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David McCrae
Seattle, WA United States
I started learning the process of photography from my grandparents in Colorado, both dedicated amateur photographers and naturalists. Process was left behind for theory while studying art history at the University of California, San Diego, although c... More
Artist Statement:
I started learning the process of photography from my grandparents in Colorado, both dedicated amateur photographers and naturalists. Process was left behind for theory while studying art history at the University of California, San Diego, although chemistry and the beach kept interfering.
With the arrival of the digital darkroom at our Berkeley home in 2000, I began working under the tutelage of Jules Spilman, a painter and sculptor trained at the Chicago Art Institute. He offered me my first show in 2004 at his Gallery and Salon, and so a new phase began.
The history of photography is replete with examples of image capture without a camera. My present focus, ‘From a Scanner, Darkly,’ began when I had no time to work with film. Instead, a scanner and a computer became my substitute for photosensitive materials and a darkroom.
The subject matter comes from the pantry and the garden. Food and flowers; simple subjects but not mundane, for they feed the body and the mind.
Another series of images, ‘Unpacking:’ started when we relocated from Berkeley to Seattle. While unwrapping newsprint from the dishes, I noticed intriguing shapes and shadows. These images are the result of that observation. Both portraits and landscapes are abstract, encouraging viewers to project their own interpretations of the ‘sitter’ or the ‘location’ rather than looking at yet another photograph of a person or place.
I now use both analog and digital image capture, with and without camera and lens. Images are printed digitally with pigment inks on archival paper.
With the arrival of the digital darkroom at our Berkeley home in 2000, I began working under the tutelage of Jules Spilman, a painter and sculptor trained at the Chicago Art Institute. He offered me my first show in 2004 at his Gallery and Salon, and so a new phase began.
The history of photography is replete with examples of image capture without a camera. My present focus, ‘From a Scanner, Darkly,’ began when I had no time to work with film. Instead, a scanner and a computer became my substitute for photosensitive materials and a darkroom.
The subject matter comes from the pantry and the garden. Food and flowers; simple subjects but not mundane, for they feed the body and the mind.
Another series of images, ‘Unpacking:’ started when we relocated from Berkeley to Seattle. While unwrapping newsprint from the dishes, I noticed intriguing shapes and shadows. These images are the result of that observation. Both portraits and landscapes are abstract, encouraging viewers to project their own interpretations of the ‘sitter’ or the ‘location’ rather than looking at yet another photograph of a person or place.
I now use both analog and digital image capture, with and without camera and lens. Images are printed digitally with pigment inks on archival paper.
Education:
Art History, University of California, San Diego
Awards & Distinctions:
2019 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Juried Show, 6/19, Honorable mention
Tsuga Gallery Summer Show, 7/19, Honorable mention
2016 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition, 11/16, 1st Place
311 Gallery 2016 Photography Juried Art Show, 10/16, 2nd Place
Arts of the Terrace, 9/15, 1st Place, Photography
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores ,4/15, 45th Annual Juried Art Show
1st Place, Photography
Valdosta National Juried Competition, 1/13, 4th Place
Estes Park Art Center; Lines into Shapes, 11/2010, Best of Show Photography
Sequim Arts 34th Annual Juried Art Show, 5/2010, Best of Show
Monroe Arts Council Arty Gras, 2/2008, Best of Show Photography
Tsuga Gallery Summer Show, 7/19, Honorable mention
2016 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition, 11/16, 1st Place
311 Gallery 2016 Photography Juried Art Show, 10/16, 2nd Place
Arts of the Terrace, 9/15, 1st Place, Photography
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores ,4/15, 45th Annual Juried Art Show
1st Place, Photography
Valdosta National Juried Competition, 1/13, 4th Place
Estes Park Art Center; Lines into Shapes, 11/2010, Best of Show Photography
Sequim Arts 34th Annual Juried Art Show, 5/2010, Best of Show
Monroe Arts Council Arty Gras, 2/2008, Best of Show Photography
Exhibitions:
Juried Competitions:
37th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts September 2019
Photography at the Emerald; 4th Annual Show September 2019
Specto Art Space; Landscape September 2019
Anacortes Arts Festival July -–August 2019
Allied Arts Annual Juried Show July 2019
2019 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Juried Show June 2019
Honorable mention
Tsuga Gallery Summer Show June - July 2019
Honorable mention
41st National Juried Exhibition; Larsen Gallery March -–April 2019
2019 Annual WA State Juried Art Competition January – February 2019
Salann Magazine – Inaugural Edition February 2019
24th Arts in Harmony 2019 Annual International Show January – February 2019
Alex Ferrone Gallery, Small Bites, Small Works November 2018 – January 2019
In the Fields: Botanical Lore – Arts Benicia November 2018
Core New Art Space: Flora & Fauna September – October 2018
2018 Roslyn Art Fest August 2018
311 Gallery Annual Flowers & Gardens Juried Show July 2018
Tsuga Fine Arts Pacific Northwest Summer Invitational June 2018
Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds WA June 2018
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores April 2018
48th Annual Juried Art Show
Specto Gallery; Black & White March 2018
Flora 2018, Columbus State University March 2018
23rd Arts in Harmony 2018 Annual International Show February – May 2018
The 2018 CVG Show January 2018
Valdosta National 2018 January 2018
Las Lagunas Gallery; Botanik November 2017
Ciel Gallery; I Spy with my Little Eye October 2017
30th Annual Northern National Art Competition October 2017
2nd Annual Photography at the Emerald September 2017
Honorable Mention
311 Gallery 2017 Annual Flowers & Gardens Juried Show September 2017
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts September 2017
Alex Ferrone Gallery July 2017
First Place
Allied Arts Association’s Annual Juried Show July 2017
Merit Award
Tsuga Fine Arts Pacific Northwest Summer Invitational July 2017
Plymouth Center for the Arts June 2017
The Fine Art of Photography 2017
Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA June 2017
Landscapes 2017, Exhibition at The Center for May-July 2017
Fine Art Photography
2017 Northwest Fine Arts Competition May 2017
EAFA Open Juried Abstract Show December 2016
2016 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition November 2016
1st Place
Mountlake Terrace Arts of the Terrace October 2106
311 Gallery 2016 Photography Juried Art Show October 2016
2nd Place
Manifest Gallery, OH / REAL-PHOTO September 2106
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts September 2016
Emerald Art Centers Annual Fall Photography Exhibition August 2016
Honorable Mention
Tsuga Americana and Independence Day July 2016
Edmonds Arts Festival June 2016
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores April 2015
46th Annual Juried Art Show
Texas National Competition & Exhibition April 2016
2016 Amblewood Gallery International Exhibition March 2016
"Affinity"
Anacortes Art in Bloom January 2016
Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission September 2015
Arts of the Terrace 2015
1st Place, Photography
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores April 2015
45th Annual Juried Art Show
1st Place, Photography
Kitsap Arts and Crafts Art Show 2014 July 2014
Second Place, Photography
Valdosta National 2013 Juried Show January 2013
Fourth Place
Estes Park Art Center; Lines into Shapes November 2010
First Place - Photography
Sequim Arts 34th Annual Juried Art Show May 2010
Best of Show
Monroe Arts Council Arty Gras February 2008
Best of Show – Photography
37th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts September 2019
Photography at the Emerald; 4th Annual Show September 2019
Specto Art Space; Landscape September 2019
Anacortes Arts Festival July -–August 2019
Allied Arts Annual Juried Show July 2019
2019 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Juried Show June 2019
Honorable mention
Tsuga Gallery Summer Show June - July 2019
Honorable mention
41st National Juried Exhibition; Larsen Gallery March -–April 2019
2019 Annual WA State Juried Art Competition January – February 2019
Salann Magazine – Inaugural Edition February 2019
24th Arts in Harmony 2019 Annual International Show January – February 2019
Alex Ferrone Gallery, Small Bites, Small Works November 2018 – January 2019
In the Fields: Botanical Lore – Arts Benicia November 2018
Core New Art Space: Flora & Fauna September – October 2018
2018 Roslyn Art Fest August 2018
311 Gallery Annual Flowers & Gardens Juried Show July 2018
Tsuga Fine Arts Pacific Northwest Summer Invitational June 2018
Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds WA June 2018
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores April 2018
48th Annual Juried Art Show
Specto Gallery; Black & White March 2018
Flora 2018, Columbus State University March 2018
23rd Arts in Harmony 2018 Annual International Show February – May 2018
The 2018 CVG Show January 2018
Valdosta National 2018 January 2018
Las Lagunas Gallery; Botanik November 2017
Ciel Gallery; I Spy with my Little Eye October 2017
30th Annual Northern National Art Competition October 2017
2nd Annual Photography at the Emerald September 2017
Honorable Mention
311 Gallery 2017 Annual Flowers & Gardens Juried Show September 2017
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts September 2017
Alex Ferrone Gallery July 2017
First Place
Allied Arts Association’s Annual Juried Show July 2017
Merit Award
Tsuga Fine Arts Pacific Northwest Summer Invitational July 2017
Plymouth Center for the Arts June 2017
The Fine Art of Photography 2017
Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, WA June 2017
Landscapes 2017, Exhibition at The Center for May-July 2017
Fine Art Photography
2017 Northwest Fine Arts Competition May 2017
EAFA Open Juried Abstract Show December 2016
2016 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition November 2016
1st Place
Mountlake Terrace Arts of the Terrace October 2106
311 Gallery 2016 Photography Juried Art Show October 2016
2nd Place
Manifest Gallery, OH / REAL-PHOTO September 2106
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts September 2016
Emerald Art Centers Annual Fall Photography Exhibition August 2016
Honorable Mention
Tsuga Americana and Independence Day July 2016
Edmonds Arts Festival June 2016
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores April 2015
46th Annual Juried Art Show
Texas National Competition & Exhibition April 2016
2016 Amblewood Gallery International Exhibition March 2016
"Affinity"
Anacortes Art in Bloom January 2016
Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission September 2015
Arts of the Terrace 2015
1st Place, Photography
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores April 2015
45th Annual Juried Art Show
1st Place, Photography
Kitsap Arts and Crafts Art Show 2014 July 2014
Second Place, Photography
Valdosta National 2013 Juried Show January 2013
Fourth Place
Estes Park Art Center; Lines into Shapes November 2010
First Place - Photography
Sequim Arts 34th Annual Juried Art Show May 2010
Best of Show
Monroe Arts Council Arty Gras February 2008
Best of Show – Photography
Artistic Influences:
Artist Tags:
still life, flowers, food, abstract
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