About Me
After thirty years of rewarding work as a psychologist, I have moved from the world of words and meaning to the world of light, form, and color. I photograph what I love, and what piques my curiosity. My process often begins with repeated visits and research on the particular subject. My visits begin with simply being there and absorbing the surroundings; drawing on my background in mindfulness meditation, i practice “slow looking”, letting my gaze wander until I intuitively feel I’ve found a particular scene that captures something of my experience. Then, departing from realistic photography methods, I use Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and in-camera multiple exposure techniques to create images that blur the boundaries between photography and abstract painting. Processing the camera’s captured images in Lightroom and Photoshop, I transform them in ways that may simply enhance the camera’s raw material, or may combine and process to create more complex patterns of color and form that are purely abstract. I find a deep sense of joy and freedom in this spontaneous approach to photography where form, color, light and motion interact in unpredictable ways, making each image a surprise.
Exhibitions
Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI Joint exhibition, “Meeting in the Abstract World”, forthcoming (May 15-July 11, 2026)
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN Arts North International 31st Annual Exhibition, January - February, 2026 - “Blazing Maples #2”
The Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN Member Exhibition, November - December, 2025 - “Minneapolis Skyline Sunrise”, Jurist Special Mention Award
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN 30th Extremely Minnesota Fine Art Exhibition, November - December, 2025 - “Minneapolis Skyline Sunrise“
Phipps Center for the Arts “Enriching Arts” Program Joint exhibition, September 10 - December 12, 2025
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins MN Member Exhibition (juried), September - October, 2025 - “Pocket Park Vase”
Kolman & Reeb Gallery, Minneapolis, MN The Big Tiny Exhibition, June-July, 2025 - “Pocket Park Vase”
Burl Gallery, St. Paul, MN Kaleidescope III Exhibition, June-July, 2025 - “October Maples #3”
Vine Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN The Art of Mental Health Exhibition, February, 2025 - “Blazing Maples” Collection
Loring Green West, Minneapolis, MN Fine Arts Group Exhibition, November, 2023
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN Holiday Gallery, November - December, 2023
Presentations
“Abstract Expressionist Photography: Creative Use of Intentional Camera Movement and Multiple Exposure”, MN Arboretum Photographers’ Society, Chaska, MN - January, 2026
“The Creative Possibilities of Intentional Camera Movement and Multiple Exposure Techniques“, MN Valley Camera Club, Eagan, MN - October 2025
“The Fluid World of Intentional Camera Movement Photography”, Crosstown Camera Club, Edina MN - January 2024
“Abstract Expressionist Photography: Working with ICM and Multiple Exposure Images”, Minnetonka Camera Club - Minnetonka, MN, March, 2025
Publications
Ripe: A Photopoetry Collection, Smart Set Publications, January 2026
“Rowboat at Anchor”, Star 82 Review 9.4, December 2021