![Embracing Solitude](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611149a80a8902339f4a00d0/1629399744190-Y0O11LKAHE8RTU60XKVF/Spirit.jpg)
Embracing Solitude
In October 2019, I was again privileged to partake of a workshop by Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant in St Martins, New Brunswick, Canada. I wanted, no, I needed, to return and make sure I had not missed anything from the first go round last year.
![When does a photograph become a painting?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611149a80a8902339f4a00d0/1629403626169-RXBMERP3V1ZTYG697WEB/Tree+in+Winter+-+red.jpg)
When does a photograph become a painting?
My dad saw one of my recent photographs and told me how it brought to mind a particular favorite author, Zane Grey. He went on to say that the image reminded him of The Call of the Canyon, his most liked story. To have catalyzed such a memory, any memory, any emotion, is the desire of the photographic artist, at least it is for me and I thought I should explore further.
![Next Time on an Airplane](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611149a80a8902339f4a00d0/1630095108852-512PTL9KFA1ZVHOEPPT1/Chicago+Late+Afternoon.jpg)
![Light and Shadow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611149a80a8902339f4a00d0/1630095958039-NMFWI7PPWVDL8E2HRH5A/Contemplating-Highlights-from-the-Shadows.jpg)
![Eye of the Warrior](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611149a80a8902339f4a00d0/1629830247709-WCCLYP5FY5ATLA38IC8H/Eye-of-the-Warrior.jpg)