ARTIST'S STATEMENT

As a Photographer-Artist I am always trying to capture the moment in time when the sensational colors of a sunset cannot be described in words. Or capture the antics of a child, that bring a smile to your face and a warm glow inside your heart. To capture the image of a sailboat as it glides through the water by an unseen force.  I hope for those who see my artwork, feel what I am trying to capture on canvas. The silence, a wisp of the wind as it propels the sailboat, the serene sound of water that laps upon the shore, the fragrance of a flower in a garden or be drawn into the peaceful scenes I create

 ARTIST'S BIO
On September 11, 2001, I was involved in a life altering vehicle collision.  Following several surgeries, I spent a year in recovery and rehabilitation, most of the time in bed or in a wheelchair. The long days of boredom and pain I endured in the nursing home were spent rediscovering the beauty of small miracles.  Flower arrangements brought to the home became the object of fascination and inspired me to use my camera to capture the micro world within a flower bud. Countless visits to the Mayo Clinic introduced me to the flower creations of Georgia O'Keefe and the possibilities for my inner artist.  Following college I worked in hotel management and the food and beverage service industry for 25 years. During vacations I visited galleries and museums from St. Paul, MN, to Washington, D.C. I studied art and photography at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls and moved into digital photography by researching and studying other digital photographers.

My work has been shown at the Anderson Center of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Red Wing Arts Association "The Depot Gallery", Red Wing, MN, the Phipps Center, in Hudson, WI, the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Crossings at Carnegie in Zumbrota, MN, The Central Wisconsin Cultural Center - Wisconsin Rapids, WI,  The Kelley Gallery in Hudson, WI and the Abode in Stockholm, WI.  I won a Purchase Award at the Art Fair on the Green in La Crosse, in 2004. I also received the 1st place award for my photograph of a Steamboat, in the 2004 The Grand Excursion Exhibit – sponsored by ArtReach of Red Wing, MN.  In March 2007 I received an award from the Altrusa International Club of Oshkosh, WI, a show-event held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Oshkosh.   You will also find my work displayed in Galleries in Door County, WI as well as other Galleries throughout WI and MN. This year, The Red Wing, MN Visitors and Convention Bureau has my photographs on the cover of their 2007 Visitors Guide.

Respectfully,
Theodore J Horn