Darlene Foster-Artist: A Perfect Landing

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A Perfect Landing

Spring has finally sprung so here's my contribution to the celebration! We've had quite a bit of rain so far in New Jersey paving the way for a lush spring and summer ripe with painting and photo opportunities. Here's to new beginnings!

1 comment:

Rob WilsonJune 11, 2009 at 5:39 PM
oh my...stunning!
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Artist Statement

The current direction of my work is primarily photography montage (the technique of producing a new composite whole from fragments of photographs). I've always been a collector at heart, so my photography naturally evolved from concentrating on a single composition in the camera as the end product, to capturing images of anything that intrigued me for later use in a montage. Antique and vintage objects that have had previous lives are elements I collect that eventually find their way into my work. It's difficult to predict what will be a starting point for a new piece; a landscape with an unusual tree, a mysterious abandoned building, or the haunting eyes peering from a vintage portrait. Once I have a starting point, I begin to bring components together piece by piece digitally in Photoshop until I'm satisfied with the composition. From there, I experiment with multiple filters, tones, colors and textures until the final piece is as close as possible to the original idea in my mind's eye.

"The true locus of creativity is not the genetic process prior to the work but the work itself as it lives in the experience of the beholder." - Monroe Beardsley, philosopher of art