Earth Trilogy: Land, Air and Water

Terry Nathan is a commercial and fine art photographer whose work is rooted in portraying the aesthetic qualities of order within both natural and human-made systems. In this exhibition a series of black and white photographs explore those unique points in space and time when lightfuses land, air and water. At those points architecture and landscape transcend their literal interpretations and unite to spark the imagination.

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Too Late to Take Back,
But Not Too Late to Regret.

It is often the meaning behind the visual representation that gives the photograph its strength, as with many other matters in life. Art should be an active cognitive exercise, and I hope to offer the viewer a topic to contemplate and discuss.

The genesis of the photographs in the series, 'Too Late to Take Back, But Not Too Late to Regret,' stems from reactions observed from other forms of fine art and how those responses not only reflect attitudes in art, but also how it reveals and defines the common psyche in American society. The visual medium is a psychological study. Art is a vehicle for transmitting ideas and planting thoughts for inner or external conversations. The visual image shows a glimpse of one's culture: where it has been and where it is going.

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Dan Baumbach has worked in advertising and fashion photography. He interned with some of the top commercial photographers. Among his clients were Gentleman's Quarterly and Eastern Airlines. Presently, he is drawn to capturing his experiences when out in nature. "I like to shoot during the times of the day when the light is out of the ordinary. Sunrises and sunsets especially during cloudy or foggy conditions can bring out incredible colors....

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In our Backyard – Images of Effie Yeaw Nature Center

Lewis Kemper has been photographing the natural beauty of North America, and it's park lands for over 27 years. His work has been exhibited and published in magazines, books, and calendars. He has been named to Canon USA’s elite group of photographers: The Explorers of Light. Lewis teaches photography for many organizations. He is the author of The Yosemite Photographer's Handbook, and The Yellowstone Photographer's Handbook.

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My interest in animals started with our numerous family pets, which have included rabbits, cats, mice and birds. This broadened to an interest in all wildlife, especially lions, leopards, parrots, zebras and giraffes. I have served as a volunteer counselor at the Sacramento Zoo's summer camp for children and held a volunteer position as a keeper's aide, which was a great was to learn about the different animals. As a result, the zoo has become a favorite place to take pictures of animals.

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Eloquent Images

When I was 10 I helped my father photograph lightning from Yosemite's Sentinel dome, holding an umbrella high to shelter his precious gear. We didn't consider the danger-it just seemed like the thing to do. The storm eventually moved on and Dad didn't get his shot, but later that day the heavens granted a consolation prize-a perfect rainbow across Half Dome's granite face. I can think of no better illustration of a landscape photographer's relationship with Mother Nature's whimsy. Sometimes we wait and wait and wait and then wait some more and still the world refuses to be perfect. Then we give up, and she grants us a view. Nature's generosity, ephemeral and not always as obvious as my father's rainbow, is limited only by our ability to see it. And I'll never tire of looking.

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Calla close-up by Marc Sheridan

Claret Cup Cactus by Larry Brenden

Poppy Hillside by Gary Hart

What are a lot of us looking forward to:

The outcome of all this downpouring of rain
- flowers, are this reward to our senses!

"April Showers Bring May Flowers"
Appel Gallery is again observing this phenomenon:
The abundance of flora and the coming of spring.
Appel Gallery artists are exhibiting selected works
to celebrate the burst of colors marking this season.

"A Special Time"

Larry Brenden’s photography provides evocative glimpses of the natural world. Most often captured at first light, these images represent that magical moment when light and color fuse, to produce a lasting photographic memory. The combination of art and nature allows Brenden to produce photographs that have the depth and color saturation often found only in images produced in oil or acrylic. Through the utilization of a medium format camera and a digital printing process, Brenden has the ability to produce large, often abstract images of nature, that allow the viewer to experience the mystical and often emotional manifestations of natures glory.

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"Through the Digital Gate"

I have always enjoyed many kinds of photography – landscape, people, architecture, and travel. But throughout the years, I‘ve looked, in each of these, for ways to present abstract images. For instance, there have been photos taken under water, the bodies and faces distorted by the ripples and shadow patterns of the surface; a series taken at San Francisco’s MOMA of architectural details that become graphic designs; a portfolio of people, using double images. Currently, I am working with the computer (with a miraculous program called Adobe Photoshop) to manipulate the images.

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"Portrait of Chuck Close"

Kurt Edward Fishback, son of photographer Glen Fishback and name sake of photographer Edward Weston, grew up as part of the photographic community in Northern California during the 1940's and 50's. Mentors and friends of the family included Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock, and Edward Weston. Despite his immersion in the world of photography, Fishback began his artistic career studying ceramic sculpture at Sacramento City College, the San Francisco Art Institute and the University of California, Davis in the 60's. He first began to experiment with photography in 1962 as a way to document his experiences with other sculptors, but it was not until 1973, when his father invited him to teach at the Glen Fishback School of Photography, that photography became Fishback's primary mode of expression. Kurt continues to teach photography.

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