Simply add 6% Michigan sales tax to the cost of the framed picture(s), and then divide that amount by 12. This is the monthly rental payment. No interest and no surcharges. You pay the first three months' rent when you take the pictures with you. Your next payment is due at the beginning of Month No. 4. After 12 months of rental payments, the pictures are yours.

But here's the neat part. After each three-month period, you may trade the pictures for others of your choice from my website, and a total of three months' rent will carry over. Of course, differently priced pictures will require some rental price adjustment.

This is a painless way to affordably furnish your office with high-impact, high quality, award-winning and acclaimed photographic art, and still be able to change pictures around until you find the ones that capture your heart. Or, you can change pictures every three months without ever buying, and enjoy the broad range of images that are offered on my website. Of course, you will be responsible for any damage on returned or exchanged pictures.

With the wide variety of images in my five web galleries, every Nature lover is certain to find something that speaks to his or her inner spirit. And new images are added regularly. Visit my booth at local art fairs, or contact me to set up an appointment at my gallery to examine the pictures that pique your imagination.

*4/20-4/24: "PAN" (poetry and art exhibit), presented by the Village Fine Arts Association at the Milford Library, located on 330 Family Drive off Milford Rd. Exhibit is open during Library hours. Special PAN "Coffeehouse," with live poetry readings, live music, and judges' awards for art and poetry, will be Saturday, April 24, from 6:30pm to 10:00pm.

*7/10-7/11: "Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair," a premier highly rated art fair at Royal Oak Memorial Park located at the corner of Woodward and 13 Mile. Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.

*8/14-8/15: "Brighton Art Festival" downtown street art fair along Main St. west from Grand River. I'll be located across from the Mill Pond. Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm.

*9/10-9/12: "Art & Apples Festival" located in downtown Rochester's 30-acre Park. This is one of the top 20 art fairs in the country. Friday 4pm to 7:30pm, Saturday 9am to 7:30 pm, Sunday 9am to 4pm.

*10/14-10/16: Our Town art show & sale. This is arguably the premier exhibit of the area, held at The Community House in Birmingham, located at 380 South Bates Street. The elegant Opening Night Party on 10/13, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, is the artsy social event of the year.

Background:
Heeding the advice of artist friends, I entered the world of competitive art shows in 2002. Since then, despite often being told that "photography isn't real art," I have earned over two dozen significant awards in juried all-media art competitions (including some best-in-shows and two "Artist of the Year" honors), presented a number of solo and featured-artist exhibits, and regularly participate in select juried and judged art fairs. My work hangs in private and corporate collections throughout North America, as well as in Europe and Asia. Having launched my self-directed photographic studies in the early 1970's, I am continuing my education.

Style:
Somewhat eclectic. Almost always an emphasis on nature studies, mostly in color.

Technique:
I work only with manually controlled cameras. Often referred to as an old-fashioned purist, most of my creative and compositional work is done in-camera, rather than in the darkroom or computer like so many others today. I actually shoot very few pictures of any given subject, usually examining many different perspectives for the "best" composition, and waiting for the "right" light. Images are individually hand-printed, dry-mounted, double- or triple-matted and signed in limited editions. I self-perform the photographic process from image capture to image presentation, allowing me to maintain a fond closeness to my work. And I'm pleased that my photographs are widely recognized for their rich and natural color quality, superlative sharpness, and luminosity. Moreover, my prints are fully archival, to ensure they last decades without noticeable fading or degradation.