cch = "<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr><td>"+"<table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'><tr><td>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "joe.jpg'></td>"+"<td style='background-image: url(" + wPath + "shadow_right.jpg);'>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "transparent.gif' width='10'></td></tr>"+"<tr><td style='background-image: url(" + wPath + "shadow_bottom.jpg);'>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "transparent.gif' height='10'></td>"+"<td style='background-image: url(" + wPath + "shadow_corner.jpg);'>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "transparent.gif' width='10' height='10'></td></tr></table>"+"</td><td width='10'>&nbsp;</td><td valign='top'>"+"My passion for capturing the light I saw around be on film began when I was in college. I still have "+
"that passion today, 40 years later.  Probably becasue I am also an architect, I'm drawn to simple "+"graphic  images and vibrant colors. If I am moved by a scene in front of me, I think it will move "+"others and I seek to capture what I feel in a photograph. I find that using a digital camera means, "+" I often make minor image adjustments to recreate the same feeling I had when I took the photograph. "+"My joy in photography is not only the emotion I feel when I take photographs, but also the "+ 
"response I get from others who view my images. "+"</td></tr></table>"+"<br /><img src='" + wPath + "bio_beginnings.jpg'>"+"<p>Joe Darin's two careers in the arts began at Notre Dame in the 1960's where he "+"studied architecture. Today, he continues to experiment in the creation of emotionally  "+
"evocative photographs. With the advent of high resolution digital cameras and improved "+
"image editing software, he has added a new level of creativity to his art. </p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_architecture.jpg'>"+"<p>In his architectural career, Joe managed construction of the $3,000,000 remodelling of San "+
"Diego's Horton Plaza Sam Goody store. It was published in the Retail Store Image Magazine and won "+"a Graphic Design Magazine Award.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_photo.jpg'>"+"<p>Meanwhile, his photographs were being published in books such as \"Finishing the Figure\", "+"and in Japan, \"The Love Formed Human\". He prepared a book proposal of his photographs of the "+"Mining Towns of the West. In magazines, his photographs appeared in the United States, Germany "+"and the Netherlands. A significant photo was included in the \"Holiday Treasures at the White "+"House\" brochure.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_development.jpg'>"+"<p>While Vice President of Laguna Bernardo Management Co., he developed the 75 Acre, 867 unit "+"Bernardo Vista Del Lago residential project, the Morada Condominiums, Clubhouse and Recreation "+"Center, a 20 Acre, 350,000 sq. ft. Park Terrace commercial site, the Rancho Bernardo Branch of "+"the San Diego Library, the Center for Health Services medical offices, the Soup Plantation "+"Restaurant and Offices, the Family Fitness Center, and Cornerstone Court in San Diego, CA.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_webSites.jpg'>"+"<p>Joe's designs and photographs for web sites include works of the famous artist Margaret Cannon"+"Wilson, wife of Representative Robert Wilson, artist Connie Fox of Jatayu Jewelry, products of "+"\"On the Path\", an online commercial store and \"Thought Wave\", for Dr. Dana Pollack. He has "+"also designed the web sites for his wife Jane Darin, and for Jennie Cornsweet, an energetic "+"healer.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_darin.jpg'>"+"<p>As President of Darin Architecture, Joe redesigned Polo Ralph Lauren stores in Honolulu, "+"Hawaii, Salt Lake City, UT, Boulder, CO, Scottsdale, AZ and La Jolla, Palo Alto, Beverly Hills "+"and Costa Mesa in CA, the Clubhouse and Golf Shop and a 300 unit resort hotel in "+"Carlsbad, CA, the 420 room Lafayette Hotel and the California School of Professional Psychology "+"in San Diego, CA, the Clubhouse, Horse Barn, Convention Center, Administration Offices, Sales "+"Pavilion, Airport Lounge and Gift Shop for Warner Springs Ranch, CA, an 80 unit motel in Solana "+"Beach, the Gingerbread & Dottie Doolittle Children's Store and the Gentlemen's Quarters in Palo Alto "+"CA. His designs for a clothing store in Beverly Center, Robert Phillips Beverly, were subsequently "+"published in Interior Design Magazine. He also designed the remodel of an entire block of stores "+"on State Street in Carlsbad, CA.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_exhibits.jpg'>"+"<p>All the while Joe was busy taking photographs, some from his architectural experiences, some "+"from his travels in Russia, the Caribbean, India, Mexico, Italy, Russia and around the United States. He "+"exhibited his photographs in the Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, San Marcos, the La Jolla Village "+"Gallery, La Jolla, the Southwestern College Gallery, the Westwood Festival of the Arts in Westwood, "+"Fair Oaks Gallery in South Pasadena and the Church of Religious Science in Glendale, all in "+"California. Some shows Joe has done include the Festival of Fine Art of the Artists Guild at "+"the West Wing of the San Diego Museum of Art, Walnut Creek Artwalk at the Dollerious Delights "+"Gallery and Taste of Arts by the Bay in Chula Vista, CA, and San Diego Art Walk. Lately, he has exhibited "+
"at the San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care, The St. Claire Gallery, the Old Town Art Festival and "+
"the Coronado Art Walk.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_development.jpg'>"+"<p>As Vice President of The Boardroom, Joe took charge of the development of the Boardroom "+"Executive Suites Hotels in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, TX. He also was a consultant on a "+"180 and a 300 unit condominium project for the Irvine Company. He designed the Gene Autry Hotel "+"Convention Center in Palm Springs, the Eagle Rock Baptist Church, the El Toro Wells Fargo Bank, "+"Medical Office Buildings in Glendale, Red Robin Restaurants and K-Mart Stores in various "+"locations, the Gymnasium Equipment Corp of Palos Verdes, and Glendale View Condominiums all in "+"California. He also worked on Foothill College in Cupertino, De Anza College in Sunnyvale.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_homes.jpg'>"+"<p>Just as you are thinking that Joe has spent his career doing only commercial buildings, you "+"need to know that he has also designed custom homes in Point Loma, Oceanside, Fallbrook, Bonita, "+"LA Costa, Poway, Escondido, Encinitas, Borrego Springs, Solana Beach, South Pasadena, Diamond Bar, "+"Laguna Beach, and Vista, all in California.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_teaching.jpg'>"+"<p>Rounding out his career in photography, Joe is always ready to give talks and workshops which "+"he has done in Santa Fe, NM, Portland, OR, and Billings, MT as well as San Diego, CA. Knowing the "+"difficulty many artist have struggling with presenting their art well in photographs for "+"competitions and promotion, Joe developed a seminar online called, \"How to Photograph Your "+"Art\".</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_education.jpg'>"+"<p>After one year of undergraduate architectural studies at the University of Illinois, "+"Champaign/Urbana, IL, Joe transferred to the University of Notre Dame where he earned two degrees: "+"Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Bachelor of Science in Architecture. To enhance his growing "+"love of photography, he attended the Nikon School of Photography in Irvine, CA. Later he rounded "+"out his studies with two further workshops: Photographing Natural Scenes and Portrait Photography in "+"Natural Settings. His other postgraduate studies have included courses in Finance, Communication, "+"Internet Web Design, Computer Applications, and Business Management.</p>"+"<img src='" + wPath + "bio_member.jpg'>"+"<p>Joe's memberships have included the AIA, (American Institute of Architects), the Artists Guild "+"of the San Diego Museum of Art where he has served on the Board of Directors and currently serves as "+ 
"Vice President and the La Jolla Art Association. His licenses include an Architectural License and "+"Building Contractors License in the State of California.</p>"+"<p>If you have questions or comments, you can email Joe anytime.</p>"+"<blockquote>Your bio is terrific. I kept reading and thinking to myself, wow really "+"you did that. It comes across very impressive yet not pretentious a very good \"wow\" factor. "+"LuAnn M.</blockquote>";container = new Container();container.paintLayout(PAINT_LAYOUT);container.setSpacing(SPACING);container.setCenterComponent(cch);var biographyPage = new Page("Biography");biographyPage.createHtml(container);