Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot by Jon Shiu of Lower Yosemite Fall. Jon took the photo with a plastic toy camera with medium format roll film, printed in the darkroom and sepia toned. Pretty cool, eh?
What’s also cool is it’s Jon’s entry into the Yosemite Renaissance. For the uninitiated, the Yosemite Renaissance is a gathering of artists from in and around Yosemite along with an auction of artwork.
Yosemite Renaissance.org: “The programs of Yosemite Renaissance are intended to encourage diverse artistic interpretations of Yosemite. Its goals are to bring together the works of serious contemporary artists that do not simply duplicate traditional representations; to establish a continuum with past generations of Yosemite artists; and to help re-establish visual art as a major interpretive medium of the landscape and a stimulus to the protection of the environment. Historically, the arts have played a very important role in the establishment of our State and National Parks. It is our hope that they can be just as important in future efforts to preserve and protect that heritage.”
This year they had more submissions than in any of the 24 years the Yosemite Renaissance and Auction has been taking place. Below is a list of all the artists whose work has been selected. Among those you’ll notice Penny Otwell, a regular voice on Yosemite Blog, Michael Frye, a good friend of the blog, Christine White Loberg, William Neil (whose work is hanging in my study), and of course, Jon Shiu. Congratulations everyone!
Margaret J. Bever, Lichen, Watercolor, 18 x 24.
Christine M. Brand, My Yosemite, Oil, 15 x 24.
Linda Brown, Early Winter Light, Oil, 13 x 26.
Elizabeth Carmel, Sunrise on the Whitney Massif, Photograph, 20 x 30.
Charles Cramer, Cascade on Granite below California Fall, Photograph, 20 x 24.
Jane Culp, In the Shadow of Bridveil Cliffs, Oil, 24 x 28.
Jane Culp, Toward Tioga Lake, Watercolor, 22 x 28.
Stephen Curl, View from off the Tioga Road, Watercolor, 22 x 30.
Karen Donaldson, High Noon, Tenaya Lake, Reduction Block Print, 9 x 9.
Steve Emery, Pine, Acrylic, 38 x 14.
Ira Estin, Sunset, Moonrise, Photograph, 13 x 19.
Ira Estin, Hungry Frog, Before & After, Photograph.
Jim Fitzgerald, Eye of the Oak, Yosemite, Carbon Contact Print, 8 x 10.
Michael Frye, Ice Pattern, Shell Lake, Photograph, 20 x 24.
Michael Frye, Oak Leaf, Photograph, 16 x 20.
Joan Hoffmann, Sunset at Sunrise Camp, Oil, 16 x 12.
Debra Huse, Awestruck at Yosemite Falls, Oil, 16 x 20.
Sally Landis, Morning, Seven Gables, Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 40.
Jonathan Levy, Walking under Shadow of Tree 4, Acrylic, 16 x 52.
Jonathan Levy, Snow Capped Mountains, Acrylic, 40 x 30.
Christine White Loberg, Fire Lights, Photograph, 16 x 20.
Jay Mather, Rockfall Bikes, Digital Photograph, 16 x 11.
Collin Murphy, Valley Glow, Acrylic, Collage on Panel, 24 x 24.
William Neill, Giant Sequoias, Photograph, 16 x 24.
Ted Orland, Tree in Snowstorm, Yosemite Valley, Photomontage, Archival Inkjet Print, 21 x 23.
Penny Otwell, Igneous Profile, Acrylic, 30 x 30.
Penny Otwell, Triangulation, North Wall, Acrylic, 24 x 24.
Brad Rippe, Tuolumne Rex, Yosemite, Photograph, 11 x 14.
David Robertson, Walks in the World, Offset Cards, 3 x 5 (4).
George H. Robertson, Pond Optics: One Sun Reflects as Many, Dana Meadows, Digital Photograph, 12 x 18.
Tony Rowell, Bristlecone Pine and Milky Way, Eastern Sierra, Photograph, 16 x 20.
Barbara Gill Salerno, Moon Over Falls, Batik Collage, 19 x 23.
Jody Sears, God View, Valley…, Oak, wax, 35″.
John Shiu, Lower Yosemite Fall, Silver Gelatin Print, 14 x 14.
Mary Sibert, Ballroom with a View, Digital, 24 x 22.
Joe Sumner, Merced, Photograph, 18 x 18.
Steven Thaw, Yosemite’s Wildcat Point, Watercolor, 11 x 18.
Matt Theilen, Upper Pines, Night Sky, Photograph, 11 x14.
Andie Thrams, In Forests, Volume XVI: Great & Graceful, Artist’s Book, 10 x 9 x 18.
Trice Tolle, Cloud Dance, Acrylic, 30 x 30.
Hope Werness, Yosemite Picnic, Found Objects & Mixed Media, 15 x 17 x 12.
Don Whitebread, Star Tracks over Yosemite Falls, Photograph, 16 x 16.
Peggy Wyman, Muir’s Meanders, Fiber (Pine Needle) Sculpture, 15 x 17 x 14.
For more information on Yosemite Renaissance and Auction visit YosemiteRenaissance.org.
The opening reception for the Yosemite Renaissance XXIV Juried art show will be on Friday, February 27th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Yosemite Museum Gallery. The exhibit will run through May.
Be sure to check out more of Jon Shiu’s beautiful, beautiful photos over at JonShiu.com.
Thanks for sending in the info, Jon.
Photo by Jon Shiu, JonShiu.com