TO FEEL THE CLOUDS
John Slemp
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CLOUDS
CLOUD 3155 7 CLOUD 3150 9 CLOUD 3165 10 CLOUD 3183 11 CLOUD 3191 13 CLOUD 3172 14 CLOUD 3185 15 CLOUD 8127 16 CLOUD 7288 19
AIRCRAFT DC-3 20 SEAREY 21 WACO YMF-5C 22 THRUSH 510-G 23 SHELL OIL STINSON SR-10 25 CESSNA 170 26 LOCKHEED 12A ELECTRA JR. 29 G-44 GRUMMAN WIDGEON 30 MD 500E POLICE HELICOPTER 33 PIPER J-3 CUB 34 CIRRUS SR-22T 37 PITTS MODEL 12 38 AMERICAN AIRLINES 41 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTACT INFORMATION
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BIOGRAPHY John Slemp was born to a career soldier on the island of Japan. As an eight year old “army brat”, he flew with his mom and three brothers back to the Pacific, this time to Okinawa. Attending school near the beach (in quonset huts), was vastly different than what most other kids experienced, and by the time he was in high school, John was a seasoned world traveler. Upon graduation from college John entered the US Army as a junior officer, and while on a five-year assignment in Germany, photography became an evergrowing interest. He won a few awards for his efforts, and his life-long passion for creating images was born. Little did he know then that his constant visits to world renowned museums and galleries was providing an education for his developing visual vocabulary. It is not uncommon for viewers, upon first seeing his work, to remark that his photographs “look like a painting…”. For years, John’s work has consisted primarily of people photography on location for editorial, corporate, and advertising clients worldwide. About six years ago, John began concentrating on the genre of aviation, a long time interest. Attracted to the romance of vintage aircraft, John has created an ever increasing library of fine-art images that depict aircraft from the “golden age” of aviation. Commercial clients include aircraft manufacturers, editorial magazines, corporate suppliers, and advertising agencies. Recently delving into the world of exhibitions, John’s work has been seen in several regionally known museums and galleries, with shows currently scheduled into next year. These exhibitions are the result of an ongoing collaboration with the Bright Ring Foundation, and the Executive Director, Cindy Bowden. When not on assignment, John is pursing several long-term photo projects, including the creation of formal portraits of WWII aviators, both men and women. John’s prints are available through his website, aerographs.com. 4
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Clouds… The following seven images were created on the same day, in the span of a few minutes, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in March of 2012. Normally, one would associate “big skies” with the American West, but there are patches of open sky in the East...if you know where to look. These images were captured at Briscoe Field (LZU) in Lawrenceville, Georgia, a general aviation airport just outside Atlanta.
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CLOUD 3155 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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CLOUD 3150 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.3”
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CLOUD 3165 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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CLOUD 3183 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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CLOUD 3191 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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CLOUD 3172 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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CLOUD 3185 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 16.15” 15
CLOUD 8127 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7” MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE APRIL, 2012
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CLOUD 7288 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 22.5” x 30” TUCKER, GEORGIA SEPTEMBER, 2013
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DOUGLAS DC-3, BRISCOE FIELD (LZU), LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. 2009 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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SEAREY AMPHIBIOUS KIT PLANE, SEAPLANE BASE, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. 2010 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.25” x 18.4”
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WACO YMF-5C, BRISCOE FIELD (LZU), LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. 2010 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 29” x 29”
THRUSH 510-G CROP DUSTER, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. 2013 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 29” x 29”
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THE “SHELL OIL” STINSON SR-10 GULL WING. OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. 2010 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.8” x 19.2”
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CESSNA 170. GILLESPIE FIELD, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA. 2011 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 9.14” x 18.7”
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LOCKHEED 12A ELECTRA JUNIOR. SOMEWHERE OVER THE SKIES OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA. 2012 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 18.7”
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G-44 GRUMMAN WIDGEON. FANTASY OF FLIGHT, POLK CITY, FLORIDA. 2012 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 9.6” x 18.6”
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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 500E HELICOPTER. BRISCOE FIELD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. 2012 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 10.7” x 18.7”
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PIPER J3 CUB, PEACHSTATE AERODROME. WILLIAMSON, GEORGIA. 2013 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 9.85” x 18.7”
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CIRRUS VISION INSPIRED SR22T. DEKALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 2013 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 9.85” x 18.7”
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PITTS MODEL 12. HABERSHAM COUNTY AIRPORT, CORNELIA, GEORGIA. 2013 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL 12.5” x 16.6”
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AMERICAN AIRLINES JET ON FINAL APPROACH. PRINCESS JULIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ON THE ISLAND OF ST. MAARTEN, IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN. 2014 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINTS, SIGNED & EMBOSSED WITH ARTIST’S SEAL. SOLD AS A SET. EACH PRINT: 12.5” x 18.7”
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to Thank the following individuals and organizations for their generous support in creating this exhibition:
The Hudgens Fine Art Center/Teresa Osborn The Hudgens Fine Art Center/Angela Nichols The Bright Ring Foundation/Cindy Bowden Capture Integration/Dave Gallagher Goodyear Aviation Tires/Eric Varndell Cirrus Aircraft Company/Jonathan Sweatman Biplane Rides Over Atlanta/Steve Collins Grace Dickerson Advertising/David Dickerson International Society for Aviation Photography General Aviation News/Ben Sclair Gwinnett County Police Department/Lou Gregoire Larry King/King Air Shows My Photopipe Ron Alexander/Peachstate Aerodrome David Bell/Bright Ring Foundation Ian Daniels/Bright Ring Foundation Tom Dinndorf/Owner - Shell Oil Stinson David Marco/Owner - Lockheed 12A Electra Junior Milo and Gail Pinckney/Bright Ring Foundation Hanna Taylor/Bright Ring Foundation 42
CONTACT John Slemp - Aerographs Aviation Photography john@aerographs.com www.aerographs.com
4778 Darlene Way Tucker, Ga. 30084 (404) 245-2411
The working portrait of John was made in April, 2013 in Kennesaw, Georgia. ©2013 Lindsey Miller.
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