Waves of Grass, Black and White Fine Art Photograph

This beautiful black and white photo is called “Waves of Grass.”   It was taken at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens. Photographs from the dreamscape series are taken with a selective focus lens called the lensbaby.

If you’re interest, you can purchase a print here. Each print is professionally printed on Kodak Endura metallic paper with pigment inks. This paper creates striking three-dimensional, lasting images on an ultra-bright background.

Ornament, Fine Art Photograph

This photograph of an Asian pagoda garden sculpture called “Ornament” is from my photo series called dreamscapes.  I was interested in the contrast of the brownish-gray pagoda and rocks against the greenery.  The way the light falls on the sculpture and water was of interest.  Photographs from this series are taken with a selective focus lens called the lensbaby.”  The photograph was taken at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens.

If you’re interest, you can purchase a print here. Each print is professionally printed on Kodak Endura metallic paper with pigment inks. This paper creates striking three-dimensional, lasting images on an ultra-bright background.

Pink Rose, Fine Art Photograph

Pink Rose is from my Vintage Vignette Series.  This close up view of a rose bloom is created with a soft muted palette that gives it the feel of a vintage photograph.  The photograph was taken at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens.

If you’re interest, you can purchase a print here. Each print is professionally printed on Kodak Endura metallic paper with pigment inks. This paper creates striking three-dimensional, lasting images on an ultra-bright background.

Antique Rose Bloom, Vintage Look Fine Art Photograph

Antique Rose Bloom is from my Photo Vignette Series.  This close up view of a rose bloom is created with a soft muted palette that gives it the feel of a vintage photograph. 

If you’re interest, you can purchase a print here. Each print is professionally printed on Kodak Endura metallic paper with pigment inks. This paper creates striking three-dimensional, lasting images on an ultra-bright background.

Antique Rose, Vintage Look Fine Art Photograph

Antique Rose is from my Photo Vignette Series. This close up view of a rose bloom is created with a soft muted palette that gives it the feel of a vintage photograph.

If you’re interest, you can purchase a print here. Each print is professionally printed on Kodak Endura metallic paper with pigment inks. This paper creates striking three-dimensional, lasting images on an ultra-bright background.

Sheep, Original Fine Art Digital Painting

This beautiful photo painting is of a cheviot sheep. Cheviots have clean faces, wooly bodies and big dark eye—they look like sheep from beautifully illustrated children’s book.

On a snowy day in February, I traveled up to a fellow sheep breeder's farm in order to photograph her Baby Doll lambs. Snow in Georgia is kinda rare. She had a couple of Cheviot sheep--I breed that I had never seen. I fell in love with this particular sheep—she’s so elegant and regal. I think this breed is the perfect artist sheep.

Like most sheep—she not very excited to have a stranger paying so much attention to her. She finally posed while getting a treat from her owner. For those of you who also do photo painting. . . I’m experimenting with a different style of photo painting. I guess the best way to describe it is more organic.

Prints are available in several squares sizes.

Longing, Original Vintage Look Floral Fine Art Photograph

Longing--a persistent yearning than simply cannot be fulfilled. . .what do you long for? Do you long for love, more money or maybe a better job? Maybe you long for a time gone by or youth. Or maybe you’re like me and simply long for more free time.

“Longing” is from my vintage-look series called Photo Vignettes. I created this photo art in the middle of winter and I longed for the beauty and warm of spring. This photograph was taken at Callaway Gardens in Georgia. The flower depicted in the photograph is Orchid.

Prints of Longing can be purchased in square like: 5 x 5 or 8 x 8. Use the coupon code “welcome” for a 20 percent discount.
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Daylily, Original Abstract Floral Fine Art Photograph

Here in Georgia, these orange beauties grow by the side of the road. To me, Daylilies symbolize courage and resistance. No matter what you do—you can’t kill a Daylily. “Daylily” is from my photo abstract series called Dreamscapes. “Daylily” was photographed using a Canon camera and a lensbaby lens—a selective focus lens. I combined several exposures in Abode Photoshop to complete the image. This photograph was taken on a roadside in Georgia.

Prints of this fine art photograph are available in many different sizes. Please use the coupon code "welcome" if you're interested in purchasing a print.

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Group of Azaleas, Original Fine Art Digital Painting

This delicate photo painting of group of azaleas is from of my digital painting series called Photo Watercolors. Azaleas are a sign of fragile passion. Enlarging the view on this photograph will bring out the detail of the flower.

This photo painting was based on an original photograph. The photo is edited in Adobe Photoshop and painted in Corel Painter. I use Corel Painter to turn a photograph into a painting--primarily using water color brushes. The original photograph “Group of Azaleas” is based on was taken with a Canon 30D on our farm in Georgia.

Prints of this photo painting can be purchased in a various of sizes. If you're interested in purchasing, use coupon code "welcome" for a 20 percent discount.

Whispering Hope, Original Abstract Angel Fine Art Photograph

Today, “Whispering Hope” is featured. This print is from a new series abstract series I'm working on called Angels of Light.
Angels are many times portrayed as symbols of hope. I hope that "Whispering Hope" reminds you that hope comes at moments when you need it most.

I got the idea for this series during the Christmas season--looking at my collection of Christmas angels. I believe in angels. I believe that over the course of my life Angels have helped me. Haven't you found a ray of hope at moments when all seems hopeless.

“Whispering Hope” was photographed using a Canon camera and a lensbaby lens—a selective focus lens. I combined several exposures in Abode Photoshop to complete the image. The quote by Eileen Elias Freeman reads “The angels are always near to those who are grieving, to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hands of God. “

“Whispering Hope” is signed and dated on the back. It’s not matted or framed. A professional lab prints the image on metallic paper. This fine art photograph would look great anywhere you need a reminder to Hope. The watermark isn’t on the final print.
This print can be purchased at my etsy store.

New Impressionistic Fall Leaves Photo Painting

The photograph that inspired this photo painting was taken just before winter begins—when there’s still a little green and warm in the air. There’s always hope and beauty to be found even when things look bleak. This bright, colorful photo painting would be perfect for any home or office!

Carnival Ride

The Carnival’s in Town! Magic’s in the air. You can’t wait to ride the Ferris wheel! You hope that it stops while you’re on top--so that you can pretend to be scared. You move a little closer to your date. This photo is for sale at
my etsy shop.

I was in Macon Georgia when I took this photo at a spring fair. I have lots of great summer memories at fairs or amusement as a child. Every time I visit a fair or a carnival all those memories come rushing back.

When I was in college, my best friend, Addison, her sister Hilary and I, went to a county fair in Tennessee. We had a great time eating cotton candy, riding the rides, and playing carnival games—I don’t think we won anything. Since, I’m afraid of heights, I didn’t ride the ferris wheel. Addy’s sister got sick from riding the tilta whirl and we had to go home. Poor Hilary got sick everywhere we went!

Every summer, my parents took my brother, sister, and myself to Lake Winneoesakah in Chattanoogna, Tennessee. There aren’t many old fashioned amusement parks like Lake Winnie left. Remember how you felt when you weren’t quite old enough to ride the big child rides, but were too big to ride the kiddie rides? There were lots of laughs and a few tears as each of us grew too big for the kiddie rides. I have this one memory of my brother and I having the time of our lifes riding the pirate ride over and over again. Even as adults, my parents took us, wifes, husbands, and grand kids to Lake Winnie in the summer. Here’s a photo of my niece and nephew (as youngsters) on one of the rides.

I hope this photo and story help you find your own carnival ride memories. Do you have great carnival or amusement park memories? Please share them—I’d love to read your comments.

ConeFlowers

I created these three photos three different ways. The photos were taken at my Mom's neighbor's house. The photo was taken with a lensbaby lens. Number 1 is an aged look. Number 2 is what the photo looks like with no processing. Number 3 is a vintage look. Which one do you like best?

Clematis Photos

A few weeks ago, my neighbor had a beautiful clematis vine around her mailbox.  The flowers were huge and a deep purple color and I couldn’t resist photographing them.  This photo was taken with a selective focus lens called the lensbaby. 

Honeysuckle Photos

As a child, I loved sipping the nectar out of honeysuckle blooms. The smell of the flowers in spring brings back great memories. On our farm, these blooms added a great fragance throughout spring.  

When I was taking these photos, my husband teased me about photographing "weeds." I don't know about you. . .but I love honeysuckle blooms--I think they are unique, delicate and beautiful.

These photos were taken with the lensbaby lens. Using the macro lens.

Beautiful Garden Sculptors

In May, I discovered a garden sculptor at a field trip for the Sweetwater Camera Club. Douglas Dannels and his family have a landscaping business in Douglasville, Georgia. Doug knows a lot about innovative ways to water plants during droughts and ways to water plants when it’s not easy to get water to them. He’s very influenced by Native American and southwestern art and culture. But he also makes marvelous garden sculptures. Here are a few of my favorites—I took these photos using a lensbaby.

If you’re interested in Doug’s work, he has a website http://web.mac.com/abeautifulpond

Lensbaby Street Portraits

May was an exciting photography month mainly due to the fact that I attended a lensbaby workshop in Savannah, Georgia. The workshop was lead by Craig Tanner and Marti Jeffers of the Mindful Eye. The group of folks attending the workshop was a nice blend of folks that I hope to keep in touch with and attend other workshops with.

I bought a lensbaby several months ago and I knew that the lensbaby would be hard to learn to use—but I couldn’t focus anything—nothing was the least bit in focus. I’m happy to report that there was a reason why—other than my lack of knowledge. I was using the plastic optic—which produces a hazy, ethereal effect. Not the effect I was going for. Craig loaned me a double glass optic—and it made a huge difference. Once you get the hang of how the lensbaby works—it’s not that difficult. Sometimes (well maybe often) you’ll need to take several exposures and combine then in photoshop to get the perfect photo—but who cares!


The 5-day workshop was held in one of my favorite places—Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is such a friendly city—which makes it easy to approach strangers to take portraits. I enjoy taking portraits so this part was easy for me. However, taking architectural photos wasn’t that easy for me. I never know how to capture the essence of a building or monument—so I ended up imitiating others in the group.

Here's all the lensbaby street portraits that I took as part of the workshop.

Azlea

From my Photo Vignette series, featuring soft, muted colors that give the photograph a timeline feel.

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Orange Beauty

From Callaway Gardens. . .From my Photo Vignette series, featuring soft, muted colors that give the photograph a timeline feel.

You can purchase a print from my etsy shop

Dogwood Photo

In Georgia, the dogwoods are in bloom and the landscape of our farm is dotted with dogwood flowers. This print is new on my etsy store. Through May 15 selected prints are on sale for only $15.00.