Street and social documentary photographer Michael A. Lang captures the humanity of people in all walks of life. His latest work invites viewers to see and feel what he saw and felt on recent excursions in New York City and Sicily.
Read moreHarvey Kupferberg: An Artist in Living Color and Black and White
Whether printing in color or black and white, photographer Harvey Kupferberg is a master of tonal quality and light. His March 2019 show at Touchstone Gallery is a tribute to a life spent searching for the perfect scene and the perfect moment to click the shutter.
Read moreBD Richardson: Repetition, Pattern and Form--From Intimate To Immense
In what turned out to be a prescient decision, BD Richardson, fresh from earning a master’s degree from American University, began a habit of carrying a camera everywhere she went. Beginning with a trip to China as part of a women’s press group in 1980, she captured bits and pieces of that huge country just prior to its national efforts to modernize. After that, no place in the world was exempt from her restless eye: Paris, South America, North America’s heartland with its aging buildings and big skies, and coastal villages replete with fishing boats and seamen. Lately she has focused her camera up close on plant forms turning their growth patterns into mandalas.
Read moreApril Rimpo: Finding Different Perspectives
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It’s been said that there are about 34 towns in 25 states named Springfield. Five of them are in Wisconsin and at least one is in Massachusetts. The latter is singular, because April Rimpo grew up there close to her grandparent’s home where paintings made by her grandfather graced the walls. When April drew pictures as a child, copying cartoon figures and exploring what the pencil could do, she received positive feedback from the family and teachers.
Read moreKate McConnell: Capturing Color in the Landscape
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How does the artist paint the landscape while, at the same time, paint from the “deeps” of the soul? Painter Emily Carr posed that question to herself as she painted alone in the forests of British Columbia sometime in the 1930’s. “What do I want to express? ... The arrangement, the design, colour, shape, depth, light, space, mood, movement, balance, not one or all of these fills the bill. There is something additional, a breath that draws your breath into its breathing, a heartbeat that pounds on yours, a recognition of the oneness of all things,” she writes in her journal.
Read moreLina Alattar: The Unscripted Experience of Painting
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“Abstract work has its own way of explaining itself,” says Lina Alattar, an abstract painter at Touchstone Gallery who works in acrylics on canvas. To understand how her paintings speak, she tunes into each one by being consciously aware and open. “I just respond to the marks, because it’s the experience of painting that drives the painting.” Knowing that nothing is scripted opens the door to tolerance for “accidents” that happen during the painting process. For Lina, these unexpected happenings in the creative process preempt any preconceived ideas. Each one shows her the possibility of going in a different direction, a road less traveled perhaps. American contemporary painter Helen Frankenthaler summed it up saying, “You have to know how to use the accident, how to recognize it, how to control it, or ways to eliminate it so that the whole surface looks complete and born all at once.”
Read morePete McCutchen Wins Honorable Mention in the Monochrome Awards International Black & White Photography Contest, 2/2015
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Winning an Honorable Mention in the Monochrome Awards means a lot. I began photographing at eleven years of age, and like most of my generation I started in the black and white darkroom. (No iPhones back then.) I did black and white almost exclusively for years. With the advent of digital technology, I began exploring color. The tools of digital editing allow for precise control that isn't possible in the color darkroom and inkjet printer have a color gamut and archival qualities that far exceed any chromogenic process.
Read moreAnnika Haas: Observing with a Photographic Eye
Annika Haas, Estonian Photographer
Photographer and Touchstone Gallery Guest Artist Annika Haas lives and works in Estonia, a small country located between Latvia and the Gulfs of Finland and Riga—a cool, but fertile land. Annika grew up there and received her BA from the University of Tartu in Finno-Ugric languages. Subsequently she studied photo journalism in Tartu. Traveling to London provided her with the chance to continue studies at the Photo Opportunity Studios and foto8 gallery.
Read moreNewton More and His Photographing Tools
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When it comes to cameras, Newt More has a hard time choosing his favorite. It might be the pinhole camera or the now extinct Polaroid. Or a digital camera which enables him to use the high dynamic range (HDR) process. Then again, it might be the Holga toy camera, which he is having a lot of fun with these days.
Read moreJohn Edmonds Award Winner
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Fine Art Photographer John Edmond is the recipient of two awards. In October his work was curated by Margaret Heiner of Heiner Contemporary and George Hemphill of Hemphill Fine Arts to be exhibited along with six other photographers for Fotoweek DC's Uncover/Discover 2013 at the National Geographic Museum. This exhibition will be up from Nov. 1st- Nov. 10th as part of Fotoweek DC's festive photography fair filled with exciting portfolio reviews and workshops.
Read moreThe Touchstone Community: History Highlights
Artist-owned Touchstone Gallery has maintained a reputation for exhibiting contemporary work of high quality, vision and innovation by top-notch artists. Since the beginning, Touchstone’s mission remains unaltered: to enrich the lives of the community through exhibits of diverse contemporary collections of visual art; to promote a rich variety of artistic talent in the DC region; to connect collectors with its artists; and to foster continuing artistic and career growth of participating artist through encouragement and support. As a member owned and managed gallery, Touchstone artists enjoy the right to guide gallery policies and control their solo exhibitions. For each piece seen in any given monthly exhibit, countless others are located in each artist’s studio. Our director, artists and staffers are readily available for discussing all artwork types, techniques, and commission possibilities.
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