Garth Fromme: Pictorial Photography

From Screen to Real Life

I love to purchase supplies over the Internet. Through experience I know what to

expect. Purchasing something as subjective as art can be daunting. This example provides

information so you have a much better idea of what to expect when opening your

package.

The Artist's Statement explained that I strip the photographic realism from my work to

give it a Contemporary Realism or Impressionist essence. Even though some of the screen

images look quite photographic, the

detail below gives you a visual

example of why they are

considered impressionistic.

Bodnant Garden Hillside (left)

looks photographic from 10-12

feet, much like it appears in the

screen image. The closer you

come, the more you see its

impressionistic manner as shown in

the detail (right). Smaller prints

have shorter "focal distances" so

they work well in smaller spaces.

Other images have different "tex-

tures" than the example. Ironically,

my abstracts have a sharper focus

and work for any space.