Current Exhibits:

Gallery Representation

Gallery XII
412 E. Douglas
Wichita, KS 67202
Monday-Saturday:10:00AM - 5:00PM

NOW ON DISPLAY

Prints from my Italian and Pacific Northwest work

WICHITA CLINIC
Gallery XII provides art work to the various Wichita Clinic locations. If you go there, look for my work on display.

OPENING AUGUST 29, 2009

The Nature Of Light

An exploration of the kinds of light that I as a photographer have to work with. Sixteen large format and eight smaller works explore use of chiaroscuro, warm light, cool light, various colors of light, seasonal light, and light at various times of day. While the images span many years of work, the majority of these works I have created in the past two years and many have not been previously printed or published.

Opening Reception
August 29, 2008
Gallery XII
6:30 - 10:00 p.m.

December

The Nature Of Light exhibition moves up to Lawrence for a month-long showing at Lawrence Public Library.

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I had already been shooting seriously for a number of years and by chance met Nancy Rotenberg while photographing in Alaska. The next summer I joined her Oregon coast workshop, intending to learn more about macro photography. That I did, but what came out of the incredible week would change my style in ways that I could not possibly have foreseen. Part of that was due to Nancy's awesome teaching, but other strong influences were through some of the other students in the workshop. I'd like here to pay tribute to Nancy and those of my colleagues who have gone on to do amazing photographic work. I'll let their websites speak for them.

Nancy Rotenberg
Janice Lovelace
Teryl Monson
Dick O'Kell
Guy Peled
Koren Reyes

There may be others from the workshop who have put up sites of which I am unaware, and I'll add any that I hear of to this list.

This has been a year to stay close to home. Heavy work responsibilities, some personal tragedies, and a major family change have been largely responsible. For a year I do not mind giving up travel for it give me breathing space in which to experiment and grow. Accordingly, most of my work has been done within an hour of home. No major themes worthy of posting here have emerged, though I have posted a number of new images on my Facebook and Myspace accounts. Much of my work has been directed toward filling in gaps in the body of work that will form the Nature Of Light exhibition that will open August 29, 2008 at Gallery XII in Wichita and move up to Lawrence Public Library in December.

I am looking forward to resuming travels early in 2009.

Vision of Tuscany

Photographed May, 2007

A bit older:

Postcards From Vallarta
visual musings from a vacation
posted Feb 1, 2007

Kansas Color
Landscapes and Flowers of
Central Kansas
Posted Feb. 10, 2007

John Ellert, Photographer
6963 Kentford Cir
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This page last updated July 26, 2008