Cheryl
A Townsend has been exhibiting her works for over 10 years with
numerous solo and group exhibits as well as book, CD and magazine covers
and often featured in both print and web-based journals. Her work is currently on display at Summit ArtSpace in Akron. and Studio 2091 in Cuyahoga Falls.
My photography leans to the metaphorical side. Minimalistic and secretive, I seek overlooked angles and textured forms, vibrant displays of discarded beauty and grains. Looking for the tree in the forest, I focus further on the patterns in the bark. I have always sought the secrets in life, preferring to view it though my camera's lens. I enjoy the blatantly colored decayed majesty of architecture to project the beauty in its passing. In the human form, I try to show the sensuality in non sexual captures, to play on shadows and the bends of flesh. In my city scenes, I look for what is just outside the normal. Abstraction is always my impetus. I prefer shooting with a zoom lens, leaving the picture to find me, rather than I to find the picture. I hope to prove that art can be found anywhere if one would just take a moment to look.
My first camera was a Brownie when I was in grade school. I have been a devoted Canon user since my first AE-1 bought in Berlin, Germany. I now shoot with a Rebel XT and a PowerShot S230 ELPH.
My photography leans to the metaphorical side. Minimalistic and secretive, I seek overlooked angles and textured forms, vibrant displays of discarded beauty and grains. Looking for the tree in the forest, I focus further on the patterns in the bark. I have always sought the secrets in life, preferring to view it though my camera's lens. I enjoy the blatantly colored decayed majesty of architecture to project the beauty in its passing. In the human form, I try to show the sensuality in non sexual captures, to play on shadows and the bends of flesh. In my city scenes, I look for what is just outside the normal. Abstraction is always my impetus. I prefer shooting with a zoom lens, leaving the picture to find me, rather than I to find the picture. I hope to prove that art can be found anywhere if one would just take a moment to look.
My first camera was a Brownie when I was in grade school. I have been a devoted Canon user since my first AE-1 bought in Berlin, Germany. I now shoot with a Rebel XT and a PowerShot S230 ELPH.
Cheryl Townsend
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