Ric Miller Photography at the CCV Tasting Room & Gallery

SONOMA, California (October 2011) –A reprise exhibition of brilliant, panoramic works by local Photographer Ric Miller is now showing at the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room and Gallery in downtown Sonoma. The show which, will run through November 30, 2011. The show is on view daily from 11 to 6 PM and the public is invited to sip award winning Charles Creek vintages while enjoying the colorful photographs.

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Ric Miller, a Sausalito floating home denizen since 1994 expresses a passion in his panoramic landscape photographs. These images allow you to "step inside" the captured, vibrant scenes and relive the moment in time.

"I shoot very wide angle photographs to closely approximate an expression of visual reality." In turn, this creates a tension between the strange and the familiar in our lives.

The collection consists of scenes of California landscapes including the eclectic Sausalito floating home community, California wine country, the wild Pacific coastline, California wildflowers, the Sierras, and the deserts of the southwest. These high resolution panoramic images are a series of 12-16 individual photographs meticulously seamed via computer and printed on fine art paper or canvas. The printing process is referred to as "giclée". The artwork surpasses ordinary photographs in clarity, beauty and longevity.

Ric Miller's roots lie in photography having learned the art of black and white from his father, Bob. His talent in composition and print making is from his training as an architect and practice as a designer; his goals are to have his artwork become ubiquitous among fine art collectors and for his images to raise consciousness of the precious natural beauty that surrounds us.

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 Specializing in high quality Chardonnay, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon with a bit of Dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Grenache, Syrah and Tempranillo from great vineyard sources - primarily in the Sonoma and Napa Counties - Charles Creek Vineyard produces wines that are food friendly, fruit driven, and easily paired with meals. The winery Tasting Room is conveniently situated in a charming 1890s era storefront on the historic Sonoma Plaza. In addition wine tasting and sales, the Tasting Room also provides space to show the work of local artists.

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The Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room and Gallery, open seven days a week from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., is located at 483 First St. West, on the historic Plaza in downtown Sonoma.  For more information, call (707) 935-3848 or email alan@charlescreek.com.