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September 11, 2012

beauty, color, f164, Fine Art, journal, signature, technique

Resting Place – Northwest Oregon

Resting Place – Dry Creek, Oregon, 2012 by Gavin Seim – PPA 2013 Loan Collection.

The forests of the Pacific Northwest are almost primeval in beauty. Tinkling water and gently blowing ferns make an almost unrivaled tranquility. A scene so stunning that in a story, it would be require a giant beast or a sinister wizard to balance the scales. But the tranquility is real and there are no monsters lurking in the shadows. At least, not today.

Forest light is like seasoning on a platter of summer vegetables. It tickles the palette and pleases the senses, but only if used in the right proportions. That happened here. We camped down in the forest and I started early in the morning, having scouted this Dry Creek Oregon location the day before with Nathan, as we filmed for the EXposed Workshop. In truth I did not realize how breathtaking it was until I stood there the following morning. I made my images and then wandered up to the waterfall just a few hundred yards upstream, poking around and peacefully musing about the forest light. I like to muse.

Awhile later I was about to leave when I saw the light. It was beautiful before, but suddenly the sun moved to just the right position when the radiance glimmered and danced through the foliage. Not to harsh, as often happens from high sun over a forest. Just that perfect glow. I quickly setup again and made this image, thankful that I had not rushed away to breakfast, or assumed that the first light was the best I could get. The reward for my patience was Resting Place. Perhaps the best pictorial I have ever made, and certainly one I’m very proud of.

Resting Place – Dry Creek, Oregon.

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August 25, 2012

art study, beauty, color, f164, Fine Art, journal, musings, signature, technique, travel

Survivors – Mount St. Helens Volcanic Monument

Oddly it was the first time I had been to St. Helens. A remote park and does not get as much attention as it deserves. My brother and I spent a few days up there filming for my EXposed light workshop and of course, hunting for landscapes.

This place astounds my eyes. Not for it’s serene perfection. But for it’s lack of it. A forest picked up, as by God himself and scattered across the landscape like toothpicks. Some areas have no trees standing. Others have new growth coming back with vigor. And here, the skeletons of the past still stand proud, having survived May 18, 1980, when Mount St. Helens erupted and blew down or scorched 230 square miles of forest.

There are many remarkable stories from that day. And if you live in the Pacific Northwest you may know some of the people that experienced them. But to me these trees still standing, are a reminder and the awesome power in creation and of the valiant effort to stand your ground. They will make a beautiful print… Gavin

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50 inch Master Original on Canvas – Limited edition of, 1 (contact the gallery)

41 inch Signature Canvas – Limited Edition of, 25 (contact the gallery)

30 inch Signature Metal – Limited Edition of, 50 (contact the gallery)

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August 10, 2012

art study, f164, Fine Art, journal, signature

American Originals Gallery – Opening Night

Here’s a quick video from the night of mt recent gallery opening after things quieted down. We had a great turnout and a good time. Just a peek inside my studio/gallery and a look at some of the new work. Gav

July 10, 2012

4x5, f164, Fine Art, journal, Nature, science, signature, silver, technique, travel

Ghostlands

It was towards the end of our Winter 2012 your. More like Spring as it was late already early May. But we were still on the road and winding thru the nearly deserted back country of Oregon towards home. These are hills and forest where you find a tiny town every hundred miles or more and if you’re lucky it might have gas and groceries.

I saw this neat old house turned store turned abandoned farm off of the highway and turned the truck around in a truly tiny town a mile or so down the road. I returned and setup my for large format film, using the height of our camper roof to get me a high vantage point.

I must have taken at least a half and hour setting up for a single frame of film. When I finally had it composed just the way I wanted I waited for the late afternoon sun to peek through just right and release the shutter. The light and shadows were magic and the result is exactly what I had hoped for. Ghostlands.

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62 inch Master Original on Canvas – Limited edition of, 1 (contact the gallery)

40 inch Signature Canvas – Limited Edition of, 3o (contact the gallery)

33 inch Signature Fiber Art Print – Limited Edition of, 60 (contact the gallery)

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July 10, 2012

beauty, color, f164, Fine Art, journal, Nature, signature, technique, travel

The Dreamers Tree

I found this back near Yuma during our Winter tour and I took my time on it. It’s a perfect scene for a relaxing afternoon, but it has just a bit of mystery thrown in too. We were taking a Sunday evening drive and the tree was just off the road. But had the light not been hitting it just right, I would have passed it right over.

I frantically turned the truck around and was able setup my tripod and photograph it before the light faded behind the hills. I think I could go back and almost lie in it’s threading braced and fall asleep. But the question is, would it eat me?

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48 inch Master Original on Canvas – Limited edition of, 1 (contact the gallery)

40 inch Signature Canvas – Limited Edition of, 25 (contact the gallery)

36 inch Signature Metal – Limited Edition of, 30 (contact the gallery)

24 inch open edition mounted print (order above)

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