Artist Associates
Here is a list of some of the artists who use our service. These are very talented people to whom quality is paramount.
Rob Blakers
Rob is a professional photographer of more than 20 years experience. He has photographed in Tasmania, on the mainland and in the USA with a strong emphasis on the natural environment. He is a tireless campaigner for the environment movement and his Tasmanian calendars and diary published each year contains images drawn from the wild yet unprotected areas of Tasmania.
In 2007/2008 he produced about 25 large canvas prints (1000x1300mm) which were displayed as part of the "Endangered" exhibit at the Wilderness Gallery as a support for the book "Endangered - Tasmania's wild places" published by Penguin in 2007. This exhibition is still running and he is making regular sales of these prints. He also held a show at the Tasmania Shop and Gallery in Salamanca place in January.
His Canvas prints have been printed on the HPZ3100 using Breathing Color Chromata White canvas, stretched and sprayed with Glamour II veneer.
Check out Robs fantastic portfolio on his web site HERE
Chris Bell
Chris was the photographer who first got me interested in getting into large format printing. Chris showed me some of his pigment prints he was having printed in Brisbane We got to taking and we invested in a Epson 7800 to print his up coming show at the Bett Gallery in Hobart. We printed much of this show on Hahnemuhle William Turner and Crane Silver Rag.
Chris' work is exquisite and comes from his deep understanding and concern for the environment. He is one of those clients who pushes us to the limits of our knowledge to do things better. The results show in the quality of his prints.
Chris is also deeply committed to the Tasmanian environment and has been a strong advocate for the Tasmanian National Parks Association.
Check out some of Chris's work, represented by the Bett Gallery HERE
Wolfgang Glowacki
Wolfgang is a regular client of ours. He is a fine arts photographer who has a stall down at the Salamanca Market every Saturday. He has a very eclectic background with careers as rock star and child care worker before becoming a self taught photographer.
He has published his own book "Artscapes" a delightful collection of landscapes and subtle macro images. He chooses William Turner on the HP Z3100 for his fine art paper prints with deckled edges.
Wolfgang is also committed to the Weld Valley project and will be contributing to the book coming out later this year.
Check out Wolfgang's site HERE
Ian Jeanneret
Ian is a talented Tasmanian photographer who has his finger on the pulse of the photo market. He has held several successful exhibitions in the last couple of years showing images from Tasmania and his overseas travels.
A man after my own heart, he has sailed all over the world and is a regular on the river on weekends.
He is the supplier of Hahnemuhle photo papers to the Tasmanian market and offers framing and a new hot press laminating services.
Anne MacDonald
Anne is a recent client of ours and has been working for about a year on a significant show to be held at the Carnegie Gallery later this year. The new work
explores Victorian cemetery ornaments as metaphors for the transience of existence. Anne's work is printed on Crane Silver Rag on the HPZ3100. This show will also travel to NSW.
Anne is the Head of the Photography Department of the Tasmanian School of Art at the University of Tasmania. She has held many solo shows and is represented by the Bett Gallery.
See a selection of Ann's work HERE
Geoffrey Lea
Geoffrey Lea is a very passionate photographer who mixes commercial work with a fine arts approach to nature photography. He has been a winner and finalist in many Australian and International photography competitions. He was named the AIPP Professional Landscape Photographer of the Year in 2006 and has been a part of many group shows.
Geoff featured in Jo Shemesh's documentary "Messages from the Tarkine" in 2004 where his passion for the Tasmanian environment was clearly on display. He is a tireless worker for the environment movement and a fantastic strategic thinker.
Geoff has printed on Crane Silver Rag and Portfolio Rag with us on the Epson7800 and the HP Z3100.
Joe Shemesh
Joe is another member of the thriving South Hobart photography community. Joe talents extend from photography to film making. He filmed, and produced Messages from the Tarkine in 2004. This film explored the depth of feeling shared by three of Tasmania's top wilderness photographers to the threats facing the Tarkine region of Tasmania. Chris Bell, Rob Blakers and Geoffrey Lea featured in this film.
Joe has many film commissions under his belt and has provided many images for Tourism Tasmania and National Parks. We recently produced a series of canvas prints of Joe's images which are displayed in the entrance to the Parks Offices in the Service Tasmania building.
Joe has printed on Museo Maestro Canvas and uses two EIZO CG241W monitors for his work.