I create abstract photographs by shooting into kitchen & bathroom sinks, boiling pots of water and swimming pools.

In these places of liquidity, reflections of water and light, a world of clarity opens up for me casting in it's colors all of my innermost fears and hopes. The yin and yang lesson that I never can seem to embrace fully, forever beckons me. The insistent colors of oranges, reds and yellows dominate my work always leaving me with optimism and offering me a route to escape the doom I feel so often.


I don't use Photoshop to rearrange any of the elements in my work; I do, however, use technology to expand what is already there.

The work is the result of the conversation between my camera and my PC. My art is guided by my intuition pushing past what my brain dictates as correct, which means pushing past pixels, contrast & temperature controls until the image speaks to me on an inner level.

All images are available in sizes ranging from 8"x10"-poster size. The images are printed on archival paper with papers and inks used that will last up to 75 years.

Contact me for more information at yetta56@yahoo.com

BIO:
I spent 20 years working behind the scenes in Los Angeles TV news '77-'97. Being subjected to bad news everyday took it's toll on my soul. After leaving TV, I began a journey to see the good;won the LA Press Association award for continuity. In the late 80’s I was a contributor to the LA Reader and shot over 25 stories. I also spent 10 years singing in local dance/swing bands until creative focus changed it's direction back to photography.

SALES of my work: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/laurie-freitag.html

PORTFOLIO: BELOW AND ON FOLLOWING PAGES

BLOG: http://www.lauriefreitag.wordpress.com

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laurie-Freitag-Digital-Artist/374156861536

CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT: yetta56@yahoo.com ("yetta" in honor of my great, great grandmother who migrated from Spain to Morocco in 1830 for a better life)