Having Fun With My Photos

I have been having a lot of fun with my photos!  I always have fun taking photos, but I have never spent much time playing around with them - or using any special effects.  To me, trying to get the different effects that I was thinking about - and could see in my mind - involved countless hours trying to get that same effect using PhotoShop.  I took a class from a graphic artist/designer, who helped me "simplify" exactly what I was trying to do.  She helped me have "fun" working with my photos!  These three photos were taken in the South of France and are in the "Local Exposure" Show at Gallery 725.  A friend of mine calls this look the "painterly" look.

This Fashion Wall was taken in Eze.

This Almost Empty Wall was taken in Riez.

This Graffiti Wall was taken in Cotignac.

Many Steps

It is exciting to be a part of the Artist Member Exhibition at the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra.  This is a juried show called "Celebrate Art 2015" beginning Friday, January 9 and running until February 1.  One of my photos in the show is "Many Steps" - taken as I was walking on the Great Wall in China.

A New Gallery Show

It has been a long time since I have updated this blog.  I have been doing a lot of work in the studio getting ready for some spring art festivals.  Also, I have been busy working on photos for several juried shows - January to May, 2014.

Here are two photos of mine that are in the Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts, Juried Spring Show, at The Cultural Center in Ponte Vedra.  This show opened on Friday, April 11, and will go until May 9.

This shot of a vineyard was taken in the south of France.  It certainly reminds me of a lazy afternoon in the summer.

This shot of "a walk for remembrance" is from a cemetery in Paris.  Most people walking along this tree-lined lane had a lot to think about.