Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Heading West on Tuesday, Berta, Kelly, Aaron’s Adventure

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The Studio 2004

What cha working on?

Yes the minions now much older. But the forecast remains the same.

A piece from a show that we worked together on. We worked and fantasized together on numerous shows, remember the plastic dog poop? Or the catapult of egg tempera paint.

Here from a June 2004 show is the post card Berta had me do a series of portraits to illustrate “My Own Voice” It was a great show. I am pretty sure I have a Berta portrait from almost all her shows. Someday I will print them all and perhaps we will have another show together? Berta, Kelly, Aaron enjoy your adventure. New London, and Norwich arts communities will miss you all. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art It’s time to go and create. One more image using a Roberta Sulls Painting in Background.

Patti Smith, The Wadsworth Atheneum, and The Revolutionary War

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A Gravestone in The Old Norwichtown Cemetery older than the tree that now engulfs the stone. Graves dating back to the Revolutionary War many French troops under the leadership of General Rochambeau are buried there.
Yesterday we went to The Wadsworth Atheneum to see the Patti Smith Photographs and more of their great collection. Patti’s work was emotionally dark, many gravestones of famous writers and artists. There are also images of rooms and beds from The Chelsea Hotel where she shared a room/suite with Robert Mapplethorpe when they were “Just Kids” the title of her new book. Technically most of the images were made with a B+W Polaroid Land Camera and printed from the negative in limited editions. It is a visual history of the artist and the times. The show closes on Feb 19 so get over for a look at her work, collections of hers and two short films. The Wadsworth Atheneum is worth a visit anytime the museum has a vast collection with many alternating shows. See link above to see what is coming up at The Wadsworth. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art

More Silver Gelatin More of Other Winters

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Eleven Winters ago on a ride to Dick Davis’s house we came upon this structure. Pulled off in the snow and created the image in one or two frames. Most likely one but I could have been shivering. Most often my images are 1-3 three exposures. I usually know which I like but take a couple brackets. As I remember it was late day light and cold. enjoy pjc

Photographic Art