After Thirty Years He Still Grieves
After Thirty Years he Still Grieves:
16 x 24 canvas gallery wrap, 1 1/2 inches thick - $330
16 x 24 mounted print, glossy - $225
12 x 18 infused aluminum - $230
Awards for this Print:
Professional Photographers of America, International Print Competition
Merit and Loan Collection Award - Master Artist Category, 2016
Corrales Arts Council Fine Arts Show, October 2016
People's Choice Award
The Story:
This image played a large role in my receiving the Master Artist degree from PPA in early 2017. It's a composite of perhaps forty photographs, including individual photos of each cross. The model is Bill Dimmitt, a balloon pilot and cowboy. The primary, front section of the piece was photographed on Bill's property in Las Lunas, New Mexcio. The title, I must confess, was adapted from "Mr. Bo Jangles", written by Jerry Jeff Walker. Referring to Bo Jangles' dog, the songs says "After Twenty Years he Still Grieves". I was always very taken by that line, and it was the inspiration for this composite photograph. So as not to copy the phrase exactly, I changed it to "thirty years" for this piece.