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I am very excited to have had one of my pieces ‘Arditamente’ chosen for the Vistas Exhibition juried by Dan Burkholder. Exhibition takes place November 3rd to December 17th 2017. A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX. Opening reception is Saturday 25th November from 4 to 8 pm. The post Frances Seward Exhibits ‘Arditamente’ at A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX juried by Dan Burkholder. appeared first on Frances Seward ..read more

I am excited to be showing a new body of work named Shokkan no. They are a continuation of the body of work: Light Formations .  Shokkan No is japanese for Tactile .  This series I am focusing on creating tactility as if you could touch the pieces though they are photographs .   These images are also influenced by the Mind Landscapes from the Tang Dynasty as well as my travels to Japan. The post Shokkan no appeared first on Frances Seward ..read more

I’m pleased to announce the release of my new web site…live June, 2017. As my portfolio has evolved over time, so has my creative vision for my work. In 2016, I decided I was ready to take my work to the next level, and realized that improving my online presence through a new web site and social media strategy was going to be key. While I was thinking about what would be most important to me in a new site, I realized I really wanted a mobile friendly website that was clean, minimal, and reflected my style. I also wanted it to be non-traditional without being difficult to use. A Collaboration W ..read more

My work is about the moment and the breath, and when I work with glass, I break down the moments into seconds.  Glass helps me to slow down, and be conscious that I am in the moment.  I look through the glass, and become very still. For me the glass is like a metaphor for a quiet pond.  The still glass is a mirror to the inner landscape.  I choose very isolated natural light that occurs during the magic hours.  With my work, I enter a fantasy world that is unknowable yet strangely familiar, and comes from deep within. Nature is the inspiration that led me to my artwork ..read more

I am delighted and honored that Clackamas Women’s Services in Oregon City, OR chose my abstract landscape photography to fill their new Safe Place Family Justice Center. Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS) based in Oregon City, OR “…offers free services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence providing support to individuals and families as they work towards a self-sufficient, violent-free life”. A Safe Place Family Justice Center, completed at the end of 2013, is where victims of abuse can run to in a time of crisis and deal with their next steps all under one roof. Clackamas Women’s Servi ..read more

I am delighted to have been asked by Christopher Gordon, who was the composer for Master and Commander with Russell Crowe, to have one of my images on the cover of his new album “The Gift of Light” which will be released on November 5th 2013. The image he used was one of my abstract landscapes “The Light Source”. >> Buy “The Gift of Light” on Amazon The post Cover Art for “The Gift of Light” appeared first on Frances Seward ..read more

I am honored and thrilled that I was able to supply four of my pieces of artwork photography to a family featured in the BBC One series “DIY SOS: The Big Build”, and they were used as part of a life changing transformation to the home of a family in Wigan, England. DIY SOS The Big Build is the BBC’s flagship DIY show; it attracts around 6 million viewers in its prime time slot on BBC One. Presented by Nick Knowles, the show is an hour long programme in which they take on really ambitious builds to help out truly deserving families. The design team headed up by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, came acr ..read more

The Lucie Awards I’m thrilled to have one of my images as one of the finalists in the Fine Art category: Abstract! There were 27,000 entrants from 104 countries, and just 40 finalists in the abstract fine art category. >> View the Lucie Awards (2014) The post Honorable Mention at <br>the International Photography Awards appeared first on Frances Seward ..read more