Impressionist Photography by Don O. Thorpe

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly" -- THE LITTLE PRINCE, BY ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPEREY

Don O. Thorpe uses impressionist techniques to create images that are timeless. He has won many awards in art competition and has been showcased in two dozen solo exhibits including premier venues: Springville Museum of Art, Finch Lane Art Gallery, Eccles Art Center, BYU Harris Fine Arts Gallery, and Utah Council of Arts Gallery. His has been featured in international publications including: Camera 35, Modern Photography, the New Era, and Ensign magazines, and many books. The Amphoto Guide to Low Light Photography is a book written and illustrated by him. His audio-visual presentations include: Saturdays Warrior, LDS Sesquecentennial - Zion, World Hunger with John Denver, two convention productions for Utah governors, and an AV presentation for President Ronald Reagan when he visited Utah.

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HERE IS A SAMPLE OF THE VARIETY OF IMAGES CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE
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OPERA METRO

CARCASSONNE

NOTRE DAME AFTER

PALMYRA FENCE

JERUSALEM

SUNFLOWER CABIN

PALMYRA WINDOW

TEMPLE HOME

BETHLEHEM HILL

SOLITUDE

CAT ON A BRIDGE

MY BROTHER

PURPLE GRASS

WATER LILIES

HAND AND EYE

SACRED GROVE

SUN FENCE

LA POPIE, FRANCE

TEMPLE FROM HYDE PARK

AUTUMN FENCE

BRITTANY BOATS

WHTE HAT

AWALOWA LAKE

BOYS AT THE ARCHES

MINARET

RIBEAUVILLE LAMP

GARDIAN ANGEL

NOTRE DAME NITE

ARC DE TRIOMPHE

MOUNTAIN MEADOW

LONG ROAD

MEETING HOUSE

BARN EYES

CONTEMPLATION

Artist Statement: "My images are photographic reality by origin and impressionist by presentation. They are refined with special digital techniques to create a softer purer effect. This approach produces a sense of vibrancy that cannot be achieved with traditional photography. I want the images to represent reality while adding an ambience of emotion that transcends realism. I believe that Impressionist photography can reveal what the eye and heart sees that goes beyond what the camera can record. I have experimented with many Impressionist techniques to simplify or intensify color and affect, and the result is what you see here -- an approach to art using photography" -- Don O. Thorpe

NOTE: This Website contains many images that appear in several different galleries because of an on-going process of over the years and the applicability to multiple topics. I ask the viewer to see the appropriateness of the images in each Webpage. Also, some of the photographs on this website were scanned and posted years ago before the advanced technology available now, so please excuse the imperfections of some images. However, all the photographs on this Website can be produced in high quality.

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All the photographs you see on this website can be reproduced in high quality