Böcker av Gary Lee Kvamme

John Emms was at his very best when he was painting dogs. His unique ability to capture the majesty of the hound coupled with the humor and mischief of the terrier was derived from an intimate knowledge of his subject, drawn from years of experience working with the dogs that he painted and studying their character and physiognomy both in kennel and studio.The present work showcases a fine array of new photographic images of paintings by John Emms utilizing the Kvamme process of digital enhancement.

In 1906 a Los Angeles Times critic noted, "Elmer Wachtel knows Southern California perhaps more intimately than any other artist. He paints her directly, simply, truthfully, and yet never with topographic hardness and realism..." Today, Wachtel is considered one of Southern California's most important painters from the early twentieth century.The present work showcases a fine array of new photographic images of paintings by Elmer Wachtel utilizing the Kvamme process of digital enhancement.

Rex Brandt's work has always primarily represented the careless, joyful nature of the beach and its activities and lifestyle. His creations emerge more as reactions to the happenings around him in his life than representations of real things. Living in California and absorbing all the influences around him, his art became a beautiful synthesis of the bold colors of Latin art, like the murals of Diego Rivera, and the spontaneity of Japanese landscapes.The present work showcases a fine array of new photographic images of watercolor paintings by Brandt utilizing the Kvamme process of digital enhancement.

Jade Fon Woo was a well-known and respected California plein-air watercolor painter known as one of the adherents of the "California Style." He did scenes from cityscapes to wildlife in natural surroundings.The present work showcases a fine array of new photographic images of watercolor paintings by Jade Fon utilizing the Kvamme process of digital enhancement.