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Meet the Artist: Lucy Isbell |
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Written by Submitted to the World
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Monday, 09 April 2007 |
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 Lucy Isbell
Age: 53
Occupation: part-time commercial property manager and part-time photographer
Residence: I Live in Alpine Meadows
Medium: Slide film and digital photography
Heroes: Georgia O’Keefe, Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell
Masterpeice horror story: Getting up at 5 a.m. and climbing to the top of Eagle Rock in the dark. It was after a big storm and I couldn’t find the trail, so I ended up climbing straight up the side. I was up to my waist in snow and literally holding on to the bushes. I was cold and miserable, but finally, made it to the top, just as the sun was rising. Unfortunately it was a boring sunrise and I did not get rewarded for my efforts. I’ve got to try that one again, with less snow and knowing the trail.
Where to see my work: The Truckee Gallery, Plumas Bank in Tahoe City, Tahoe City Dental Group and Shine Hair Studio.
 The story behind the photo: This picture is of Manarola, one of five little towns that are on the coast of the Italian Riveria. The towns collectively make up Cinque Terra. I was hoping to get a colorful dusk shot of one of the towns, and it turned out Manorola was the only one compact enough to make this photo work. It also had a hiking trail that let me get far enough from the town to capture its quaintness and beauty. I sat out on the trail with my tripod (which had broken the day before and I was sure that I couldn’t get it fixed in this little town on a Sunday, but I was really lucky to find a nice little Italian fix it man, who put it back together in five minutes). Without the tripod I wouldn’t have been able to take the long exposure necessary for this kind of photograph. I am very happy that I got exactly the shot that I was trying to take.
Lucy Isbell's artist statement:
Lucy Allsyon Isbell Is Passionate About Creating Inspiring Images. After 37 Years In Lake Tahoe She Is Still Moved Daily By The Beauty Surrounding Us. Vivid Colors Supplied By Nature Are Her Palette And She Is Thrilled To Create New Photographs That Portray Nature’s Splendor.
Macro Photography Is One Of Her Preferred Formats With Its Focus On Flowers And Other Intricate Designs. Fuji Chrome Velvia 50 Slide Film Helps Lucy Capture The Rich Vibrant Colors Of Lake Tahoe In It’s Many Moods. The Colors That You See Are Not Altered In Anyway.
She Finds The Digital Darkroom Her Favorite Place To Play With Its Unlimited Avenues For Creativity.
All Prints Are Original Giclee Photographs Printed On An Epson 2200 Printer With Archival Inks And Fine Art Photographic Paper.
 Lucy Allyson Isbell Has Been In Love With Lake Tahoe Since Her Parents Moved Here In 1967. A Few Years Later She Started Studying Photography And Spent Many Happy Hours In The Darkroom.
After A 30 Year Break, College, Work And Family, Lucy Had A Desire To Create Art Again. She Took Drawing Classes And Studied Watercolor Painting For A Couple Of Years. Eventually She Found That She Still Had The Urge To Study Photography And She Signed Up For An Intermediate Photography Class At Sierra College. That Was
Four Years Ago. Since That Class Began, Lucy Has Been Passionate About Her Photography. She Has Taken 1000’s Of Photos And Countless Classes.
 She Has Embraced The Newly Developing Digital World And Has Spent The Last Year Studying That Process. It Is A Field That Is Constantly Evolving, And Provides Unlimited Creative Opportunities.
Using Traditional Slide And Film Mediums With Digital Scanning And Printing Her Own Giclee Prints, Gives Lucy Total Control Over Her Photographic Process.
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