Richard Jackson's "Ain't Painting a Pain" at Orange County Museum of Art

This is the final weekend for Richard Jackson's exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art, it runs through Sunday and there is a closing weekend celebration on Saturday.  If you haven't seen it try and get over before it closes (on Saturday you can join Jackson in painting the outside of the Museum).  Jackson's pieces are amazing and I don't think he knows many boundries.  The catalogue that accompanies the exhibition is fantastic but you won't get the full effect of his work until you are in the galleries with it (or outside with the front of the museum with the bad dog).  Took my daughter and she absolutely loved it, nice to push boundries and open your mind to new ideas.

 

It starts out in front with Bad Dog, Alyssa's favorite

 

I only wish I could have seen this in person as it was being installed, my favorite

 

The clock room is awesome, the syncronization is incredible

 

The clean-up of this installation will take a while but I am thankful OCMA went for it.

 

Richard Jackson, Painting with Two Balls, 1997, Ford Pinto, metal, wood, canvas, acrylic paint, 240 x 432 x 240 in. (609.6 x 1097.3 x 609.6 cm) (20 x 36 x 20 ft.)

OCMA's website has discount tickets for Saturday.  Thanks to OCMA for bringing this work to Newport Beach.  The exhibition next travels to the Museum Villa Stûck in Münich before heading to S.M.A.K. Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent, Belgium.

Santa Anita Book - Copies available

 

 

December 1991 - Santa Anita, by William Karl Valentine -a documentation of the Santa Anita Racetrack (86 duotones).  Carpenter and Associates publisher. (LCN#91-076843, ISBN#'s: 0-9631400-0-0 (H.B.) , 0-9631400-1-9 (S.B.)

Hard Bound Copy : $45.00  (plus tax, handling, & shipping)
Soft Bound Copy:   $25.00  (plus tax, handling, & shipping)

 

 

To order a copy of my Santa Anita book, please e-mail your inquiry/request to:

mail@valentine-photo.com. I will confirm the order, create a PayPal invoice, and e-mail that to you. Once the payment has been confirmed the item(s) will ship.

Prints - Santa Anita Images on Lenscratch

Prints of my Santa Anita images featured on Lenscratch this month are available for purchase.

 

 

SA-045 #26  Ferdinand, Alysheba, & Good Taste



 

SA-141 #31 Corey Nakatani & Chris McCarron

 

 

 

SA-137 #08 Sinulcast Race

 

 

Small digital prints will have the following approximate measurements: A 9"x6" image on 8.5" x 11" Epson Exhibition Fiber paper (printed on an Epson 4900 printer). Prints will have the title, exposure and printing dates, and the edition number printed on them plus they will be signed. The prints will be window matted in 4 ply archival matts measuring 11"x14". Edition run will be no more than 27 numbered prints of each image at this print size.  Cost will be $75 per print plus tax, shipping, & handling.  This price is good until March 13th, 2013.

 

Larger print sizes are available, and Silver Gelatin prints are available from images made from negatives.   Please contact me directly for questions, specifications, and pricing.

 

To order a print, and or the Santa Anita book, please e-mail your inquiry/request to:

mail@valentine-photo.com. I will confirm the item, create a PayPal invoice, and e-mail that to you. Once the payment has been confirmed the item(s) will ship.

Vintage Prints - Lenscratch Special

In honor of the upcoming feature of my Santa Anita work on the blogzine Lenscratch I am offering several specials which will run until March 14th, 2013.

The first item for sale is a selection of vintage digital prints from digital image files.  The term "vintage print" means a print that was produced near the time the original image was exposed.  In this case all the prints will be produced in February 2013.  Prints will have the following approximate measurements:  A 9"x6" image on 8.5" x 11" Epson Exhibition Fiber paper (printed on an Epson 4900 printer).  Prints will have the title, exposure & printing dates, and the edition number printed on them plus they will be signed.  The prints will be window matted in 4 ply archival matts measuring 11"x14".  Edition run will be no more than 27 numbered prints of each image at this print size.  Larger print sizes will be available, please contact me directly for specifications and pricing.

DSC_4206 B&W (2/17/13) David Flores on Sassy Suances winning 4th race at Santa Anita

DSC_0037 B&W (2/17/13) Martin Garcia on Govenor Charlie (#8) enroute to win 5th race at Santa Anita.  #7 Pure Loyalty - Gary Stevens up.  Garrett Gomez behind on #5 Footbridge.

 

DSC_4366 B&W (2/17/13) 6th race at Santa Anita

 

 

Print pricing for a 8.5"x11" print is $50 per print.  Tax, shipping, and handling are additional and those costs will be detailed on your invoice.

 

To order a print, and or the Santa Anita book, please e-mail your inquiry/request to:

mail@valentine-photo.com.  I will confirm the order, create a PayPal invoice, and e-mail the invoice to you.  Once the payment has been confirmed the item(s) will ship.

 

 

 

 

Camera Buying Suggestions

Black Friday is here and people will be buying cameras for the holidays so here are some suggestions.

Samy's is advertising the D7000 body with the 18-105mm lens for $997, a good price for the body alone.  I am assuming the D7000 will be replaced in the next 6 months but it is still a good camera especially with the 18-200mm DX VR II lens which Samys is selling for $600 this weekend ($250 off a great travel lens).  If I had to head the door with only one body and one lens this would be the combination I would choose, you can handle most anything with this set up.

Nikon's D3200, D5100, D600, and D800 are all good camera bodies with each offering different pluses.  The image quality of the D800 is supposed to be the best DSLR quality ever, and the D600 uses the same technology.  I am not as familiar with Canon but the Canon Rebel T4i looks like a good buy this weekend too, I have seen it advertised in a kit with a 18-135mm lens for only $1,050.

Samy's has "No Tax" on many products through monday, but not the Nikon camera bodies.  The Canon 60D on sale for $800 without tax is another good saving.  The Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens for $600 and no tax is another good deal.

For point and shoots I saw the Canon Powershot G15 for $450 with no tax.  Great Camera and great deal.  The Canon G1X is also on sale for $700 this weekend.  Canon point and shoots are by far the best out there.  Another consideration in the point and shoot market is the Panasonic Lumix DNC-TS20.  The Lumix is a sturdy waterproof point and shoot that is rugged and makes decent images, at $120 and no tax it is the perfect beach camera.

Do your homework on-line and good shopping this weekend.

www.KenRockwell.com

www.NikonRumors.com

www.CanonRumors.com

http://www.popphoto.com/reviews

Photo thought of day

Modern capabilities continue to amaze me. I am still fascinated that while killing time waiting for five minutes I can create images that used to require developing film then making prints and post them for the world to see. Another comment on the double edged sword of technology but something that was on my mind again.


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Jazz Loft Project Exhibition at MOPA

MOPA's exhibition of W. Eugene Smith's Jazz Loft Project is in its final couple weeks, closing on October 7th.  This is an outstanding exhibition and worth the visit.  I was most amazed with how perfect Smith's working prints are.  The design of the exhibition is outstanding, not only do you see fininished product but the process how Smith got there.  If you have a chance to catch this before it ends do so.

http://www.mopa.org/exhibitions

Henry Diltz - Morrison Hotel Gallery

Famed Rock 'n Roll Photographer Henry Diltz , Morrison Hotel Gallery, lecturing at Medium. Another awesome lecture, lucky to catch the last part of it after David Taylor's lecture going on at the same time. Henry's openness and story telling are fantastic. The value of this festival has been huge. Mary Virginia Swanson up next speaking on Presenting your Work to the Fine Art Community.

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Mary Virginia Swanson Lecture - Medium

Mary Virginia Swanson , author of Publish Your Photography Book lecturing at Medium. Awesome person and a great book. If you have DIY or major publishing project ideas this book is a perfect resource. She covers important topics which can make or break a project.






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Medium Festival of Photography

Platinum printing workshop but on by Medium's Managing Director Scott B. Davis. Fun workshop and Scott did a fantastic job showing the process. Waiting for Mary Virginia Swanson's workshop on Publishing next.

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