Three years ago, I authored a blog post about Wayne Thiebaud’s work that was exhibited at the opening of the Shrem Museum at UC Davis. Wayne is one of my favorite painters, I love his style of how he combined colors to create contrast. Wayne passed away two days ago on Christmas at 101. Obviously, God must have also loved Wayne’s paintings to give him such a long life with so many accomplishments.

I know with myself, and I think it is true with many artists or creative persons, that it is not always easy to produce work. I see the world as a photographer, constantly framing images in my mind, and I go out and photograph often, but it is sometime a battle to keep up with postproduction work and getting images out to be seen. When I see an artist like Thiebaud, his paintings so incredible but, I also have much respect for the energy put in to creating a volume of work, putting it out there, and his case teaching and mentoring other artists. Whenever we lose someone great like Thiebaud I try and use that moment to reflect on live, be thankful for their impact, and use the moment to keep my own momentum going.

Here are some links to articles I found about Thiebaud’s passing:

At the Center for Creative Photography’s Legacies of LIGHT I also had a chance to catch up with Scott B. Davis , someone I always enjoy talking with. Scott is an amazing photographer and founder of Medium Photo which is a non-profit organization centered around educational workshops and annual photo festival in San Diego. I have attended several of the festivals and they are fantastic, they include lecture series and portfolio reviews. Scott’s passion for photography is so strong, I appreciate all his leadership with Medium, and especially the images he captures as a photographer.

Scott currently has a platinum print in an exhibition at the Getty which was recently featured in the LA Times Entertainment and Arts section, The platinum print exhibition runs through May 31st and also includes prints by photographers such as Tina Modotti and Alfred Stieglitz. Also at the Getty until March 31st is “Unseen” featuring works from the Getty’s permanent collection which have never been exhibited at the Getty before. This exhibition celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Getty’s photography collection.

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