Abstract Photo Heartsong

“Heart Song” is from my photo abstract series called Dreamscapes. On a recent visit to my Mom’s house, I photographed a beautiful flower basket she had hanging on her porch. It was a warm windy day—perfect for taking abstract photos. This photograph reminded me of some of the things that “MOM” means to me—a bright warm heart in the middle of the storms of life.

Technique:
“Heart Song” 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 my Mom’s porch in Tennessee on a windy day. The flower depicted in the photograph is a impatient in a hanging basket.

Where to Put in Your Home:
Anywhere you want to bring the outdoors inside.

How to Buy:
You can purchase a print of this photo if you're interested. I think this photograph looks best printed on metallic paper at a large size—like 16 x20 or larger. At larger sizes you can see the details on the flower best.

Random phrases that describe this photograph:
Heart, Form and light, Barely formed. Ethereal. Flowing. Gentle breath. Gentle kiss. Willowy. Wispy. Dream-like, light, airy and tenuous, celestial, heavenly, lacking material substance, surreal

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!

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.

My First Ever Exhibition

Several of my photo paintings are being exhibited through April in Douglasville, Georgia. They are on display in the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, WellStar Hospital on Hwy 92, and the Red Cross Headquarters.

About a week ago, there was a reception for the artist in the Well Star Hospital. This photos are from the event. The exhibition is called “Recent Work from the Sweetwater Camera Club. The event was sponsored by the Douglasville Cultural Arts Council.

Transformer

It's really a carnival ride. But it looks kinda high-tech sci-fi. Taken at the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Georgia.

Table43

Still my husband and I are in the middle of lambing season, I thought I'd post one of the sheep paintings.

At our farm website, you can view photos of the latest lambs.

Overlook

This painting is from a photo taken in Amicalola Falls in Georgia. The painting is a moody impressionist painting.

Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Robert Frost

Baby Riley

Chloe 3

Chloe 2

Updated Valentine's Babies

Baby Chloe

Baby Riley

Sadie 2

Baby Sadie

New digital painting of Sadie. She's a princess!