The Look Studio website has been on line for a little over two months. Thank you for the positive feedback and compliments on the design and streamline function of the website. All the credit goes to Julie Kolar of Esse Design in Basalt, CO. Julie is extremely professional and has a delightful combination of left-brain practicality and right-brain creativity. From the logo to the website design, the team at Esse Design took my ideas and translated them into a concept and reality that captures the innovation of the art at Look Studio. Many thanks to Esse Design for an excellent job. I gladly recommend Esse to anyone looking to establish a business identity, marketing image or website. Thanks, Julie!

Yes, I really mean 'title' wave not 'tidal' wave. I love hidden meanings and double entendre. Because the images at Look Studio are so abstract, personal interpretation is important. An image may have a specific meaning to me, but I try to use titles that can be broadly interpreted. Sometimes I make up words, like Solar Complexsus and Metalmorphosis. The image titled Metalmorphosis is the word 'Stronger' that was printed on very old corrugated metal roofing. The metal created an interesting texture that doesn't really resemble metal at all, hence the 'morphosis.' Another one of my favorite titles is the Creation of Atom, which is a play on words from Michelangelo's Creation of Adam.The Look Studio image is a reinterpretation of the original in the form of abstract minimalism. Watch for alternative meanings in the images and titles from the art at Look Studio.

Some people have asked, why Look Studio, why not Gayle Waterman Photography? The name Look Studio was inspired by Look Magazine that was popular in the 50's and 60's. They featured photos of famous people and provided human-interest stories. I chose the name Look because the art isn't just about my interpretation, it's also a celebration of the antique.  The person who made it or painted it or owned it. I am simply the innovator and facilitator. It is a collaborative effort of the designs, colors and textures that are transformed through the lens. With a macro lens, I am looking past the form and function of the piece into the dimensions that insist beyond what we first see. Look Studio is intended to challenge the viewer to look at the art and discover his or her own meaning. Owning a piece of art from Look Studio is a reminder to look deeply in life and discover the wonders of the unknown. Enjoy Fly By and look for your deeper meaning.

The clear blue sky and brilliant light casts a spell as we wander through the streets of Santa Fe in January. The smell of pi\'f1on smoke in the air intoxicates and a crisp breeze blows us unexpectedly into the Peyton Wright Gallery. Taken in by the architecture of the historic home in which museum quality art resides, we are immediately caught up in the gilded beauty of a Spanish Colonial Art exhibit. Our steps are quickened by a cup of chai tea that owner John Wright Schaefer has blended for his personal taste with hints of pepper and exotic spices. With this boost, we ascend to the second floor of the gallery into a world of Abstract Expressionism.

Some of my favorite pieces at Peyton Wright are Herbert Bayer's sculptures. A student under Wassily Kandinsky, one of my inspiration artists, Bayer's pieces come alive with brilliance and precision. In such an historic city where adobe and church bells speak to the blend of cultures of the southwest, it was an absolute delight to find myself in a gallery with an appreciation of American art at its prime. Abstract expressionism heightens the senses, stimulates the mind and insinuates unrest. What a wonderful time in the progression of great art. We're fortunate to have selections from this period available to us through the Peyton Wright Gallery

So many aspects have fallen into place since the first ideas about Look Studio began to formulate. One of the most important ones was the chance meeting of Jeff Kochevar who was starting his own printing business around the time I was taking my first images. Simply stated, I could not do this project without Jeff. He is a photographer and has been helpful with technical aspects of the camera, he is very adept in Adobe Photoshop, has phenomenal color sense, and is an excellent and conscientious printer. Most of my work is printed on canvas and his attention to detail produces a superior product. Not only that, his dry and somewhat twisted sense of humor most certainly brightens my day. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, he is a valuable resource for many artists in the Grand Valley. Most of Jeff's photography is taken with film. Take a look at his website: www.kochevarphoto.com.