Description of the Artwork: Gallery Number 1150: "old growth forest on the West Coast of Vancouver Island
Process:
ultra-high contrast black and white works resemble pencil drawings, achieved with pioneering ultra-low speed film techniques, pushed in the camera, and developed in proprietary chemicals. Each print is different and takes 8-12 minutes to develop. Glenn was on the Board of Silvereye Center for Photography and makes his own camera lenses.

Artist Full Name: Glenn Olcerst

Artist BIO: "Glenn Olcerst pushes the boundaries of photography with a visual series that transforms our world and transports the viewer. Ordinary scenes are rendered ethereal, abstract textures and patterns become adventures for the eye. Glenn's discoveries and innovative techniques have found broad appeal with individual collectors and commercial clients.

Glenn's photography and stone art is being featured on Hearst TV's new show "Maker Nation." Glenn was also previously included in two segments of the HGTV show "Look What I Did." Glenn served two terms on the Board of Silver Eye Center for Photography, a nationally-recognized institution exclusively dedicated to the best in contemporary fine art photography. Glenn has studied with the world-renowned National Geographic photojournalist Linda Solomon, and her influence is evident in his work. Glenn's images have recently been selected by the prestigious Goodall Gallery in Louisville Kentucky for inclusion into the permanent PNC Bank corporate art collection at its Pittsburgh headquarters. After the Progressive Grocer article (see link below) acknowledging that Glenn's images sell food, he was selected by architects and designers to provide commercial decor packages for a number of retail grocery chains and numerous fine dining restaurants. Glenn's photography (and stone art) are represented throughout the Middle East by Martin Mari Gallery, Dubai.

Using only the familiar tools of camera, film and darkroom, Glenn Olcerst brings a striking new edginess to traditional black and white photography. The resulting ultra-high contrast prints inhabit a world between the chiaroscuro of a pen and ink sketch and the luscious depth of an Escher print."