Richard Upton

Waiting for Inspiration

Photographic Collage on Textured Fine Art Paper

11.5 x 15.5", framed to 17.5 x 21.5 x 1"

$250

"Piano Freddy" is a sculpture that sits on the lid of my home piano. For years, he has accompanied me on many a songwriting journey. With my dog Disney at my feet and Freddy atop the piano, they both listen patiently as I try to find inspiration for a new musical path.

Artist Statement:

With a focus on photography and mixed-media printmaking, I have directed my most recent works toward combining the two disciplines. In addition to traditional fine art photography, I began exploring and further developing a print-making technique I refer to as Progressive Frame Imaging (PFI). In its simplest definition, PFI is a multi-layer, ink-over-ink print making process not dissimilar to that of lithography, wood block or silk-screen printing. With Progressive Frame Imaging, digital printers replace the ink transfer mediums of stone, wood or screen.