Featured artist at Alpaca Naturally for the McMinnville art and wine walk, Sept. 19th.

I am honored to be the featured artist at Alpaca Naturally, for the McMinnville art and wine walk this Saturday from 4 - 8 pm.  I will be featuring my Girls Just Wanna Have Fun series.  It's going to be loads of fun!  Greeting cards from the series and prints will be available for purchase.

Come out to check out the fun in McMinnville Sept. 19th 4-8pm!

Alpaca Naturally's address is 232 NE 3rd St.  McMinnville, OR.  My work will be on display at Alpaca Naturally from Sept 19th through Oct 18th.  Come see Alpaca Naturally's beautiful clothing, and accessories created from Alpaca Fibers.  I love this store!

 Here are a few images from my Girls Just Wanna Have Fun series.  If you want to see more images from my series,  click here.

The Sweetheart---Happy Valentine's Day

This series of photographs is titled “The Sweetheart”. What began as a Valentine’s Day themed shoot, and was intended as part of another series on which I am working, quickly took on a subtle life of its own. I let go of any preconceptions I may have had going in, and just went with the improvisational interplay among the characters, and allowed the shoot to evolve into a kind of cohesive, sequential action, through and of its own volition. The result is a delightfully absurd, satirical photo essay on the popular reality television series “The Bachelor” and its constant theme on the fickle nature of the heart.

Hair and makeup artist:  Michele Wade

Models:  Malia Rodgers,  Abigail VanHorn, Ben Braden

Production assistant:  Justine Verigin

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Dreams, Fantasies, and Illusions, PhotoPlace Gallery

It was such an honor to have my photograph, Dying for Love,  juried into the group exhibition, Dreams, Fantasies, and illusions, at PhotoPlace Gallery, Middleton, Vermont, October 21st through November 14th.  This show was juried by Richard Selesnick and Nicholas Kahn.  I am a huge fan of their work and was thrilled to have my work chosen to be in this exhibition.  

Hair and makeup artist: Michele Wade

Models: Malia Rodgers, and Abigail Van Horn

My photo was also published in the exhibition catalog.  If you are interested in looking at the catalog, click here

Dying For Love

PDX Photo Month Exhibit

I am pleased to announce that my photo "Be Happy" was accepted into the PDX Photo Month Exhibit, at Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, curated by Chris Bennett.  This photo is  from  my series, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Artist reception April 12th 6-9pm.  You won't want to miss this exhibit, April 12th through May 6th.

If you want to see more photos from my "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" series, check out my website at www.rainastinsonphotography.com