Art in the County 2023

Ron has two pieces in the juried art show "Art in the County 2023" in this its 30th anniversary year.

About to Soar
(12X18" photo composite printed on brushed metal)

Steamed
(24X36" framed photo composite printed on metal)

This year the show is on display in the Lecture Hall at Base31, the historic WWII air force training base in Picton, Ontario.

The AITC runs until 2pm July 2nd, 2023. Come on out and see all the amazing work!

Transitions - Meet the Artists Sept 3, 2022

Ron Erwin and Graham Keenan have a photography show called Transitions on in the Focus Gallery at Melt Studio + Gallery at Base31. The "Meet the Artists" event is on Sept. 3, 2022 from 2-4:00pm. At this link you can read about Ron and Graham and see what pictures will be on display at the show: https://www.meltstudiogallery.com/transitions-copy Come out and see them in person!

In Good Company

Ron has two photographs that were selected to be in the juried art show "Art in the County".

Soul Searching

To see the other photograph check out Ron's blog posting "Art in the County"

The exhibition started June 17th and runs until 2pm July 4th both in-person and online:

https://artinthecounty.com/

Ron's photos are hung in good company! The show is well worth seeing. Congratulations to all the award winners!

My Christmas Wish for You

Polar Bears Nuzzling

May you all have someone safe to share this Holiday with!

Someone Lived Here

Someone Lived Here

Ron's image "Someone Lived Here", printed by Bob Carnie (as duo tone gum over palladium), will be in the Alternative Photo Revolution at the Dylan Ellis Gallery at 1840 Danforth Ave., Toronto. This group show runs from May 15th - June 17th as part of the 2017 CONTACT Photography Festival.

At the show opening on May 18th the Gallery will be raffling off four alternative prints. For more details on the prints, their creators, and to purchase raffle tickets click here

Come on out and see the show!

It's Contagious

We took a break from driving and stopped into Lundbreck Falls Provincial Recreation Area. There beside the Falls we decided it was time we proved we were actually on this road trip. Perhaps we had to prove it to ourselves. But when I looked at the images after I thought they could have been taken at a waterfall somewhere along the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario. So did we really leave the province?

Ron & Lori at Lundbreck Falls, AB

Lundbreck Falls is a pleasant stop on the Crowsnest River.

Lundbreck Falls, AB

After the photo we continued on our way and stopped into Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country for a couple of nights. This isn’t Ontario anymore Toto!

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

There Ron would get to do what he loves best – take a beautiful mountain reflection in a calm lake.

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

I don’t often pick up the camera but he looked so happy (yet tired) that I had to document him shooting. Then I just joined him shooting.

Ron at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

Ron at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

Ron at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB

It was a fun shoot!

Waterton Lakes National Park and Happy Anniversary!

Ron could call me a nag. He could but he doesn’t (okay not usually). One of the things I might nag Ron about is to take more “dry” photographs. You see Ron considers himself foremost a landscape photographer and his favourite type of a landscape photograph would include a reflection. This means a lake or some other body of water is required and makes the photo “wet”. So his idea of a beautiful landscape in the Rocky Mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park would be a mountain vista with a perfect reflection in a lake. And why wouldn’t it be? Reflections can be beautiful. But on this visit Waterton Lake would not be calm enough for that perfect reflection so Ron would settle for other wet landscapes with just a little colour reflected in the water.

Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park

Red Rock Canyon, Waterton National Park

Sometimes though just to please me Ron will also take pictures that include no lakes, waterfalls or wetlands – not even puddles. At Waterton National Park he did just that and the results were a beautiful anniversary gift don’t you think?

Bellevue Hill, Waterton National Park

Plains Bison, Waterton National Park

Happy Anniversary to you too Ron!

Prairie Crocus