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Greetings. My name is Richard -"Red"- Lawhern (though my hair is no longer the color of my nickname). I've been doing
photographs for over 40
years. Though I've had training in visual composition, I've never been
entirely sure that the instruction "took." It might be said that I see the small within the large. My eye is
attracted to details that go past many people if one doesn't
look closely or pay attention. I do a lot of landscapes, some
architectural detail, many flowers and animals, and an occasional candid
portraiture or character study.er
My eye is mostly attracted to color and the qualities of light -- factors
in my work that some gallery-bred purists might consider disqualifying. I am for the most part disinterested in portraying the gritty and often
depressing underside of life to which many contemporary photographers
seem drawn. I know the gritty side is out there -- I grew up in it and
moved on. I often encourage others to do the same. A focus upon the
subtlety of light is, for me, another way to offer such encouragement and put a lift in your spirits each day.
Thus I offer the photographic insights that
follow -- not to move or motivate you to social action, but to entertain and perhaps to engage your attention in a certain spiritual inner light that is made manifest
in each of us in varying ways.
Note: Some of the older prints
in this gallery were originally scanned from projection (with compromises to image quality). I am now in the process of digitizing my original slides and negatives, and upgrading the versions in these galleries. Likeweise, picture files presented here have been resized and compressed for faster download. Thus they might not print well in sizes above 8 x 10 inches. All pictures are available from original media for sale, as
signed/numbered prints in limited series of 20, matted, and framed under
glass. Most are in the range of $100.00 US plus postage, for 11 x 14 prints in 16 x 20 frames.
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