New Work by Kim Weston
July 15th-Sept 17th, 2016 Opening:
Friday, July 15th from 5-8pm
Exposed Gallery - Carmel Square Gallery Owner: Rachael Short
2016 July POM - Nude in Bliss, Jerez, Spain
The 2016 July POM, "Nude in Bliss" was taken at Tio Pepe Winery in Jerez De LA Frontera, Spain! We spent the day touring, tasting, photographing and eating at one of the most famous sherry wineries in world - Bodegas Tio Pepe.
2016 June POM - Nude in Dali Museum, Figueres
The 2016 Nude in Dali Museum was taken in the Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain. The Dalí Theatre and Museum, is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain. Dali is buried there in a crypt below the stage. We spent a morning in Dali's Museum with Migel Soler-Roig and our Spain Photo workshop group. We photographed with 4 amazing models in one of the most interesting creative museums in the world. While we were there we were so amazed and delighted and looking back it seems like a dream. Look at the window in this one room with the figure mimicking Dali's own sculpture. There was so much to take in. It was dark in many of the rooms, which was a challenge for Kim and his film camera. But he managed to create several wonderful iconic photographs on this trip! The Nude in Dali Museum is available until June 30th at the special offer of $300. Here you will also be able to view all of the 2016 Print of the Month photographs that have been offered this year. We hope you will enjoy them.
Bodie House at Wildcat Hill & News
Are you planning for some time off? Come and stay at Wildcat Hill in Bodie House this summer! The season is in full swing. What a great spring we have had so far. We had 2, 4 Generation Weston Shows hung consecutively at the same time, one at Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento and one at the Scott Nichols Gallery in San Francisco.Both shows came down on June 4. We hope you had a chance to see some of the photographs. Thank you to the Viewpoint Gallery and to the Scott Nichols Gallery. And thanks to all that attended!
We have taught 2 Nude Photo Workshops, where we made some wonderful images, photographed with some talented artists and worked with our talented models, Jennifer Jones, Sara Streeter and a new model, Marian Liddell. It was a great experience.
Nude Photo Workshop September 9-11
Registration is now open for The Nude Photo Workshop with Kim Weston at Wildcat Hill on September 9-11, 2016. Join us and learn more about nude photography, create, explore, meet new fellow photographers, discuss, collaborate and get inspired! Work with the best nude figure models. But most of all have fun while you are photographing. The location is perfect, its private, interesting, and the workshop is well organized. We are located on the pristine central coast of California. Just a few miles away from the Point Lobos State Park and the white sand beaches of Carmel. Make your reservations soon. Space is limited and this workshop will sell out.
Desert Figure Workshop Oct. 4-9, 2016
Kim Weston - Nude in Hot Springs
Another outstanding Nude Workshop in Desert Hot Springs!
Join Kim Weston (grandson of Edward Weston) and Mark Comon for a creative retreat and photo workshop in the beautiful high desert. Capture the stunning big skies and scenery of the desert and unleash your creativity with expressive figures. Last year's photo workshop was so fun and productive we hope you can join us this year!
Instructors: Mark Comon & Kim Weston ( Kim will be cooking all of the meals)
The Details
Our shooting locations are the Anahata Springs Resort, a serene mineral water spa in the middle of the beautiful Desert Hot Springs and Joshua Tree National Park, a fantastic desert location with jumbo rocks and other-worldly vistas. We will practice figure modeling and photography amidst the mid-century designs of this spa retreat, in and around the resort, by the pool, and then we will venture out to photograph within the natural wonders of the surrounding desert area.
Every photographer will find the location and instruction informative and inspirational. You’ll have more than enough time to shoot creatively, adjust your exposure and direct the posing. Participants will learn to work as a team in photography, camera-handling techniques, control of natural light, working with a model and how to create photos with emotional effect. Each evening will feature lecture, discussion and critique.
This is a unique workshop, if you have ever wanted to learn expressive photography and photograph figures in the “Weston” style you will love the opportunity!
5 nights, 4 days of photographing with dinner meals included in the cost of workshop.
Cost: $3100 USD. To Register and for more information please contact Mark Comon at Creative Photo Academy .
Physical Expectation: Easy to Moderate. Outdoor clothing and hiking boots recommended Workshop Includes: Four days of photography, instruction and critique, lodging, dinners, and modeling fees Not included: Transportation to/from workshop and locations, lunches/breakfasts, tips
Anahata Springs Resort: http://www.anahatasprings.com/
Joshua Tree National Park: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
Take the Stress Out of Digital Printing - June 9 - SOLD OUT
Digital Printing WorkshopThursday, June 9, 2016 Gina and Kim's Wildcat Hill 1PM-5PM Bring a Thumb drive print your own photo! Do you print your own digital photos? Would you like to learn how to turn ordinary images into extraordinary prints? Learn the basics of digital printing. Questions such as file formatting, resolution, sizing, basic file preparation and inkjet printing terminology and operations will be covered. Join Eric Joseph and Patrick DellaBovi at our house in Carmel Highlands for wide-format printing demos, color management tips, inkjet paper seminars, custom profiling examples and see inkjet printing in a whole new way. Bring a thumb drive and we will print your image on a Canon imagePROGRAF wide format printer. Register early seating is limited. Buy tickets on Eventbrite.
Are you a collector? Sold Out!
Here's how you can help us keep the legacy of black and white film photography alive! Since 2004 Weston Scholarship has given over $94,000 in 275 scholarship awards! Join us at our annual fundraising dinner, the New Bohemian Nights! - We only have 3 tickets left for this amazing event, which will take place at the historic Weston home, on Wildcat Hill in Carmel Highlands. For a small donation of $500/person, join us for dinner and receive one of Roman Loranc or Kim Weston's prints. Plus good food, wine, view historical photographs and more! The New Bohemian Nights Saturday, June 11, 2016 5-8pm History, Photography, Intimate Dining & Wine Kim Weston Photography Roman Loranc Photography Michael Jones – A Moveable Feast Morgan Winery – Double L Vineyards Szalay Winery - Small boutique winery in Carmel Valley Each ticket holder goes home with a photograph! $500 donation, Tickets limited to 20 - Only 3 left! We hope you can join us! Sign up on Eventbrite or call Gina 831.624.8111
We currently have 2 consecutive Weston Scholarship shows up: "The 2016 Weston Scholarship Exhibition at the Monterey Museum of Art" and "Recognizing the Alumni" at the Marjorie Evans Gallery at the Sunset Center in Carmel CA.
2016 Photography Workshop Schedule
May 12, Scholarship Awards at Monterey Museum of Art
The 2016 Weston Scholarship Awards Ceremony and ExhibitionMonterey Museum of Art – Pacific St. Opening Thursday, May 12, 2016 5PM-7:30PM; Awards Ceremony 6PM 559 Pacific St. Monterey, CA 93940 Exhibit Dates: May 12 – September 5, 2016 32 selected students from Carmel High, Monterey Peninsula College, Santa Catalina and Stevenson School will be showcasing their black and white photography in the 2016 Weston Scholarship Exhibition at the Monterey Museum of Art – Pacific St. The show opens at 5pm for Scholarship winners, family, friends and members of the MMA. The Weston Scholarship will be giving out the awards at 6PM. The show is open to the public at 6PM.
May 5, "Recognizing The Alumni" Show
Weston Scholarship “ Recognizing the Alumni” ExhibitionMarjorie Evans Gallery Opening Thursday, May 5, 5-7PM 9th and San Carlos St Carmel, CA Exhibit Dates: May 3 - 31, 2016 The WS will be showcasing prints from “The Weston Scholarship Portfolio," a beautiful collection of top winning Alumni photographs collected over the past 12 years. Joining the Alumni will be local photographers, Kim Weston, Roman Loranc, Huntington Witherill, Ryuijie, Chuck Davis, Kevin Bransfield, Greg Mettler, Claire Lerner, Jerry Takigawa, Cole Thompson, Jim Kasson, Brian Taylor and Rick Murai. The contributions from this supporting group of professional photographers comes in many forms, from teaching our students in our local schools and darkrooms, donating money to our fund, to donating prints to our fine art auction fundraisers. We are proud of our program and hope you will enjoy the show that we are bringing to you.
2016 May Print of the Month - Floating Nude, Barcelona
The 2016 May Print of the Month "Floating Nude" was photographed during our 2015 Nude Photo Workshop in Barcelona, Spain on the rooftop of Casa Milà better known as La Pedrera. Casa Milà is probably one of the most famous buildings of the Catalon Art Nouveau period and one of Antoni Gaudi's most ambitious works. It is a container that is a work of art in itself. "La Pedrera" has a catalogue of top level art exhibitions and events all year round, as well as a program of shows, lecture seasons and debates that set the tone for a dynamic, changing society. It is also a place where knowledge and learning are the keys to the construction of a rich, dynamic future society.
Under the Andalusian Sky - Valentín Madariaga Foundation
"Under the Andalusian Sky"Opening May 5 8PM-9PM Exhibit Dates: May 5 - July 12, 2016 Fundación Valentín de Madariaga Av María Luisa, s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain +34 954 36 60 72 "Under the Andalusian Sky" shows the work of 10 international photographers. Cristina Iturrioz, Paul Jones, Mille Kalsmose-Hjelmborg, Fran Marti, Juan Mas-Baga, Friedrich Saller, Miguel Soler-Roig, Michou Von Beschwitz, Kim Weston and Philip Young. In 2014 they followed the route that Washington Irving made in Andalusia, nearly two centuries ago. This route runs through the steps followed in 1829 by the romantic American writer and diplomat, fascinated by the wealth and exoticism of the Spanish-Muslim culture. After being exhibited in Tarragona, Barcelona and Ibiza, the show now arrives to Seville in its second year of scheduled tour around Spain, in museums and institutions.
2016 April Print of the Month - Casa Mila, La Pedrera, Barcelona
The 2016 April Print of the Month - Nude and Shadow, Gaudi was photographed on the top of La Pradera in Barcelona, Spain. Known as one of Gaudi's last buildings, before he dedicated himself to the building of the Sagrada Familia. The Casa Milà is one of the best known and most impressive buildings in Barcelona. It has no right angles. It is known as the Quarry house. We spent a memorable morning on the rooftop of this building as the sun came up over the horizon. It was amazing and inspiring to be there. Watching the morning sun come up and cast beautiful shadows along the walls and patios. It was enchanting. Here are a few snapshots we took while we spent the morning on the rooftop. We hope you enjoy these.
Edward, Brett, Kim and Zach Weston
We are getting ready for our Four Generations of Weston: Black and White at the Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento. If the attendance is anything like it was at the National Steinbeck Center in 2014, we are in for a great celebration. There will be 2 openings. One will be an Invitational Artists Reception on Friday April 8, 6-8:30PM. The second opening will be the public opening on Saturday April 9 5-9PM. It will coincide with 2nd Saturday Art Walk in downtown Sacramento, when galleries and local businesses host an open house evening starting from 5:30-9PM. The Viewpoint Gallery will be showing the DVD "Growing up Weston" for a select group on Saturday afternoon.
We know many of you will not be able to attend so we wanted to share some of the photographs that will be in the show. Over 70 silver gelatin black and white photographs will be on view from Wednesday, April 6 to June 4, 2016. We hope you enjoy them and please make a point to come and say hello if you are coming to any of the openings or attending the Growing up Weston - film screening.