Blake Locke

CONTENT CREATOR/PHOTOGRAPHER

Skilled Creative Director adept at overseeing writers, designers & artists to accomplish challenging objectives.

Excellent communicator, problem solver & detail-oriented manager proficient in business operations and customer needs.

Videographer/Photographer experienced with producing innovative, creative content.

Built a successful photography business as a sole proprietor from the ground up for over 25 years.

Capable of managing all stages of projects, from pre- to post-production.

Adept at learning software & hardware.

Analytical & creative with good verbal & written communication abilities.

Manages multiple stages of projects, from pre- to post-production.

Plays well with others.

The Digitally Organic Verisimilitude of Jessica Claire

Solo show encompassing 30 years of my fine arts work, as well as my student's work, that filled 3 floors of Gallery 247 in Lockport, New York.

Developed children's, art program, called "Rockin' Arts", in 2006, that used painting, drawing, & music as a way to keep children engaged in the arts, strengthen fine motor skills, and as a therapeutic tool in their daily lives.

Received a multiple NEA grants & privately funded ones through philanthropic organizations such as Grigg-Lewis including a large scale, collaboration involving 178 children & the Lockport Public library.

Creative director Liberty Silhouettes, via Liberty Partnership at NCCC, resulting in community-beautification project. Dozens of paintings created by middle school kids were placed throughout the city of Niagara Falls.

Awarded the honor to represent my generation as one of 3 fine artists in the 2003 Kenan art show “3 Generations”.

Modern Day Renaissance Man was an article initially written about my therapeutic, art's program that spanned 12 years at the Market Street Art Center, primarily focused on kids 5 to 13 years old. It then evolved into special programs, used therapeutically for seniors, is currently being adapted into an app called ARTSKI that has been trademarked for a future game/art activity that assists even the nonartistIcally-inclined into creating beautiful works of art via a game that Alec Claire invented & taught. It has also been successfully used a corporate team building course that unifies the teams & promotes institutional beautification by hanging the works of art throughout the facility showcasing their work but also instilling solidarity & pride amongst the employees.

https://www.lockportjournal.com/a-modern-renaissance-man/article_3a50410b-9558-55af-8d1b-278e06228811.html