Mercorex

Much of my photography thus far has been focused on wild life. Some would argue that I am dealing with another form of wild life here! Just kidding! A number of the images in this portfolio are either interpretations of famous paintings by Degas, Picasso and Munch or have been inspired in some way by them. As for so many people, the impressionists remain my favourite painters. Why? Because they painted light and therefore have a lot in common with photographic technique. In fact, Degas was an early amateur photographer and some speculate that he used photography to help with some of his work. Viewing the actual paintings in person is always a rush for me because I imagine the actual brush strokes being made all those years ago by someone who probably didn't realize how revered their work would be in years to come. The next best thing to viewing them is seeking inspiration from them in my photography.

I also sketch/draw and am working to see if I can combine the two art forms in a meaningful way. I may ask you if I can use pictures from your portfolio as a reference for drawing and I hope you will oblige! Oh, and if you would like me to sketch you, please just ask! I do that for pure enjoyment and finding people willing to sit for a few hours is never easy in our world of short attention spans!

For those of you who asked if I could reproduce a version of some of the images here with you as the model, I can only easily do that with those that don't require me to rebuild the set! A couple of the shots here took me a number of hours just to set up the right perspective. That said, no harm in asking! - I'll let you know what is and isn't possible. I also welcome the opportunity to share creative thoughts with anyone interested and see if we can come up with something different and original.

On critiques:

If you want to critique my work go ahead even if you don't like it! All I ask is that you simply say what you would do differently. We may or may not agree but this is a learning experience for all. If you don't agree or dislike any comments that I make on your work please write me rather than leaving a tag that complains about my criticism!

I have the facility to do large format prints and can provide you with an enlarged copy of our work ( for TFP projects ) if this is of interest.