After months of planning and creating, the night finally arrived and us 10 grantees presented our artwork to the public on May 9. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Photo Map Legend of “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces”
Visual and contextual reference of all my photos used in creating the “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” installation – with location, date, and names of…
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Artist Statement: Public Walls and In-Between Spaces
Brief thoughts about my installation “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” – on view at Creative Pinellas Gallery and awaiting your participation (5/9 – 7/21/24). TweetShareSharePinShare0…
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Mixing More Media: Growing (Through) A Grant Installation
On the evening before the day of the opening reception for our 2024 emerging artist group exhibit, it is time– no I’m finding / making…
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A Reflection of Papa
On the last day of 6 weeks in Germany (over the course of 2 months) working with my ailing artist father to create a very…
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EXCERPT from “Now What? How To Choose Your Art Path”
As an artist full of inspiration you need to figure out how to express your creative vision. While deciding what to work on for the…
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TRANSLATED from taz: Artist on Aesthetics as Empowerment: “Meeting at Eye-Level”
English translation of an interview with my father Günter Westphal by Friederike Gräff, originally published in taz newspaper on January 7, 2024 – with the…
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Art Festival Artists
Over the last two months, I participate in and visited several arts festivals. Instead of another post about me and my work at these markets,…
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EXCERPT from “Opportunity, Inspiration, Discipline, and Anxiety Ahead”
I’m not sure which feeling came first: honored or startled. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant
Today, I have some very exciting news to share with you. Some of you may already have seen on social media that I was chosen…
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Photo Wood Transfer Process and Art Battle
Lately, most of my creative work has revolved around photo wood transfers.
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Opening Night of “Urban Wood”
A few impressions of the opening night for my first solo exhibit – in St. Pete at Creative Grape during a dark and stormy night on May 24, 2023.
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“Urban Wood” Solo Exhibit – Artist Statement
The photography exhibit “Urban Wood” at Creative Grape opens May 24th and runs through June 17. The themed exhibit features photography of urban art (street art), urban exploration (urbex), and urban nature – hand-transferred to reclaimed fence wood and other natural materials.
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Kenwood Artist Studio Tour and Art Breakthrough
TL;DR quick report: artist studio tour was a huge success. Even the weather turned out just fine. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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2023 Calendars Featuring My Photos
This year, you can get two wall calendars featuring my photography: the 2023 Happier Place nature photography calendar and the 2023 St. PetersBird bird photography calendar.
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3 Weeks of Art, Art, Art
A whirlwind 3 weeks of making, sharing, promoting, showing, and selling art – and spending time with lots of awesome people.
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