Weston Photography Newsletter - August 2009

Greetings!

Where do I start? It has been several months since I have sat down to write the monthly newsletter. A lot has been happening here at Wildcat Hill. I guess one of the most important events is our son going off to San Diego State University at the end of this month. It continually surprises me that so much time has gone by. From a very early age we have been preparing Zach for college. But now it is a reality. Are we prepared for him to leave? I would like to say yes, but when that phone isn’t ringing letting me know when he’s coming home the reality will set in. So much of my time lately has been spent getting things ready and in order for him to go, it’s been hard for me to sit and concentrate enough to write it all down.

August Print of the Month
The August Print of the Month: Apartment # 2 is up for viewing.
This photograph a continuation of Kim’s apartment series created and photographed in the 1980’s when he lived in Carmel. He painted the backdrops and brought in personal belongings to be included in this imaginative series. Haven't you wanted to buy an original piece of art directly from the artist? Well now the time! Take a look at Kim's POM's for this year consider joining and getting a discounted rate of $175 per photograph if you sign up for the POM Club. You must buy at least 6 to get that rate. Questions? just give me a call 831-624-8111. or maybe you want to look at his new work, so many new good images to pick from.

WORKSHOPS
Our 2009 Workshop Series has been quite the success, with the current economy I was a little concerned about the enrollment, but have been so grateful for all that have come to Wildcat Hill to be with us this year. So far we have had 6 full photography workshops: A Day with Kim Weston, The Wildcat Studio Nude II Workshop, The Advanced Landscape, co taught with Randy Efros, The Digital Platinum Workshop, co taught with Brian Pawlowski and then two Weston Figure Workshops in June co taught with Mark Comon from Paul’s Photo in Torrance CA. We have had great instructors, models, participants and guest artist speakers! Thank you! I always tell the participants that “it’s about the experience” So if you are in need for a wonderful “experience” then you should try one of our workshops very soon! Our last scheduled workshop is another Wildcat Studio Nude II. Call to be put on the waiting list. If our workshop dates don’t work for you, remember you can come and take a one or two day or whatever fills your needs - tutorial with Kim. You can get a lot out of a one on one tutorial. Workshop Photos

NEW WORK
In the spring we went down to Los Angeles to photograph with photographer Sylvie Blum. You will see Kim’s new work posted on the website.  Also check out the updated guest and workshop pages to see some of the people that have been here this year.

WILDCAT HILL / BODIE HOUSE
We have met so many wonderful people by opening up our home. It’s not always an easy thing to do. Kim believes we are just stewards of Edward Weston’s home. A lovely single wall cracker box of a house. (Didn’t want to call it a shack- oh no) We have tried to keep it in the tradition of Edward Weston so when you come to see it you can imagine him and Charis living here together, him creating photographs and her writing about them. We have converted her once garden/writing shed into a lovely studio called Bodie House. You can rent it if you want to come and stay with us on the property. Point Lobos is only a stone throw away. Edward frequented Point lobos with his large 8x10 camera. Come and see his darkroom with his printing frames, dogging tools and the single bulb hanging from the ceiling where he did his contact printing.

PAINTED PHOTOGRAPHS
Kim has been painting on his photographs every evening creating a wonderful collection of painted photographs. Cody Edison a 2005 Scholarship Winner has been interning for Kim this summer. What a beautiful book he and Kim are creating. It’s been a lot of fun having Cody here for a couple of hours a week. The book is coming along beautifully and I will let you all know when it is completed hopefully before he goes back to CAL ARTS in Valencia! (NOT UP YET - SOON I PROMISE)

FACE BOOK AND YOU TUBE
I have joined face book and You Tube. Last weekend while Kim was mounting up his painted photographs I videoed him and put it up on You Tube then linked it to my Face Book page, please visit me there and join us! Hope I can keep up with all this new technology. Meanwhile I will listen to Pandora.com while surfing Face book and watching videos on You Tube! Oh MY!

MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART
GROWING UP WESTON
A Reflection on Three Weston Generations by Kim Weston
Wednesday, September 9, 10:30 am
MMA La Mirada
Free, Friends of the Museum
$15 Non-Members
$10 for MMA Members and Students
Mark your calendars for this intriguing lecture by Kim Weston as he delves into the history and talent of his family roots and how it cultivated his own passion for photographic art.
Hope you can come and join us!

CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
2009 Juried Exhibition
September 19 through December 4, 2009
Opening reception Saturday, September 19, 4-6pm
Kim submission to the CPA Members Show was accepted by Al Weber who judged the competition. Not only was he accepted but they choose 2 of Kim’s images. So hope you all can come by the center’s main fundraiser this year and support them!

CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! The Photography exhibition at the Carmel Art & Film Festival is something to think about. 50 photographers will be selected for a month long show at the Marjorie Evans Gallery in Carmel. The top 10 from that fifty will be given a gallery show in New York AND 1 from the top 10 will be given a major feature in ARTWORKS Magazine. www.carmelartandfilm.com for application details. Artist and Photography Applications Deadline - August 28 th. Kim is judging.

Have you heard of Griffin House? Well he is performing live at the Carmel Art & Film Festival on October 8th! Music video for Griffin House's "The Guy That Says Goodbye to You Is out Of His Mind" From the album "Flying Upside Down” He’s great!

2009 WESTON SCHOLARSHIP
We had our 6th Weston Photography Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Exhibition at The Marjorie Evans Gallery in Carmel CA! Congratulations to the 27 Winners! Please visit our website at www.westonscholarship.org to see the winning photographs and awards! We gave out a total of $8600 this year. Since its inception, we have given 88 awards totaling $29,988! Our goal at the outset was to generate interest among students in the classic analog photographic processes and thereby, we hoped, preserve that art form through another generation. As Kim remarked at the award ceremony, the increase in participants from 12 to 77 means that we are on the way to accomplish exactly that.
Many of the scholarship winners have gone on to pursue their photography career by attending such notable schools as The Academy of Art in San Francisco, San Francisco Art Institute, Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. One of last year’s recipients of the Julian P Graham Award is home for the summer and will help Kim on a painted photograph book project.
Our 2009 Fine Art Fundraiser is rescheduled for May 2010. It will coincide with the 2010 Weston Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Exhibition. Hope you can join us and support this wonderful cause!

I know that's a lot to read so if you can't finish it now come back and read it later. pass it on to your friends too!

Thank you very much for keeping in touch with us, supporting us by coming to our workshops, staying in Bodie House, buying Kim's photography and for signing up for our newsletter!

take care and talk with you soon!

Sincerely,

Gina Kim and Zach!

ps I just added the Big Sur Nude Photo Workshop to our calendar check it out on the workshop page.