Most of the flowers featured in my work have been grown in my garden.  Only the calla lilies were purchased, but even with the callas, I went to the greenhouse to select the stems that seemed to talk to each other.


"Roses" was the first image made in the flower series.  It came about as a self-assignment.  I wanted to experiment with photographing white on white. Growing in the front yard was a magnificent rose bush covered with pristine white flowers. These roses became the subject for the task.  The project lasted for a week during which time I experimented with background material and lighting.  As the week wore on the flowers became looser and looser until most of the petals were lying on the table.  It was at that time that this image was made.

Although each image has had different requirements, the process developed became fundamental for the series.

Photographs included in the architecture, flowers and landscape categories were made using traditional archival silver processes as opposed to digital methods. Each image was produced in limited editions ranging from 25 to 45 prints per edition. Pricing began at $200 and increased as the edition was sold.

I have kept records of sales and have decided to price each image at the point where the last picture in a group sold. Hence, if the last image in a group sold at $400, the rest of the group will be $400.

New work focusing on the Florida landscape is being produced using gyclee techniques and will be available in unlimited editions. In addition to black and white, there will be some color.