it's great to be finally getting settled in the pacific northwest and to have my latest work "Fiesta Wear" selected for sale on UGallery. I've just joined the Ridgefield Arts Association and am starting to immerse myself in the art community here, in Vancouver USA and Portland. Look for more new work to come soon.

i've been in a bit of a creative pause while i get ready to move in June to just north of Portland Oregon, on the Washington side of the Columbia River...it's going to be a wealth of new photographic subject matter that I can't wait to capture and share with UGallery...and there's a very vibrant art scene in the area so I'm sure I'll be inspired by other artists as well!

Great news...two more recent acknowledgements of my work...selection of my photo "Suzanne" for the "Dark" national juried show at ARC Gallery in San Francisco that opened yesterday 11/8 (online gallery selection)and the ArtWorks Downtown Marin County "Small Works" juried show selected two of my pieces, both 4" x 4" prints "Intention" and "Intrigue." What an honor on all accounts!

happy to say my piece "Tree" was accepted into my first NATIONAL juried show, "Fresh Art," sponsored by the Marin Society of Artists and now on display thru mid-October at their gallery in Larkspur/Kentfield north of SF.

just posted 8 entries including some of my Ugallery offerings to the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series contest...it's great to see the cooperation between UGallery and companies fielding major opportunities like this one...

there's a new group of photos just added to my gallery including works from Canada, Europe, South Africa and California's west coast...they represent a wide variety of subjects, colors and structure...I hope everyone enjoys the new works and I appreciate hearing from you with suggestions, comments and requests for what you'd like to see more of...

you can also learn more about the bay area photographers' collective (BAPC)and see my work alongside that of my 28 or so peers at www.bapc.info.

i'm proud to be a member of the (SF) bay area photographers' collective and we've got a nice show called "POP!" running at Red Poppy ArtHouse @ 23rd & Folsom Sts. running thru early january 2013. check it out in the events section on their website www.redpoppyarthouse.org.

it's been great to see how much ugallery patrons enjoy my work and it's pleasantly surprising as to what people select for their collections. i continue to add more black & white work that seems to stand out well in the crowd of color images. look for more of that along with newer bodies of work in color soon.

happy holidays to all...it's been a great couple of weeks with new work I posted here on ugallery, group shows featuring my work opening in 2 locations here in san francisco!

Thanks so much for the compliment and I'm very glad you're enjoying the photo! Right now I'm traveling through Europe for 4 weeks finding some amazing new images to add to the portfolio. Have a great summer and thanks again for including my work in your collection.

Lots of activity on the horizon with another Art in the Square event on 5/29 & 5/30 at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, and other upcoming exhibits in and around the Bay Area.

Getting ready for San Francisco SOMA Open Studios beginning Friday night 4/16, 6-10 PM and continuing Saturday-Sunday 12-6 PM. If you're in SF this weekend drop by and say "hi" at my studio #206, ARC Studios at 1246 Folsom St.

The SF UGallery artist party at 111 Minna on Wednesday was terrific. It was great to see gallery folks Alex and Bailey and to meet their partner Stephen. UGallery ROCKS!

I'm getting ready for San Francisco's South of Market (SOMA)spring Open Studios. Both weekends are free and open to the public. It's all kicking off next Friday April 9 with a reception at our ARC Gallery & Studio at 1246 Folsom St. SF. My work will be featured with about 60 others in our downstairs gallery including a show on Saturday 4/10. Then on the night of 4/16, we host a reception with all ARC artist studios open to the public, followed by 2 full days on 4/17 & 4/18. Hope to see you there. Jack