Dale Hoopingarner
I have been an avid nature lover all my life, starting with early Boy Scout campouts and hikes and continuing with gardening and kayaking today. I love the scanner photography technique – the way the detail and depth preserves the transient beauty of flowers. I never know for sure what combination of flowers and plants will work best on the scanner, so it is always a joyous act of discovery when a beautiful picture emerges on the computer screen.
I first learned the scanner photography technique from Ellen Hoverkamp, a Connecticut-based artist and teacher, through a seminar at the New England Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. My work tends more towards specimens and “growing” settings, whereas Ellen’s artistry was displayed with her tasteful bouquets and elegant arrangements. (Sadly, Ellen passed away in 2023 after a long battle with ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) lung cancer.)
The Woodshed Gallery Exhibit, October 2011
Exhibits
- Franklin Art Association’s Fall 2018 show, 2nd place with At Last
- Franklin Art Association’s Spring 2018 show, 1st place with Emergence
- 2nd place with Shibumi, Blackstone Valley Art Association Open Exhibit, 2017
- Best in Show for Lily Kaleidoscope in Norfolk Cultural Council show, April, 2016
- Franklin Art Association‘s 2015 Fall Show, second place in photography with Centerpiece
- Honorable Mention with Seasonings at Hopkinton Center for the Arts 2014 photography show
- Joint exhibit at The Woodshed Gallery, October, 2011
- Premier Image Gallery joint exhibit of the Blackstone Valley Art Association and the Franklin Art Association, honorable mention with Yearnings, August, 2011
- Franklin Art Association’s Spring 2011 Art Show, 1st place with Clematis
- Arts Center of Southborough, Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, April 2011, with Yearnings and Shibumi
- Post Road Art Center, juried Flower Show 2010
- Joint exhibit, Norfolk Public Library, February, 2010
- Cultural Art Alliance of Hopkinton‘s “Focus” juried photography show, October 2009, Judge’s Award for Yearnings
- EMC Corporation executive office suite exhibit, April-June 2009
- Premier Image Gallery June 2008 exhibit and competition, first place with Shibumi
- Featured artist for West Coast Imaging, April 2007
Contact
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