Artist Statement
Take a moment and explore why I create. My color and black and white photography portrays my journey as an artist in photography over the past 10 years and how I have adjusted my style and perspective of fine-art photography from being a simple photograph to an art form that will inspire your curiosity and share a story that your memory awakens, or take you on a journey to a place you have never been until now.
Influences include: Ansel Adams, Carleton Watkins, Charlie Waite, Bobby Wheat, Parvez S and Ralph Gibson.
Exhibits
2022, Capital City Artists Initiative, Crowell Board Room, Carson City Community Center
Exhibiting over 30 pieces of fine-art July through October. Pieces include the popular "Never Ending Story", "Once Afloat", "Emigrants Fog", "Bonsai Zen", "Keep Tahoe Cold" and "Snowy Pines", as well many other new works and the release of Alignment, a book of photography by j.McCarthy.
2019, City of Murrieta City Hall Art Project, Murrieta, California
Exhibited three pieces, "Flying Fortress", "Good Morning Murrieta" and "Temecula Grapes", at Wine Ranch Grill & Cellars.
2019, Temecula Public Library, Temecula, California
Exhibited 8 photographs from January 2019 through April 2019.
2018, 2019, Art of The Walls, Temecula, California
Exhibited in outdoor show for local artists 6 times throughout 2018 and 2019.
2018, Boulder City Beer Festival
Exhibited "Happiest Time of Day", "Never Ending Story" and "Once Afloat".
2018, Joe Maxx Coffee, Henderson & Las Vegas, Nevada
Over 40 pieces of fine-art on display between two locations.
2017, Backseat Gallery showing
Exhibited various pieces at Comma Coffee, Carson City, Nevada.
2016, Brewery Arts Center, Carson City, Nevada
First public gallery showing: Bonsai Zen, Framed and Yosemite, Framed.
2016, Beer NV, Reno, Nevada
First public showing of artwork and commercial sale.