A Solo Exhibition by Steven Draper
The Loft Gallery, Karlo Estates Winery
28 July – 5 September 2011
Photographer’s Statement
“For the many years I flew aeroplanes all around the world, I effectively lived in the sky, spending thousands of hours dancing with the wind and the clouds. And even now my home and studio is a hill top in Prince Edward County offering an amazing 360 panoramic view of the sky.
From misty dawns to dramatic storms, the sky around us offers all extremes and sets the stage for the landscape below – This collection of poetic images, all photographed over the past 5 years from the ground, the air and also my polepics camera system, explores these moods from the unique eye of an artist, and a pilot and an in depth understanding of meteorology, light and the spirit of the sky.”
Karlo Estates
A winery, located in Prince Edward County, Karlo Estates is ideally situated close to the shores of Lake Ontario, creating moderating effects which help alleviate Canada’s cool climate. With latitude and soil similar to the Burgundy region of France, we produce great Canadian wines with distinctive terroir.
Thanks to limestone soils, hand crafting and low yields; expect delicate complexity in a lighter weight with a refined texture.
Karlo Estates joins the pioneering spirit to offer 100% premium Canadian wines in beautiful Prince Edward County. We are dedicated to bring you wine with character.
Image Line Up
- Bear Spirit - 1/1 Canvas Edition – $1250 (can be stretched)
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – 2/5 – $795
- Beyond - 3/5 – $1750
- Cumulus - 1/1 $895
- Devon Man - 3/5 – $895
- Flying Home to Nowhere - 2/5 – $995
- Forest Fire - 3/5 – $695
- Hide and Seek – 1/5 – $895
- Jumbo Departure II – 4/5 – $895
- Maternity Leave- 5/9 – $895
- Miles High - 3/5- $1250
- Rural Secrets - 1/5 – $895
- Skypower - 2/5 – $795
- Thanksgiving - 4/5 – $1295
- The Tempest - 1/1 – $695
- The Tree of Life – 4/5 – $795
- Web Support – 2/5 – $695
- Untitled - 1/1 – $595
- A selection of unframed prints are also available, each individually price marked.
- All images with the exception of Hide and Seek and Rural Secret use TrueVue Museum Glass, these can be upgraded to museum glass if required for additional fee.
- Prices Exclude HST and shipping and are correct for the duration of the exhibition. They may be subject to change in the future.
“Rural Secrets” – Image Ref: 2010-08-29–33
PEC, Ontario GPS 44 02 58N 77 14 33W Elv 50‘ — Find on Image Trail
Nikon D700 — 28-70 f2.8G (56mm) — 1/1250 sec – f8 — ISO 200 (-1ev) — Polepics Camera System
More photos of – Skylust Series
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“A family farm hides in the dawn mist – photographed from the Polepics mast.”
Fine Art Print Details
‘Rural Secrets’ 1/5
22″ x 34 3/4″ (image size) 558 x 884 mm
Available - $895*
- SKYLUST - Solo Exhibition at Karlo Estates Winery – (2011-08-11 — 2011-09-05)
- In Step with Nature – Academy Gallery, Bath, On. – (2010-10-07 — 2010-10-17)
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Headlands Studio11 in Sep 2009 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk photographic paper.
- Framed using TruVue UV control glass at Kingston Frameworks (W27947)
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Creative Notes
- All creative work by Steven Draper, carried out during September 2010. NX2 raw conversion, processing and colour work in CS4.
* All Prices shown exclude HST and are subject to change. Please Contact for confirmation on price, availability and shipping.
Artist Statement
“Focusing all the energy of a single moment into one space, my prints are not the end of the artistic process – they are the window where the journey deep into our minds begins.” [SD]
“The perspective I work with provides a freedom from the earth, yet remains intimate to everything we are all so familiar with – it is the angle from which we are the most creative, the angle where we take most pleasure and understanding from our surroundings.” [SD]
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Image Line Up
- Developing Character – 2/5
- Journey into Labor - 1/5
- Jumbo Departure - 2/5
- Millenium Lookout – 1/5
- Ready For a revolution - 1/5
- Reflections on train Journey – 2/5
- Thanksgiving – 3/5 – $445 – SOLD
- The Orange Tree – 1/5
- Untiled 3D evaluation – AP1
“Maternity Leave” – Image Ref: 2009-07-05–074v2
CFB Trenton GPS 44 00 37 N 76 58 55W Elv 0′
Nikon D700 — 70-200 f2.8G VRII +TCIIE1.4 (280mm) — 1/2000 sec – f5.6 (-1/3ev) – ISO 200 Handheld
More photos of – Skylust Series
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“The Snowbirds come over the top during a ‘Big Diamond’ formation loop trailing puffy white smoke against a dramatic blue sky at CFB Trenton during the 8 Wing 60th anniversary air show on 5th July 2009.
However snowbird 2 is missing from the formation – Captain Claude Rivard’s wife going into labor just before the show such that he was granted maternity leave!!” [SD]
Fine Art Print Details
‘Maternity Leave’ 5/9
12 3/4″ x 20″ (image size)
Available - $895*
- SKYLUST - Solo Exhibition at Karlo Estates Winery – (2011-08-11 — 2011-09-05)
- Arts on Main Gallery - Picton Ontario – (2011-03-23 – 2011-06-14)
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on 28th Feb 2011 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Epson Exhibition Fiber photographic paper.
- Framed using TruVue Museum Glass at Kingston Frameworks (W28969)
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‘Maternity Leave’ 4/9
12 3/4″ x 20″ (image size)
Available - $295*
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on 14th December 2009 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Epson Exhibition Fiber photographic paper.
- Framed by Steven Draper using Nielson Bainbridge Artcare Matt 8305 (outer) 8003 (inner) and M40-79 moulding. (28″ x 20″)
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‘Maternity Leave’ 3/9
12 3/4″ x 20″ (image size)
SOLD – Public Collection – Quinte West Town Hall, Trenton
- Rotary International – Trenton Auction – Nov 10th 2009
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on 8th November 2011 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Epson Exhibition Fiber photographic paper.
- Framed by Steven Draper using Nielson Bainbridge Artcare Matt 8305 (outer) 8003 (inner) and M40-79 moulding. (28″ x 20″)
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‘Maternity Leave’ 2/9
12 3/4″ x 20″ (image size)
RESERVED
- Storage – Viewfinder
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on 8th November 2011 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Epson Exhibition Fiber photographic paper.
- Framed by Steven Draper using Nielson Bainbridge Artcare Matt 8305 (outer) 8003 (inner) and M40-79 moulding. (28″ x 20″)
*****
‘Maternity Leave’ 1/9
12 3/4″ x 20″ (image size)
SOLD – Private Collection – Toronto
- Arts on Main Gallery - Picton Ontario – (2009-09-23 – 2009-11-09) – SOLD
- PEC Studio Tour – Viewfinder Studio – (2009-09-18/19/20)
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on 8th November 2011 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Epson Exhibition Fiber photographic paper.
- Framed by Steven Draper using Nielson Bainbridge Artcare Matt 8305 (outer) 8003 (inner) and M40-79 moulding. (28″ x 20″)
*****
Creative Notes
- All Creative work by Steven Draper on 5th July 2009 with some additional work on 11th September 2009 prior to print 1.
- Quiet a lot of tonal and micro contrast work on the smoke, Colour contrast punch.
* All Prices shown exclude HST and are subject to change. Please Contact for confirmation on price, availability and shipping.
Arts on Main Gallery:
AoMG is a premium Artist run gallery at the heart of down town Picton. With a roster of between 25 – 30 established artists working in a variety of medium, the gallery is a popular spot for both visitors and residents of Prince Edward County to enjoy and purchase the work of some of the areas best artists.
Steven Draper joined the Gallery in the Spring of 2009 and served as chair from 2009 until 2011, introducing an LED lightings system that saves the gallery about $2000 per year.
Steven wrote an Article for the Spring 2010 County and Quinte Living Magazine and designed a number of the show posters.
- Summer 2011 - (Jun 16 — August 21)
- Pipes - 1/1
- Pipes – 1/1
- Spring 2011 - (March 23 – June 14)
- Maternity Leave - 5/9
- Jumbo Departure II - 4/5
- Winter 2011 - (Jan 19 — March 20)
- In a Spin - 4/5
- Tower Bridge - 1/5
- Millennium Lookout (square) – AP – SOLD
- Christmas 2010 – (Nov 10 — Jan 17)
- Miles High - 2/5
- The Orange Tree – 1/5
- Reflective Cycles in Dreamland – 2/5
- Fall 2010 - (Sept 22 — Nov 8 )
- Flying Home to Nowhere - 1/5
- Summer 2010 - (July 14 — Sept 20)
- Rusty Old Bridge – 2/5 – SOLD
- *Devon Man – 2/5 – sold later as a result of being seen at AoMG – Replaced for Studio Tour weekend with Thanksgiving
- Natural Support - 5/10 – SOLD – 6/10 also sold as a result of being seen at AoMG
- *Cherry Chief - 1/5
- *Thanksgiving - 1/5 - SOLD – 3/5 also sold as result of being seen at AoMG
- Late Spring 2010 – (May 12 — July 12)
- Journey into Labor - 1/5
- Ready for a Revolution - 1/5
- Spring 2010 - (March 24 — May 10)
- Millenium Lookout - 2/5
- Cherry Chief - 1/5
- Winter 2010 (Jan 17 — March 22 )
- Do Not Disturb - 4/10 - SOLD
- *Do Not Disturb - 5 /10 - SOLD
- Forest Fire - 2/5
- Christmas 2009 - (Nov 11 — Jan 15 )
- Reflections on a Train Journey – 2/5
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - 1/5
- The Orange Tree – 1/5
- Fall 2009 - (Sept 23 — Nov 9)
- Maternity Leave - 1/9 - SOLD
- *Jumbo Departure II - 1/5 - SOLD – 3/5 also sold as a result
- *Reflective Cycles in Dreamland - 2/5
- Developing Character – 1/5
- Ready for a Revolution - 1/5
- Summer 2009 - (July 15 — Sept 21 )
- Bear Spirit - 2/5 - SOLD
- Devon Man - 2/5
- Arrows Myst – 1/5
- Late Spring 2010 – (May 13 — July 13)
- Millennium Lookout (square) - AP
- Skypower - 1/5
- Miles High - AP
- Do Not Disturb – 5/10
Feature Photographer – Steven Draper
Gallery Art Plus, Belleville
26 March 2009 – 26 April 2009
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Celebrate Spring with Folk, Fantasy and Colour!
Comments:
“I had just four weeks notice to put together the images for what was my first gallery show. For a while things looked bleak. Upgrading photoshop to increase efficiency with some of the image work produced unexpected printer problems. By the time they were resolved, and boy did that take some work, ink supplies for the B9180 were very low. And of course the only supplier in Canada wasn’t going to rush the delivery!
To add to the fun some of the images are non standard frame sizes, and I discovered 2am in the morning wasn’t the time to master the art of glass cutting! Thankfully Lowes in Belleville were able to help, although when I arrived later with several more lites to trim up I think their glass cutting policy changed!
13 pieces were exhibited – yes a lucky number indeed as this show lead to becoming a member of Arts on Main Gallery and a second show in 2010.” [SD]
Image Line Up
- Arrows Myst - 1/9
- Bear Spirit - 1/5
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - 1/5
- Devon Man - 2/5
- Forest Fire – 1/5
- Miles High – 1/5
- Mothers Day – 1/5
- Natural Support – 5/10
- Polepics one of one – 1/1
- Reflective Cycles in Dreamland - 2/5
- Skypower – 1/5
- Tree of Life - 1/5
- Web Support – 1/5
“WebSupport” – Image Ref: 2008-08-14–114
Ontario GPS 44 03 37N 77 12 17W Elv 0′
Nikon D2x — 70-200 f2.8G VRII (175mm) — 1/640 sec –f5.6 — Gitzo Tripod & Cable Release
More photos of – Skylust Series
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“I love finding natural structure within the visual field”
Fine Art Print Details
‘Web Support’ 2/5
15″ x 15″ (image size) 381 x 381mm
Available - $795*
- SKYLUST - Solo Exhibition at Karlo Estates Winery – (2011-08-11 — 2011-09-05)
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on July 8th 2011 using an Epson 7900 and Ultrachrome HDR inks on Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk
- Framed using TruVue Museum Glass at Kingston Frameworks (W29799)
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- images shows unframed print -
‘Web Support’ 1/5
11″ x 11″ (image size)
Available - $145*
- On Loan to Prince Edward Memorial Hospital — (2010 – Current)
- Equinox — Gallery ArtPlus, Belleville — (2009-03-26 — 2009-04-26)
- Printed by Steven Draper at The Viewfinder Studio on March 16 2009 using an HPB9180 printer on HP satin photographic paper.
- Framed by Steven Draper using Matt Nielson Bainbridge Artcare 8467/8467 and Moulding M40-79 (15 “x 15″)
- Initial Creative work carried out by Steven Draper on March 11 2009. NX2 Raw conversion, processing in CS2
- 2/5 onwards has some additional softening of background and some added saturation.
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