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Photo purists look away, this may hurt your eyes.

Introducing part 1 of the Lo-Fi Digital Series: Cell Phone Cameras

This is a call to artists, of sorts.  We use the term “artist” loosely.

In a rebellious and blatantly flippant move we are stepping away from the technical, turning our backs on high end glass, putting an end to name dropping conversations, and absolutely refusing to engage in discourse involving the moral debate of film vs. digital.  Instead, we issue this challenge: Put down the breadbox, leave your tripod in the car, and working within the limitations of a tiny camera with a tiny lens that also tweets, texts, surfs, navigates and even makes the occasional phone call, hit me with your best shot.

The rules are as follows:

Images must be created with cell phone cameras and must be printed on  8.5″ x 11″ paper (even if the image itself is smaller)  Prints do not need to be framed but do need to have a white boarder around the outside to leave room for inserting the thumbtacks we’re going to use as a hanging device. You may use whatever cell phone apps you like and subject matter can be anything not deemed offensive.  Who will determine what is offensive? We will. So basically anything short of bestiality or snuff film stills will be acceptable.  This gives a big playground of people, places and things for everyone to romp in so use your own common sense here.  What we want: scenes from your life as you interpret them.  What we don’t want: boredom.   Uninhibited photographers think hard, or don’t, get creative, make it interesting, show us something only you would see in the way only you see it, show us your visions.

Submission policy:

If you would like to participate please email up to three images to info@dryheatphotography.com There is no jury fee nor do we make any promises about accepting your images.  I don’t mean that to be discouraging but I’m just saying, make ‘em good!

Images must be submitted by Sunday March 6th

Prints must be delivered to the Dry Heat Gallery by Wednesday March 9th (If you need to ship your prints please inquire about shipping address and instructions)

Opening reception will be Tuesday March 15th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm

At the opening reception, we will hang out, enjoy the photos, consume wine, cheese and mini cupcakes from Costco, talk to each other like real people and not partake in stiflingly ridiculous conversations that sound like this “say there Bob, did you use your Canon 300mm 2.8 IS USM LMNOP Refrigerator Carburetor lens for this image?” “Why yes, Hank, and on my 1D MarkIV 16MP Jefferson Starship body to boot! These two items I took a 2nd mortgage on my house and sacrificed my retirement for have transformed me into a brilliant arteest”. Oh god… you know what I mean.  Anti-snobbery is the new black, so show me whatcha got.

The Dry Heat Gallery is pleased to announce the addition of a very unique fine art photographer, John Ferrell, to our stable of artists!

John Ferrell’s one of a kind work is instantly identifiable!  He brings objects, mostly antique cars, to life in the middle of night using a technique known as Painting With Light.  His creations are fun, visually interesting and technically inspiring.   John has created a signature look that is all his own.

Photographs by John Ferrell may now be viewed and purchased from The Dry Heat Gallery! To view more of John’s work click here .

The Dry Heat Gallery is very pleased to be graced with the presence of the one and only Robert Medina Cook!  Rick and I have long been fans of Robert’s work but somehow managed never to meet him in person until just recently.   When Robert came by the gallery to drop off his prints, what should have been a ten minute meeting turned into a 3 hour conversation. It was just like we had all known each other forever.  Despite the fact that our photography is quite different from Robert’s he has a way of explaining his work that very closely mirrors the way we approach our work.  One topic in particular that Robert hit on is that his primary concern is in the final product.  Creating an image that allows the subject to speak to the viewer is his art form and when questioned about his process Robert’s response is “what difference does it make?”  Obviously a response like that could be interpreted in a number of different ways but I took it to mean to that it is not the process that determines whether the finished piece will be effective, it is the intention put into the work that breathes life into art. To learn more Robert Medina Cook visit his website by clicking here.

Robert’s signed and numbered, limited edition, prints can now be viewed and purchased from the Dry Heat Gallery.

A couple weeks ago, on March 5th, Rick and I made another trip out to Candy Kitchen to visit our friends at the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary.  As always, Executive Director Leyton Cougar, escorts us around on our photo tour.  There is something really magical about visiting this place.  The animals are exceptionally well cared for and it’s clear that they all LOVE Leyton. This is our third trip out to photograph the wolves and it gets better every time.  I really never expected to actually interact with a wolf, much less to be licked in the face.  Wolves are sensitive and intelligent and, though they do exhibit some dog-like behavior, it is very obvious when you make eye contact with a wolf that it is certainly not a dog! The Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary is a non-profit organization that operates entirely on donations.  The sanctuary serves two purposes; to care for wolves and wolf-dogs that have been rescued from various situations and cannot live in the wild, and to educate the public that wolves must never be kept as pets. Let me put that a different way – wolves make very terrible pets.  A good deal of the animals at Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary were rescued from people who tried, unsuccessfully, to keep them as pets.

To Leyton and everyone at the sanctuary, Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us and for helping us to get these awesome photographs!

-DeAnna Dimmitt and Rick Meiers

Dry Heat Photography

One of the newest residents at the sanctuary is Romeo the Red Fox.  Romeo came from a zoo that was down sizing and when Leyton saw him he just had to do something so he and the crew built Romeo his very own, extra special, fox enclosure.  Romeo is incredibly friendly.  He is very cat-like in the way that he moves and he loves to play.  I also did not realize that foxes have a scent gland similar to, though considerably less potent than, a skunk.  When they get excited the air gets fragrant!  Romeo is the most awesome little creature.  I love him!

This is Brutus

Brutus has a very noticeable and endearing snaggle-tooth

Rick and Lucian

Raven

Leyton and Raven have a very special wolf/human bond.  It’s touching to see them together.

Raven came to the sanctuary in 1997.  For nine years he was the public face of the sanctuary, making numerous public appearances with Leyton to educate the public about wolf conservation and, again, about not keeping wolves as pets.  Raven is now retired and continues to live peacefully with his mate, Cheyenne, at the sanctuary. To learn more about Raven click here.

This is Dakota.

This is Sugar

Sugar is a little cross-eyed

This is Teton

Introducing digital artist

ShaRi Brooks

The Dry Heat Gallery is pleased to announce that we have added another member to our stable of exceptional artists!

Digital artist and photographer, ShaRi Brooks creates what has come to be known as wOManDalas.  They begin as original photographs that undergo a magical transformation and emerge as calidescope-esque, meditation focal points.

The following is ShaRi’s artist statement:

Happiness runs in a circular motion.
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea.
Everybody is a part of everything anyway,
You can have everything if you let yourself be.
~Donovan Leitch

This refrain from the song ‘Happiness Runs’ pretty much sums the affect mandalas, or wOManDalas as i call them. has on both myself and the viewer, as seen in this quote by writer and friend Michelle Miller Allen McCallum,  “Your mandalas are so amazing, I am in awe. You found it! Endless bottomless potentials…makes me think of all the dimensions we don’t know about, of our existing…”

I discovered mandalas through Jungian psychology as a part of my post~graduate studies in art therapy at the University of New Mexico. Mandala means center in Sanskrit, the ancient East Indian language. Other meanings include “circle circumference” “completion” and “magic circle”. My wOManDalas are digitally produced in Photoshop from my original photos. As they come together, it certainly feels like magic as the pattern begins to reveal itself. On my blog, http://womandalas.blogspot.com/, I have posted a ‘Sorceress’ photo next to the wOManDala that came from it. This is the source photo from which the mandala originated. Sometimes the original image can be found in its mandala, but most of the time it morphs into a completely new and surprising form!

Mandalas are intricately linked with the movement of consciousness and are a focal point for meditation and contemplation, and I must admit, I am somewhat addicted to making them. They are my ‘apples’, as in a mandala a day keeps the doctor away

ShaRi’s wOManDalas are now available at The Dry Heat Gallery!

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Camouflage by Karen Waters

The Dry Heat Gallery would like to congratulate photographer Karen Waters for winning first place in the All God’s Creatures People’s Choice Awards!  Linda Laitner and Helen Vanderbeek were tied for 2nd place and Gail Yovanovich came in 3rd.

Early Morning Breakfast by Linda Laitner

God Bless America by Helen Vanderbeek

At Dusk by Gail Yovanovich

We would like to offer our sincere thanks to all the wonderful artists who participated in All God’s Creatures and to all the photography connoisseurs who attended!

-DeAnna Dimmitt and Rick Meiers

Dry Heat Photography

Soul Portraiture Continues with “Electro-Light”

The Dry Heat Gallery is proud to host this series of juried fine art photography exhibitions.  Soul Portraiture is a journey into the essence of life.  In a series of four shows we will explore the energy and spirit that defines life through a variety of subject matter.  In “Electro-Light” both professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit up to five images illustrating the ambiance found in the night life.

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Rules For Submission

Jury fee of $25 may be paid via Pay Pal or by check. To pay by Pal Pal click here. You will be re-directed to a secure page. If paying by check please make checks payable to Dry Heat Photography.  Please note that we are not able to consider your work for this show unless the jury fee has been paid.

Artists may submit up to five digital images sized no larger than 485 pixels in any direction.  Please include image titles, format, and finished sizes for each image.  Send images with artist’s bio and resume to info@dryheatphotography.com.

Deadline for submission is  May 31, 2009

All accepted artwork must be delivered to the gallery no later than June 5, 2009.  All artists are responsible for the matting and framing of their own images and all artwork must be ready to hang when delivered.  Works selected by the jurors will demonstrate excellent composition, technical skill, and a strong sense of presence.

All participating artists are invited to attend the shows so that they may be present to represent their work. In addition, there will be prizes! At each show gallery directors DeAnna Dimmitt and Rick Meiers will conduct a “People’s Choice” poll in which everyone who attends the event will be able to vote for the piece they like best.

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

1st Place – $100 Cash

2nd Place – $50 credit towards framing services at Dry Heat Gallery

3rd Place -  $25 credit to be applied towards the jury fee of the next Soul Portraiture show

An artist’s reception will be held Tuesday June 9, 2009 at the Dry Heat Gallery

For more information please contact:

DeAnna Dimmitt

info@dryheatphotography.com

The Dry Heat Gallery is located at:

4685 Corrales Rd. Ste 4

Corrales, NM 87048

(please do not mail checks to the above address)

We have a saying at Dry Heat Photography. It goes like this “Dreams are only as cool as they are real”. What we mean by that is that sitting around saying “yeah, that would be cool”, about any given idea, really doesn’t mean anything unless you actually do it. The Crow Session is something that has been talked about and envisioned and on Wednesday, March 4th, became a reality when Kristin Madden from Hawks Aloft was kind enough to bring their educational crow, Indigo, to our studio for our first ever crow session.  The idea doesn’t stop here! We have developed the crow session into a theme for an art show to benefit Hawks Aloft.  The opening reception is October 13 and will feature not only these images but also fine works of “crow” or “raven” art from many of our gallery artists. In addition, representatives from Hawks Aloft together with Indigo the Crow will be on hand to answer questions and speak to the public regarding conservation and avian research.

It is important to note that, although Indigo is quite friendly, crows are wild animals and are never intended to be kept as pets! Indigo was rescued by Hawks Aloft from some people who picked her up off the ground as a chick and then proceeded to raise her in a parakeet cage. Obviously these folks were well intentioned in their actions but crows have specific dietary needs that they were unaware of and the last place a crow should ever be is in a parakeet cage. Indigo was not happy or healthy when she was turned over to Hawks Aloft and because of her domestication she can never be released into the wild.

Should you find yourself rescuing a wild bird please contact Hawks Aloft immediately!

-DeAnna Dimmitt and Rick Meiers

Dry Heat Photography

We are very pleased to announce that ghost writer and historian, Antonio R. Garcez now has five book titles available at the Dry Heat Gallery!

Antonio R. Garcez, Author and ghost researcher, brings over 55 years of experience with the paranormal to readers and is the author of 10 definitive books about ghosts and hauntings in the American southwest, including Ghost Stories of New Mexico and many others.

The Art Gallery 66 is proud to host the second in a series of juried fine art photography exhibitions sponsored by Dry Heat Photography. Soul Portraiture is a journey into the essence of life; past, present and future. In a series of four shows we will explore the energy that defines life through a variety of subject matter. In Ancient Voices Distant Storms both professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit up to five images illustrating the personal meaning they find in the phrase “Ancient Voices Distant Storms”.
Works selected by the jurors will demonstrate excellent composition, technical skill, and a strong sense of presence.

Rules For Submission:
Jury fee of $25 may be paid via – PayPal or by check. Please make checks payable to Dry Heat Photography. To use Pay Pal please click the link below.

Artists may submit up to five digital files sized no larger than 485 pixels in any direction, at 72 dpi. Please include image titles, format, and finished sizes for each image. Send images with artists bio and resume to info@dryheatphotography.com .
Deadline for submissions is July 9, 2008.
All accepted artwork must be delivered to the gallery no later than July 14, 2008. Artists are responsible for matting and framing of their own images and all artwork must be ready to hang when delivered.
An artist’s reception will be held on Friday July 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 and the show will hang for one month.
Artist/Gallery split is 50/50.

For more information please contact:
DeAnna Dimmitt
info@dryheatphotography.com

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