PHOTOGRAPHS
I have taken hundreds of photographs in junkyards, parks, and at the ocean as documentation for future artwork. I utilize these images as a basis for my artwork, but do not copy the printed picture. I usually work from a black and white version, for I don't want the photograph to give me too much information. When the painting or drawing is in the final stages, I put the photograph away.
I have never exhibited any of my documentary photographs in a gallery setting.