The Wildling Museum in Solvang presents the final installation of its current Artist Talk Series on Oct. 29, featuring aerial photographer Bill Dewey. Dewey’s photographs have been featured in several of the Wildling’s past exhibitions and will be the subject of the upcoming exhibit, Overview: The Aerial Photography of Bill Dewey, which opens on Oct. 27.
Dewey has had his private pilot’s license since 1981 and bases his aerial photography ventures out of the Santa Barbara airport. Dewey has photographed the California landscape since taking up the camera in the early 1970s and has had a photography studio and business in Santa Barbara for three decades. Some of his favorite subjects include the California Channel Islands, the Carrizo Plain, Baja California, and the rural California landscape. A member of the Santa Barbara OAK Group, Dewey has been distinctly influenced by the art and character of the noted California painter Ray Strong.
The Wildling Museum is located at 1511 Mission Dr., Solvang. For more info, call 688-1082.
This article appears in Oct 19-26, 2017.