I grew up in New Mexico and graduated with a BFA in painting before I ever took a course in photography. A class with Betty Hahn in alternative photographic processes at UNM got me interested and I went on from there. I approach photography like painting. I am interested in creating the photograph rather than just taking it. I take different elements that I have photographed at different times and places and combine them into a single image with photoshop. I have begun to use Painter and recently some iPad painting apps to increasingly manipulate my images. After I am satisfied, I print and mount the large scale images onto panels and sometimes embellish them with artist paints and resin...
Here is a little bit about me.