Jason de Beijers, Mr. X, Neal Adams, Accra Shepp, Alberto Carvalho. This artist series encompasses gallery art, public art& pop culture: the broad spectrum of today’s art culture. I photograph without appointment, finding the artist and their work in a public setting, at an opening, an event, on the street. I ask them to close their eyes: this lets them "go within," finding their stance and comfort zone. Their mood may become solemn, dramatic, playful, meditative. I move around to balance the art and the artist. Inbetween shots I may photograph them eyes open. The experience becomes Zen-like.