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About Paul Henry Abram, the Photographer:
As a young child, Paul sat up late at night watching his Dad, a lithographer at Lord Menu Co. in Los Angeles, hand-carve linoleum blocks. It wasn’t until years later that Paul was able to relate his ability to read with ease black and white photo negatives and compose subject matter, to those experiences with his Dad - linoleum blocks used in printing are carved “upside down and backwards” - a virtual negative. Paul has used that skill in developing what he calls “photographics” - black and white photos which use lithographic film sheets to create the appearance of pen and ink and charcoal drawings.
Paul is a retired attorney and has taught photography at the Pacific College of Art and Design, Medford, Oregon, and for the Kings - Tulare Regional Arts Council in Porterville. He has shown his work in galleries from Big Bear Lake, CA to Ashland and Medford, OR, where he was a founding member of the “Siskiyou Artworks”, an art co-op. He is the past President and charter member of the North Fork Arts Council. He is an avid fly fisher and for several years he wrote the “Catch o’ the Day” column for the Sierra Star. He stays current in the law as the attorney coach for the Minarets High School Mock Trial Team, which recently placed first in regional competition. In his spare time he contemplates how he ever found time to work.
Remember, "A community without art is a community without a soul".
Update: So, what does a former art gallery owner do after he closes the Gallery. On Sunday, October 26, Paul Henry Abram and his wife Marcia closed the Community Art Gallery in North Fork. Naturally, with extra time on his hands, Paul went fishing. He took his inflatable oar boat ( a "pram") to his favorite spot on the San Joaquin River, near Friant. Using a 3 weight fly-rod, a number 18 "hare's ear" nymph, and a floating fly line, after only his second cast, Paul landed this 27 inch, 10 pound trophy Rainbow Trout. A fisher nearby on shore timed the "fight" at 50 minutes. Paul was able to tire the fish and land it aboard his pram without a net - all on a 3 pound test fluorocarbon leader. It may be a San Joaquin River record. Here is what he caught, and, no, he will not tell you where to fish! However, Paul does love to talk fishing with anyone who wants to swap stories, and is even looking for more fishing buddies. Call him at (559) 877-2487
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Bodie Ghost Car
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