Monday, March 26, 2012

Oops! - site update?

Some of you may have noticed a recent change to the galleries on this site. That was my fault. In the process of updating a few things behind the scenes I inadvertently wiped all of the galleries. For the most part, this was a good thing as it was a good excuse to clear out a lot of older work and add something new. But it also removed all of the images from my blog and killed the "hidden" links here as well. And that's a pretty frustrating thing. While scrambling to throw a few galleries back up, it dawned on me that the images previously shown here were stored on an assortment of external hard drives. So digging for everything that was up before is going to be a very time consuming process. And I just don't have that kind of time right now.

So here is the deal. I have decided that I really prefer to showcase recent images. The older stuff had its place and served as a great stepping stone to get me where I am now. Just as the content I shoot these days will be retired when I move on to the next phase of my work. So at this point, I don't see a need to recreate all of the "hidden" links and replace the missing images in this blog.

If someone has a special request and would like to purchase prints (for example, the artwork at Mercy Wine Bar), I have no problem putting together another hidden gallery for them to pick out images for printing. Simply shoot me an email with the request and I'll get it back up. But until that request comes, I'm going to focus on my newer content and continuing to let my work evolve.

Thanks so much for your understanding.


Monday, January 2, 2012

New Gallery Show: Mercy Wine Bar

Four years ago, I shot the artwork that now hangs in the restrooms at Mercy Wine Bar. Angela Ryan, Courtney Crave, Flip Ashley, and Autumn Greene were gracious enough to be the subjects. Since then, a lot has happened between my camera and I. This is a collection of my favorite images from that journey.

Mercy Wine Bar is easily one of my favorite venues in Dallas. They recently won an award for being the best wine bar in America. That award is well deserved. The staff is amazing, the food is incredible, and the wine list has no peer. I'm proud to be part of that family. Come celebrate the four year anniversary of that meeting with wine, music, and a warm handshake.

Prints will be available for sale, including some of my favorites that many of you know from the restaurant. All profits from the sales will be split with the wonderful models that helped make it happen.

This will be a great night to meet some new people, share some great stories, and check out some new art. I look forward to meeting all of you.