the new work, with many more to follow soon…