George Hemphill

George Hemphill, Washington DC, September 20, 2013

George Hemphill is an American art dealer.  He is the founder of Hemphill Fine Arts in Washington DC.

www.hemphillfinearts.com

Julie Wolfe

Julie Wolfe, Washington DC, September 14, 2013

Julie Wolfe is a painter, sculptor, installation artist, and jewelry designer. Originally from Houston, Texas, Wolfe lives and works in Washington DC.  Wolfe is represented by Hemphill Fine Arts and her custom jewelry is shown at Barneys NY.

www.juliewolfedesign.com

James Huckenphaler

James Huckenphaler, Washington DC, September 7, 2013

James Huckenphaler is a Washington DC based artist who works in digital media.  He is a member of Furthermore, a collaborative based in Washington DC, New York NY, and the Netherlands.  Huckenphaler is a Professorial Lecturer in Art in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History at George Washington University, and is represented by Hemphill Fine Arts.

www.superluckyland.com

www.furthermorellc.com

Kelly Green

This portrait is of Kelly Green, a Vermont public service attorney and art collector, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013.

Julia Johnson

These portraits are of Julia Johnson, American artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY.

Albrecht Fendrich

These portraits are of Albrecht Fendrich, German photographer and musician, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY (website).

Jenny Hillenbrand

These portraits are of Jenny Hillenbrand, American artist, visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013.

Jolie Day

These portraits are of Jolie Day, an American artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY.

Forrest McGregor

These portraits are of Forrest McGregor, a Vermont sculptor and multimedia/electronics artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013.

Alessandra Beltrame

These portraits are of Alessandra Beltrame, a Swiss artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY (website).

Kazumi Tanaka

These portraits are of Kazumi Tanaka, Japanese-American sculptor, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY (website).

Paul Wallace

These portraits are of Paul Wallace, American artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY.

Alice Smith Duncan

These portraits are of Alice Smith Duncan, American writer, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY.

Johanna Knöpfle

These portraits are of Johanna Knöpfle, German painter and sculptor, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013.

The spiral pattern of green is a peculiar feature in Johanna's iris, highlighting the quite varied and unusual appearance of peoples' eyes that only become visible when you get this close.

Kevin Vanek

These portraits are of Kevin Vanek, American artist and sculptor, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY (website).

Anne-Christine Klarmann

These portraits are of Anne-Christine Klarmann, German drawing and installation artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013 (website).

Gabrielle Danchick

These portraits are of Gabrielle Danchick, writer from New York, visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013.

Bernhard Klein

These portraits are of Bernhard Klein, German music installation artist, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013 (website).

Janice Sloane

These portraits are of Janice Sloane, visual artist from New York, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013 (website).

Katrin Kinsler

These portraits are of Katrin Kinsler, German multimedia artist, visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013 (website).

Ira Hill

These portraits are of Ira Hill, sculptor from Tallahassee, FL, summer visitor to Salem Art Works, Salem, NY, August 2013 (website).

Mandy Kunze

These photos are of Mandy Kunze, German painter, visitor to Salem Art Works, August 2013 (website).

Mary Early

This is the first in a series of photographs called "The Eye of the Artist", for which this blog was created.  The artist is Mary Early, Washington D.C. sculptor and director of Hemphill Fine Arts gallery.

The series of photographs are taken by myself, Jeff Colombe, a practicing visual neuroscientist with a background in visual and performing arts.  My goal for the series is to capture the anatomic detail and expressiveness of the eyes of artists using close-up lens and digital SLR, accompanied by candid portraits of the artists in their studios.

For several of these early additions, the studio was Barn 2 at Salem Art Works, Salem NY, during their annual "Salem2Salem" exchange program with artists in Germany, Switzerland, and Australia.  This exchange program alternates each year between Salem, NY, and Salem, Germany.  The 2013 exchange was held in NY.  Barn 2 on a sunny day may have the best natural light for portrait photography anywhere, as large portions of the ceilings are milky white fiberglass and provide diffuse wide-angle illumination.