Sheldon Family Album Part 1

Is there anything better in the life of an Imagist than that of being in the presence of a mother's love for her son? Probably not. I recently had the opportunity and pleasure to do just this and I will admit freely that it is an incredible site to behold.

I was given the honor of beginning the process of documenting an incredible family's growth, beginning in their formative, young years. The Sheldons are an incredible tiny clan and their energy, as you will see, is contagious and utterly honest.

For location we picked two areas local and familiar: an oak grove nearby and their house. I have always found that familiarity plays such an important role in the delivery of honest, real emotions - and we got just that. Rhianna and I discussed image type and composition thoroughly beforehand in my standard, personal consultation and we determined that an overall feel of lucid, atmospheric comfort would be the look that we would go for. As she said many times, "I don't want these to look like everything else that I have seen out there."

So that's what we did: familiar emotions with unfamiliar results. Some images are quite surreal and others look to be shot with the world's greatest Casio "point and shoot" (though I would prefer a Leica analogy). Here's to many more amazing family photo shoots!

Love all, live well and look at all the beauty around you,

B. Mason Gardenhire

BMGImage Now on RedBubble

For those of you eagerly coasting the constant, updated throng of new art in online artists communities, you may have come across RedBubble. RedBubble is an online collective of not only visual artists but poets, writers and musers as well. We thought it a good idea to be part of something that appeared to be another bold and vast network much akin to Imagekind.

So now, you enjoy our images with the added variety of an entire new world of artists at hand!

Enjoy and remember to look at all the beauty around you,

B. Mason

New Work for the Abstract Collections!

Brand new work always seem to infuse a bounty of enthusiasm for both buyer, collector, viewer and artist a like. I assume because it points to a new direction in a number of ways. Is it the start of a new collection?; perhaps the artist is going in a different direction?; a brand new throng of opinions, criticism and comments will be abound as well. Concerning these new eruptions if you will, I really don't yet know where they came from except perhaps from my wife's yearning for me to do more intensely expressive work.






The last piece I have dedicated to a fond friend of mine who passed on this month. He was equal parts teacher, friend and mentor. A great scholarly mind of the theater that will be missed each and every time a great film or any great breath of Shakespeare is taken in by the people he influenced. Dr. James Lundstrom of Columbia College Hollywood and abroad, you will be missed and mourned but more than anything, you will be greatly remembered. Thank you for all of your knowledge and care.

Dr. James C. Lundstrom 1949 ~ 2009

More Places to FInd Us!

As of this Christmas, BMGImage is now to be found on LinkedIn and Facebook. This is part of our New Year's resolution to be more socially aware.

Flash Images on the homepage have changed. We simply wanted open the page a bit more for newer work..

More Tahoe images to come!

Best wishes and warm regards,

B. Mason Gardenhire

Cocktails and Fabrics - Oh My!!

Good Morning Imagists!

This is the Other Half of BMGImage updating you with the following:

Seeing how everything is better with a cocktail, we'll start with the fabulous recipe my amazingly talented husband alluded to in his previous post. (if I can't brag about him, then who can?) My equally fabulous mother-in-law developed this wonderfully festive cocktail last week while we were relaxing in Tahoe.

The Cranberry Crusher

8 oz. Cranberry Juice
3 Tbs Cranberry Relish (your favorite recipe)
1 Tsp Raw Sugar
4 oz. Vodka

Put all ingredients in blender with ice and blend until frothy. Pour blended coctail in tumblers and add a dash of champagne or sparkling water. Serve immediately and ENJOY!

Now, on to the fabric. Fabrics you say? Just wait....

A few months ago, I was looking through our Abstract Imagery Gallery, and I was suddenly struck by our LabaDee BrickWalk Print and what a fabulous fabric it would make for a summer dress. So, I struck out on an internet quest to find a company that would allow me to upload our print and have it made into a custom fabric. After being met with one applique site after another, I was starting to get discouraged, until I stumbled across Spoonflower....

Spoonflower was a brand new site, still in Beta in fact, offering refuge to budding textile designers. After applying, and being waitlisted for about 2 months, we were finally invited to join in the fabric making fun. Apparently, I was not alone in my plight, because there are now over 10,000 registered Spoonflower members, and they are now accepting open enrollment. The site is still in Beta mode, so you are unable to purchase other members' fabric designs at this time. Take a few minutes to browse the site, and don't forget to check out our 10 new fabric designs based on our Abstract Designs and Paintings. The website address is www.spoonflower.com. The site is not exactly the most searchable or browsable yet, but we assume that will change as it becomes more advanced.

Until next time Image Lovers,

Love All, Live Well, and Look at all the Beauty Around You,
Kathryn Gardenhire

Image Update and Cocktails?

Here's one for all you forest dwellers, or at least Tahoe enthusiasts. Kathryn and I just returned from a South Lake Tahoe sojourn and there will be new material in both the Color Landscape and Abstract Painting categories.

For those who are some of our bigger print customers, look out for a Tahoe Wetlands landscape - it will blow up beautifully to horizontal 24x30 color print. Light tan tones and sandy burgundy's. Yum! Just in time for fall.

P.S. Concerning the other side of life outside imagery: For those who crave crafty, Christmas cocktails - my mother's new concoction in on the way. You won't believe its as good as it is!

Love All, Live Well, and Look at all the Beauty Around You,
B. Mason Gardenhire

Imagist Update: New Material!!

Update 1:
Greetings at the onset of what appears to be a very busy week. For the Gardenhire household at least, many things will be changing in that all references "post-Saturday" will be in the form of a married couple! Yes, Kathryn and I are tying the knot this Saturday. We are so happy and excited for our celebration to finally be happening. She, as well as many family members, have put so much time and energy into the showers, the wedding, the reception; I personally will be ecstatic to finally see her a little less stressed and return to my wonderful easy-going wife. Onward Gardenhire clan! I'll blog an update in a few years for the addition of children, as of now, let's just concentrate on the marriage part of it all. Such a blessed man, a very blessed man...

Update 2:
Our latest commercial shoot has just wrapped! and the images are now available in the commercial Cut and Color gallery; PM clients can find them under their protected gallery under Proofs. We are incrediby excited at the new ideas that came out of the shoot: fairies, mermaids....wow! Here's to brave and beautiful minds of cosmetology and make-up artistry.

Update 3:
New work by Amber Kannarr. One of Sacramento's leading make-up artists has struck again. This time around Amber has focused on the three faces of Kim: How three individual looks can be achieved simply through angle, light and tone of the hair.

Next up on the Imagist Update....new stock images, black and white landscape and OUR WEDDING PHOTOS!!

Love All, Live Well, and Look at all the Beauty Around You,
B. Mason Gardenhire