Photography Majorie Kaye, Editor
For
over thirty years I have been looking through the viewfinder in search
of images that elicit an intuitive response to abstract form and color.
I am constantly combining my two passions,
photography and painting. I photograph an image, then use Mac computer
software as my “paintbrush” to see how far I can push color and stroke
while still creating a photographic image that evokes a response.
However, my work is not about technique. It truly shows that perceptions
run much deeper than the “realities” we acknowledge with our eyes. I am
constantly discovering the abstract quality, the way the light evokes
feeling. I reveal that simplicity – perhaps with some dissonance and tension
– that illustrates the thought, the feeling, or purely a moment in time,
that is the heart of each image.
About the Artist:
Maureen Chase, of New Hampshire Native American heritage,
is a non-denominational minister ordained at Harvard Divinity School and
has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and English from Emmanuel College in
Boston. She studied fine arts and theatre in Berlin, Germany and trained
in photography at the Massachusetts College of Art and the Art Institute
of Boston. She also holds a BA in Natural Theology and Sacred Healing from
the Healing Light Center Church Seminary in Los Angeles, California and
has studied with native elders across the country.
George Shaw
George Shaw is an artist and Master Carpenter living in Cambridge, MA,
fascinated by structure and the composition of man-made effects. He
spends much time investigating historical architecture both professionally
and personally. His use of light and contrast is a hall-mark in his photography,
which defines the objects thoroughly and in a unique fashion.
He states: “My mausoleum photographs are a meditation on our relationship with death, our attempts at finding both meaning and solace or comfort in the loss of a loved one. These mausoleum photos are more poignant because they chronicle love one’s ongoing attempts at maintaining a connection with the departed.
It is an attempt at creating a lasting connection, which is thwarted at every turn. The flowers wilt and die. The candles burn out or bend in the heat. Reflections of the sky and trees intrude.
The fleeting image of the photographs is caught as a voyeur.”
Photography
has been a passion for Linda since a young age.
Incorporating
all her passions, travel, the oceans, landscapes from around
the world, animals, nature, people and a love for life itself, she's created
a profession that she could not have imagined. Beyond beauty, she finds
truth in photography. She can only hope that you the viewer, find the
same passion for her photography as she does, and if you do, then she
has truly succeeded.