Adam Boley, print specialist and production supervisor at Canvas Press has had his work selected to be in the Talent in Texas IV exhibit at Texas Biennial 2011, sponsored by FotoFest. The exhibition, Nowhere Near Here: New Photographic Work by Texas Artists features 14 multi-disciplinary artists from across the state. It is the fourth in the Talent in Texas series, started by FotoFest in 2004 to showcase younger artists and curators working in Texas. This year the exhibit is a collaboration with the Houston Center for Photography.

The show is curated by Toby Kamps and Michelle White of the Menil Collection in Houston. It is on display at FotoFest Headquarters Downtown, and the Houston Center for Photography in the Museum District. Adam’s work will be at the FotoFest Headquarters, 1113 Vine Street, Houston, Texas 77002. An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2011 6-9pm.

A native Texan, Adam’s photos document his family’s farmland outside Georgetown in Central Texas. He captures a sense of people and place by documenting their connections. He will be participating in an Artist Talk at the exhibit on Saturday April 9, 2011 at 2pm.

Septic Tank Grass 2009, from the series The Bethke Place by Adam Boley. All Rights Reserved.

Adam joined Canvas Press in 2009, shortly after graduating from St. Edward’s University where he studied Photocommunications. When interviewing, his portfolio of digital prints was impressive, as well as this overall knowledge and enthusiasm for the digital printing process. It is no wonder that his work was chosen to be part of this prestigious exhibit. Adam maintains our printing equipment with regular profiling and keeps the shop up to date and running on schedule. His extensive Photoshop experience helps make every image we print the best.

For more information please visit http://www.fotofest.org/exhibitions/nowhere-near-here/

You don’t have to be a master of photography to capture those most perfect moments in time of your children, human OR fuzzy. I find that some of the best shots of our children are candid, when they are being completely natural. However, many times when those moments arrive, all we have is our cell phone camera. While, your babies may look adorable, the backdrop in which they stand, the lighting or graininess discourages you from turning it into memorabilia for your walls.

That has all changed now that we have our OilWorks program. For over 2 years, we’ve transformed hundreds of rough photos into stunning digital paintings that are used as the focal points in many homes. Each OilWorks piece, whether Master or True Artist, is painted by a live person who is a traditional artist as well, using a virtual paintbrush and pallet. As you see in the Photo below, this is exactly what Beejal did with her children. She now has her new 48”x 36” Master OilWorks painting hanging in her home to enjoy every time she walks by.

I think it’s time to pull out all those candid photos… don’t you?

Renee from Canvas Press

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Our OilWorks enhancement is the option to have an artist digitally paint your image to give it the look of an oil painting instead of a photograph. The True Artist option is $79 and an artist adds brush strokes and embellishments to the entire image by hand before we print it onto the canvas. The Master Artist option is $249 (a new reduced price!) and our artist creates a new masterpiece painting out of the image. For all Master Artist pieces, the artist doing the work has a consultation with the customer regarding their desires for the finished piece. After all the digital work has been completed a proof is sent over for approval. Once the canvas has been printed and stretched the artist then takes a clear embellishing gel and paints on top of the canvas to give it real brush strokes and texture.

Customers often ask what is the difference between these options to warrant such a large price jump. With a Master Artist OilWorks you truly get a one-of-a-kind piece of art that is inspired by your original image. Here are images of our most recent Master canvas, with the original photo taken in a Parisian park by Terry from Seattle and the OilWorks artwork was done by Renee Auguste.

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Learn more at CanvasPress.com.