Allen Freeman
Professional artist since earning his BFA in 1978, Allen has worked in the commercial art field for such clients as: Bell and Howell, Firestone, Goodyear, Valvoline, Microsoft,
University of Kentucky, Clark Equipement, Sierra On-LIne, Now Comics, Brady Games, Boss Game Studios, and many others. His work has been used on billboards, magazine covers, in video games, posters, brochures, comic books, novels, and he does web site design!
Allen has created stunning art for many highly collectable art prints, such as:
Kentucky Jacees
Kentucky National Guard
Frankfort Capitol City
Jewel T: Mixing Time
Jewel T: Tea and Cookies
Jewel T: Another Day
Jewel T: Front Porch Lemonade
Kentucky Colonel
The Quiltmaker
and now:
Dental Hygienists
"An Ounce of Prevention"
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Don Dudenbostel
Don was been interested in photography as an art form since childhood. He began his career at an early age with his father and grandfather who were accomplished amateur photographers.
Also serious about science, he found a way to combine art and science for a high school science fair project in the 1960’s. He developed a friendship with an engineer with General Electric X-Ray who introduced him to radiographic imaging. With the help of the G.E. engineer, Don built his first x-ray apparatus from a variety of discarded parts. The system used very low penetration soft x-rays that do not overly penetrate the soft, delicate structure of the plants. Don exposes the hidden beauty of seashells with his translucent x-ray photography, which exudes a unique ethereal quality.
While on assignment for the University of Tennessee Beacon newspaper in 1969, Don photographed a student hidden in the bushes behind a row of riot police. That photograph eventually made its way into a 1970 issue of Esquire magazine and it also became one of Esquire's top photos of the year. Don was also published in Newsweek as well as other national publications. While in college, he was featured in two solo exhibitions of his photography at the University of Tennessee.
In 1975 he was fortunate to study with Ansel Adams at his home in Yosemite National Park.
Don was now well into his professional career and had entered regional and national competitions and received numerous awards including three Kodak Gallery Awards. A number of these award-winning images were included in international touring exhibitions. He received his Tennessee Professional Certification in 1981, as well as his Master of Photography degree through the Professional Photographers of America in 1985. |
