About Scanography and My Art

In 2006, I began using a flatbed scanner, not unlike a high resolution camera with a macro lens, as an oulet for my creativity and as a new way to share my love of nature. To begin, I compose the subjects on the glass plate - leaves, flowers, etc.  With the scanner's cover open, I arrange and recompose the subjects many times, before getting an arrangement that pleases my eye. I edit the scans in my darkroom - i.e. Photoshop, often spending many hours editing out stray dust and pollen that invariably accompanies my subjects. Owing to my editing process, the images and prints have a look that's between illustration and photography and a surprising amount of depth. Because the scanner captures the image from below, I'm often surprised by what appears on my monitor. 

My experience as a photographer, blacksmith, naturalist, gardener and forager informs and inspires my art.  Most of the images include subjects that are locally grown or foraged.  I strive to portray essences, the glories of natural forms, patterns and colors, the familiar and the less-seen details.

Images viewed online are low resolution and much reduced in size. However, the high resolution, archival prints I offer, with their rich colors and remarkable details are stunning works of art.

 Marty Klein is a pioneer in scanography, the art of using a flatbed scanner as a macro camera. His work is remarkable for its deeply informed connection to nature, for its wit, and for its joy in life. His grounding in photography serves him well in composing his materials on the glass. What gives Klein depth is his intimacy with Nature, for he is a true naturalist, a man of the land. He sees.  John Caddy 2010

The Prints

I offer the images in my portfolio as unframed, signed and numbered archival prints on fine art rag paper or canvas. The majority of my work is available in 3 sizes and editions (in parentheses):
11" x 14" (100)

16 x 20 (50)

20 x 24 (20)

Instructions for buying prints are found on my Purchase page. Please contact me with questions about custom sizes or other matters.
I welcome commissions, licensing, exhibit proposals, connections and other opportunities.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse