Gray Artus, Asheville NC
Member Since March 2011
Artist Statement Thank you for viewing my art! I love photography because of the ability to portray color (or B&W), emotions, feelings & memories onto one piece of paper. A photograph, that 20 years from now you can hold and step right back into that day...as if it were just yesterday.
I grew up in the mountains of Western North Carolina and even from a small boy I have enjoyed exploring the mountains, the hidden waterfalls, wildlife and my summers spent splashing in the surf at Topsail Beach.
At the ripe old age of 10 I got my first camera, a small Kodak from the Green Stamp store in town. I remember taking pictures of everything from toys to birds in the bird feeder outside the window. I still have one or two of those photos that make me smile and the memories they bring!
I previously shot film and removed myself from photography for a while due to the lack of ability to control the final image in the processing phase. But now, with the exciting advantages of digital imaging, I can more accurately portray the image onto paper as seen through my eyes.
Thank you for allowing me to share,
Gray