Vintage Photos Reimagined
Experience the Feeling of Looking Back Through Time
Award-winning Photo Colorizing Pro
My journey as an artist began with a deep-seated fascination for vintage prints and photographs—a passion I've pursued since around 2005 when I started collecting these historical artifacts with the intention of opening a booth in an antiques mall. Equipped with a wide format printer, I initially saw potential in creating art with these old images, often freshly breathing life into them through digital restoration techniques. From this process emerged a newfound skill for colorizing black and white photographs, leading to the acquisition of a gift shop/art gallery in Palm Springs where I first sold my colorized photos on stretched canvas in 2006, some as large as 66x40, achieving remarkable sales success. My art was the first of any artist to be afforded long term exhibition in the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, where numerous pieces have been on exhibit for many years.
My collection primarily consists of vintage black and white real photo postcards, focusing on high-value street scenes from the 1930s to the 1950s, especially those showcasing California. These scenes are at the heart of my artistic creations. In 2007, I experienced a breakout moment when I secured three awards at the California State Fair Fine Art Competition, the most of any artist, further expanding my reputation and clientele. This upward trajectory continued in 2008, when I was featured as a Trendsetter and Emerging Artist in Art Business News Magazine and won a fourth award from the California State Fair. My unique approach to colorizing artworks even laid the foundation for a theory of visual cognition, which I defended while earning a doctorate in Information Studies at UCLA in 2014.
Dissertation
Toward a Unified Theory of Visual Knowledge in Library, Archives and Information Studies: A Test of the KBI Model Using Documentary Photographs
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4j86f3m1
Education
Ph.D. UCLA
MLIS UCLA
MA Andrews University
BA Pacific Union college
Casinos and Clubs on Fremont Street #2, Las Vegas, 1948
