TITLE: America Gets Behind The Wheel

There aren't enough adjectives to describe humanity's love affair with the automobile. Some automakers today can claim to be as old as or older than the Ford Motor Company. Another handful can point to an equal number of highly successful products. Many personalities have been and still are capable of deeds both brilliant and bizarre, magnanimous and misguided. Through it all each new generation emphasizes performance with high efficiency engineering, advanced technology, and sleek aerodynamic styling. No matter what your pleasure is today you can find a vehicle that suits your desires for history, intricacy, speed, styling, class, color, you name it. The vehicles presented here have always been some of my favorites. Enjoy a cruise down memory lane.

AUTHOR: Maureen Ravnik (United States)

Artist Biography
Maureen Ravnik was born and raised in Minnesota. She attended the University of Colorado to pursue a career in sales & marketing. Working and traveling a lot in that discipline opened her eyes to the wonders of the American west and reawakened childhood tendencies to creatively document her discoveries. She began making images of the American west in hopes of preserving the history, the culture, and the dreams that shaped the west. Maureen has placed in the Audubon International Top 250, local, national, international juried photography exhibitions, monthly club competitions, and state park calendars. Her images have been selected for use by the City of Littleton, and National Geographic for publication, as well as several newspapers. She has co-authored 2 books that document the history of the second largest natural area in the country. Maureen has also served as a juror for the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts in Colorado.
Artist Statement
My methods and techniques are largely self-taught. I love capturing scenery, wildlife, and exploring methods for interpreting what I see and experience along the way. I am deeply inspired by the work of Ansel Adams and Art Wolfe. My work is also derived from my imagination. My greatest satisfaction comes from taking the file from camera to computer to develop composites. The results reflect my personal feelings, beliefs, events, culture, etc. that are best expressed through artistic interpretations. My work is delivered in an array of styles that arc between realism, passionately abstract and doggedly figurative.