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"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Highlighting the 100th anniversary of infrared photography, four photographers have joined forces for a traveling show that exemplifies the versatility of the medium. The show exhibits how unique each artist's interpretation can be and allows us to see beyond the visible spectrum of the human eye with infrared photography.
The appeal of infrared photography is varied. The images that are captured are dramatic and surreal. A landscape becomes dreamlike. Portraits and nudes take on an ethereal beauty. Skies and clouds are dramatically pronounced, the vegetation glows and there is transcendent essence to the work. This is the mystery and magic of infrared photography.
We invite you to join us and share in the festivities as we showcase the works of Theresa Airey, Susan Bloom, Jill Enfield and Elizabeth Opalenik as they approach the medium from different viewpoints, showing the range of possibilities inherent to infrared.
ARTIST RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING
Thursday, September 16th - 5:30 to 8:00 PM
About The Artists
 Theresa Airey of Monkton, Maryland is the author of two well-known books, "Creative Photo Printmaking", and "Creative Digital Printmaking." Her work is in several permanent collections including the prestigious Pretenkabinet of the Rijksuniversiteit in Leiden, Holland, the Polaroid Collection, the Fuji Collection, The Rehoboth Art Center, and the Altos De Chavon Art Center in Santo Domingo.
 Sue Bloom, is Professor and Chair of Art and Art History at McDaniel College in Maryland. Sue is known for her fine art photography that uses a variety of alternative processes and digital maneuvering. She often draws and paints back into her images. For years she was a courtroom artist for newspaper and television. Her stock images are marketed by Getty Images and her corporate sales are handled by the Art Resource.
Sue holds her MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and is the author of Digital Collage and Painting (2006), and Digital Painting in Photoshop (2009), both by Focal Press.
Jill Enfield, one of this country's most experienced and respected handcoloring artists, is a fine art, editorial and commercial photographer. She has taught handcoloring and non-silver techniques at Parsons School of Design, The New School, FIT, NYU and ICP in New York, as well as in workshops throughout the USA and Europe. Her work is in the collections of RJ Reynolds Co., Southeast Banking Corp., Museo de Arte Moderno de Mediellin in Colombia, The Boca Raton Museum of Art and Hotel Parisi in LaJolla.
Elizabeth Opalenik
San Francisco Bay Area photographic artist, Elizabeth Opalenik, "paints with light" and is one of our Xtreme Process specialists. Her innovative works in mordançage and handpainted images have been shown in over sixty exhibitions internationally and are in museum, gallery and private collections throughout the world. Her images reside in such collections as La Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the Portland Museum of Art, and the Milwaukee Art Museum among others.
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