Mike Gaudaur – Bennett’s Furniture

On February 19, 2017 - Exhibit

Individual Exhibit

: After playing in the swamp this elephant family moved on to the dusty Amboseli plains. Digital capture bleanded with concrete texture background.

: Cheetahs appear so casual and relaxed as they survey the savannah for theeir next meal. Digital capture blended with concrete texture background.

: This king of beasts reclines peacefully as a gust of wind catches his magnificent mane.

: Lone zebra on the open African savannah. Interesting cock of the ear and flick of the tail. Digital capture blended with film tetxture background.

The world is charged with the grandeur of God. My goal as an artist is to seek out the beauty that has been packed in to the natural world and draw attention to it.

Years of study and training have instilled in me a visual awareness of the world around me. Quality and direction of light, highlights and shadows, lines, forms, and textures, subjects and backgrounds. These are the fundamental elements of composition and design. I notice these things in my surroundings – constantly.

Experience on over 80 photo safaris in Kenya over the past 15 years has refined my photographic vision and technique. Tack sharp, beautifully lit animal portraits are no longer enough for me. I now endeavour to capture intimate interactions between animals, a striking posture, a gesture, direct eye contact. This adds emotional impact to any image.

An animal’s environment is a critical part of who they are, but I choose to minimize the distracting elements of the African bush and include just enough of an animal’s surroundings to suggest where it is. I often desaturate colours and blur backgrounds in order emphasize the subjects in my compositions.

I take great artistic liberties with my photo art images. I will manipulate pixels, add graphic elements, enhance textures, paint in tonalities, clone out distractions, and gradually craft the image I want to share with my audience. I want to show them wildlife in a way they have never seen it before.

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Mike Gaudaur – Bennett’s Furniture

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