John Paul Marchand Photography & Art

About Me

object width="425" height="355">.. .. ....I am a mixed-media artist that currently resides in Tucson, Arizona. Right now, my main medium is digital/mixed-media photography and video/film production.Many of my images have cinematic, subtle narratives that the viewers can take anywhere she or he pleases.My images tend to go the darker way of things, but I think if you look hard enough, there is joy and hope, simply because I truly love what I do! So my art may have a flair for the more melancholy and dramatic, but it is like the old blues tunes from way down south in this country, many years ago. Those songs might have had pain in them, but there is a joy in venting it out and sharing our commonality with other human beings!Life can be a hard road, through creativity and expression, it helps to turn that ragged path to something of our own design.Art without an audience is mere therapy for the creator, but art SHARED has the potential of becoming a thing of power and grace, a inspiring relic for whomever might choose that one long look or gaze...If you have a strong reaction to a work, postive or negative, then something is going on!A work of art is a gift from the constant few who choose to make the creative path their reason to live.At the heart of it though, works of art are physical manifestations from the collective mind and soul of humanity, and the universe as well...No matter how base, or how beautiful!As you will see, like many artists before me, I celebrate the power of feminine energy and beauty.Lately however, I have begun to slowly shift, and I feel more abstract and varied work is on the way.With all that said up above, my palette may change to shine more visual light, who knows where my creativity may take me...But for now, I hope you respond strongly with what you see!

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

My Interests

Love, art, music, film, spirituality, dogs, travel, hiking, did I mention travel?
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Date: Feb 3, 2008 11:59 PM

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I'd like to meet:

The creative constant few, seekers, people of all stripes...

Music:

Weird experimental music, progressive and psychedelic rock, (old and new) electronica, ambient, classical, world, folk. Qntal "Von den Elben" (2006)

Movies:

I do it, my waaaaaaaaay!!!Both clips directed by...Me! .. .. ..

Television:

Not so much.

Books:

Authors: Ellison, Hesse, Tolkein, Service, Asimov, Herbert, Mallory, Shakespeare, Updike, Marchand (brother), Davies, Dylan, Nietzche, Kundera, Robbins, King, Anthony, Adams, Bradbury, Heinlein, Harrison, Camus, Kerouac, Watts, Ginsberg, Whitman, Moorcock, Sir Conan Doyle,, Howard, Hemingway, Lee, Allen, Steinbeck, Dickens, Burroughs, Thomas, more later...

Heroes:

Ray Harryhausen!!!

My Blog

Nonservian Radio: Friends of mine and proud of it!!!

If you might be interested into listening to a kick arse alternative news and all around USEFUL info podcast, conducted and presented in a FUN way, check out:http://nonserviamradio.podbean.com/...
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:28:00 PST

Photography Rates

My digital painting package: It is $300.00 & gets you 6 digital paintings (sometimes more - depending on how the shoot goes) & an archival quality print of your favorite image. You get one as elaborat...
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:56:00 PST

Oh Well, Forget Politics, It's Back To The Tempest Broog Tarot Deck!

Hoooray!Ahem.It is quite fun to work on, though!
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:11:00 PST

A Short Rant on The Current State of Ze Nation (Ok I Calmed The Title Down)

I am for right now WAY too tired to write everything I feel and think about what is going on with all the 'bailouts', perpetual wars, and presidential clones of candidates.But I will write more soon...
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:38:00 PST

A scene from my (long overdue) film "Twitch: A Rock Opera From The Earth"

This can get a tad disorienting, it is supposed to be (because Twitch is disoriented, and the imagery refers to other parts of the film). Twitch is a fairy or Nature Spirit that becomes human ...
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:18:00 PST

Going home to Jerseyland/NYC Area For Thanksgiving: Shoot Anyone?

If anyone might want to shoot please let me know. I will be very close to NYC.
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:12:00 PST

Much thanks to Hotel Congress for letting me use the stage for shooting!

The recent shoot with Spyder Baby was done on the stage of Hotel Congress. They also have been great in the past with letting me use the lobby for my film.Club Congress and management simply roc...
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:53:00 PST

Fly In Beautiful Peace Sally

One of the first models ever to pose for me, of which from that initial shoot garnered one of my favorite images, ('The Guardian of the Gate' shown below), passed away on the 15th. Sally was a...
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:34:00 PST

Lotsa Crazy New Work To Be Posted Soon!

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Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:13:00 PST

I Will Not Stop...

Making art.
Posted by John Paul Marchand Photography & Art on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:41:00 PST