On Sunday morning, March 28th, there will be a free opening reception for an exhibit featuring five of my (really cool!!) Cuba photos and five photos each from three other photographers. The reception is from 9:45am-noon at the Open Door Gallery of the United Methodist Church at 819 E. Silver Spring Dr., Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. The exhibit runs from March 26th through May 2, 2010. I hope to see you at the reception.
Finally! I have been able to add some photos to the Gallery page of my site. If you click on “Gallery” on the right side of this page, then scroll down to “Travel”, you will find on page 3 of the travel section, 30+ photos that I shot in Cuba in December (2009) plus a few from my month in Mexico last year. I am pleased with my 2 1/2 days’ worth of photos in Cuba but SO disappointed that two sprained ankles prevented me from shooting the entire week I was there. 
(( Two days are better than none, I guess. (BTW, I still haven’t found a better web host. Downloading photos to this one is not easy. Let me know if you have any suggestions, please!)
In the WACCO’s (Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization) fall competition three of my photos earned ribbons. They are “Grand Place”, “Irish Cottage #4″, and “Yellowstone Spring #11″. The first image was displayed in a large version during my summer art fairs. It is now on display in my solo exhibit at Alexian Village, Milwaukee and is mounted on canvas. “Irish Cottage #4″ is a black and white print and “Yellowstone Spring #11″ is a slide which is color without color and a misty mood study. I’m still looking for a new web host and hope to get these images up in a new web gallery at that time.
I am pleased to announce that two of my new works, “Circles #4″ and “Balls”, were accepted for this competitive photography exhibition. The exhibition will open on December 4, 2009 with a reception from 5-9pm at the Walkers Point Center for the Arts, 911 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The exhibition runs through January 16th with a closing reception on January 15th as part of Milwaukee’s winter gallery night. Regular gallery hours at the WPCA are noon-5pm Tuesday through Saturday (closed on holidays).
Both of my entries to the Anderson Art Center’s Winter Juried Exhibition have been accepted into the show. It begins with an opening reception on November 1, 2009 at 1:30pm. Past receptions have offered wine, hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment. Awards are announced at 2:30pm and the reception ends at 4pm. The Anderson Art Center is located at 121 - 66th Avenue, Kenosha, WIsconsin. The Winter Juried Exhibit runs through January 3, 2010 when artists start to pick up unsold work. Gallery hours for the exhibit are Tuesday through Sunday 1-4pm (closed Mondays). Admission is free. The Anderson Arts Center is located in an historic mansion on Lake Michigan. This annual exhibit contains paintings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, etc. that has been produced within the last three years. Any kind of art is eligible and all art work is for sale.
If you have looked at my gallery page recently you will see there have been no new additions for a long time. There are technical difficulties which have resulted in my search for a different web host–one that is easier for me to use and economical. If you have any suggestions please send an email to me at mail@pjboylanphotography.com . THANKS!
I just received a copy of the new Guild Sourcebook. It’s beautiful. Look for my photos on page 89. If you would like tear sheets of my page send an email to me: mail@pjboylanphotography.com
I apologize to one and all if they were looking for me at Artstreet last weekend. Saturday was cold, rainy and WINDY. Sometime after closing on Saturday, a strong gust of wind resulted in the failure of the metal structure of my display tent which then also caused one of the braces of my panels to contort. To me it appeared the whole structure twisted and then imploded. Needless to say, although it was sunny on Sunday, I could not display my work at the fair. I’m so sorry–especially because this was the last fair for me this season. Please contact me if you would like to arrange an appointment to see my work at my studio. Also, check my schedule page for other events where I will be showing images. THANKS for all the support and compliments I have received this show season.
On Saturday, July 11th, attendees at the Lake Country Festival of the Arts cast the most votes for my art in balloting for the People’s Choice award. I didn’t know they had such an award so I didn’t even have the chance to campaign for it! NICE surprise. When the volunteers trooped into my booth to present me with the big yellow ribbon, however, one of them captured with a camera an image of me with my mouth hanging open in shock. I hope that photo doesn’t make it on any web page. :))
I’m happy to report some successes with my entries in my local and state camera club competitions. In my local club, the PhotoPictorialists of Milwaukee, my entry “Elephant Meets Land Rover”, won the Farber Award for the Best Photojournalism Print of the Year. In addition, I won the proficiency award in photojournalism slides and two of my photojournalism images won ribbons.
In the WACCO (Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization) spring competition, I won three medals and two ribbons: medals for the Best Portrait and Best Alternate Portrait in the general slide category, and Best Nature in the small monochrome print category; and two ribbons in the large monochrome print category.
The winning photos in each category in the WACCO competition will be posted on the WACCO website: http://www.wisc-camera.org/