May flowers at Mindy Ross Gallery

Posted 5/22/19

The often quoted idiom “Stop and Smell the Roses” certainly pertains to Richard Lear. For years, he kept up the fast-paced life, missing the beauty of the ordinary. “I never knew …

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May flowers at Mindy Ross Gallery

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The often quoted idiom “Stop and Smell the Roses” certainly pertains to Richard Lear. For years, he kept up the fast-paced life, missing the beauty of the ordinary. “I never knew life could be joyful, exciting and calm all at once until I picked up my camera for the first time and tried to capture the beauty that had been before me my entire life,” he states. He has refined his focus and explains, “Usually, it is about a simple aspect of the entire subject”…to which he devotes his creative photography.

In his Ode to O’Keeffe ~ art color photography by Richard Lear exhibit, the spotlight is on flowers, absolutely gorgeous flowers.

May is supposed to be the benefactor of April’s rains. Throughout May and continuing through June 19, , Mindy Ross Gallery will be aglow with flowers of all colors and sorts. “The magnitude of color is always awe inspiring,” he exclaims. He believes the flower “brings joy and laughter, and brightens the darkest of days.”

He goes out of his way to find the best possible angles for his photographs. Describing some of his experiences, he says, “For my flower photography, I use a macro lens so I cannot take my pictures from a safe distance.” He has hung upside down over a second story balcony to capture a unique flower and has had his husband sit on his legs so he could be over a body of water to reach the perfect water lily.

Gallery hours during May are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday till 6 p.m. During June, gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The gallery and building are closed on Memorial Day weekend and Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in June.

Free, secure parking is available in Kaplan Hall’s parking garage entered at 73 First St. Kaplan Hall is located at the corner of Grand & First Streets on the Newburgh campus of SUNY Orange.