Two Voices, 2021 Series: Reverence: San Diego River Louise Russell Media: Pinhole image on Vellum with White Gold Leaf Print Size: 9.25"x7.25" Framed: 17.5"x14.5" Valued: $250 Starting Bid: $150
Artist Bio: Louise Russell is a photo-based artist who photographs with an 8 x 10-inch pinhole camera, a Leonardo made by Eric Renner, and digital cameras producing silver gelatin, inkjet prints, and gold leaf prints on paper vellum and kozo. While she has always photographed, she had a career in education and educational software. She was an adjunct instructor of photography at Grossmont College for a few years and is a member of Snowcreek Collective and SanDiego River Guild. My love of the land and concern or its ecological collapse motivate and guide my artwork which centers on land and place: its power, beauty, past and present, use and abuse, and our desire for it. I search for places that express open and unconditional time, where the past, present, and future may be felt, and there is respect for the living earth and the gifts that land gives us while acknowledging its current state and the human impact on it. The image in the silent auction, Two Voices, is from Reverence: San Diego River. It was captured on black and white film with my 8 x 10-inch pinhole camera, scanned, and printed on paper vellum with white gold leaf hand applied.
