Bill Pappas
This body of work is the result of several recent trips both near and far. Certain scenes and objects seem to present themselves to me for study, so rather than continuously recording everything I see, I tend to concentrate on those situations, usually shooting from a few different angles and using various focal lengths to further enhance the perspective. When I edit images later I'm sometimes surprised to find the subject, that when captured did not seem to be the strongest interpretation, turns out to be the more compelling photograph.
Bill Pappas
is an award winning Cleveland photographer whose work consists of scenic vignettes from a wide variety of locations, as well as studies of people from a visually enhanced perspective. Soon after graduation from John Carroll University where he studied Chemistry, Bill pursued what became a lifelong career in photography.
His work has been exhibited in the May Show at the Cleveland Museum of Art, The New May Show at LakelandCommunityCollege, The New York Art Director’s One Show, the Graphis Press publication “Photographis” in Zurich, Switzerland, The Cleveland Society of Communicating Arts, The Butler Institute of Art in Youngstown, The Willoughby Hills Gallery, Gates Mills juried shows, The Fairmount Center for the Arts juried shows, The Euclid Art Association, The Red Dot Project, The Zygote Press, the Waterloo 7 Gallery in Cleveland, The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia . Bill is a member of The Cleveland Print Room and The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. His work is part of the permanent fine arts collection at The Cuyahoga County Administration Building, The Cleveland Clinic, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Contact:
Bill Pappas
Phone: 216.559.6741
Email: bpappas@billpappas.com |
John Davis
I grew up in Greater Cleveland. I graduated from Muskingum College. After graduation I set up a studio for almost 30 years I operated Davis Pottery and Gallery in Chautauqua Lake NY. In 1999 I retired, and since then have concentrated on my paintings. I work mainly in watercolor, but egg tempera and acrylics as well.
I usually paint places I care about and visit often. My paintings are part of my history; they are people, places and scenes in my life. Since I have spent most of my life in Cleveland and Chautauqua, these areas have inspired me, and many of my paintings represent this.
In this exhibit I am drawn back to the rural farmlands of Chautauqua County. I take a long look back with a fresh perspective as I am about to move into downtown Cleveland. I revisit the country side that was my home for 30 years. The farms and landscapes are like old friends with their quiet moods in winter and early spring.
Contact:
John Davis
Phone: 440-346-3255
Email: John@DavisGallery.com
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