“The creative adult is the child who has survived.”
― Julian F. Fleron
The other night I met with my photography critique group. I prepared several images to share with this group of friends and fellow photographers. I respect each
“And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.”
― Shel Silverstein
This week’s composite started with a gift that I received from my lifelong friend, Dena Roten. Dena and I have been friends ever since the day I got locked out of my house when I was ten years old. The gift was
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss
For the past couple of weeks, March 5 has been on my mind. March 5 is a very significant date in my life as
“‘Cause you’ll be in my heart
Yes, you’ll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more”
-Phil Collins
This past weekend I had the opportunity to try my hand at newborn photography. It is a day I had been looking forward to for months. One of my favorite coworkers,
“Water Lilies is an extension of my life. Without the water the lilies cannot live, as I am without art.”
― Claude Monet
My eighth composite for my fifty-two-week project started out as something else entirely. I knew that I wanted to do something with
“Dear Valentine, I love you. Whoever you are.”
― Charles M. Schulz
I have been a fan of Valentine’s Day ever since I can remember. I have fabulous memories of decorating shoeboxes and opening those little envelopes throughout my elementary school days.
Since I have been teaching elementary school ever since
“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.”
― John Lubbock
Ever since I began this journey in photography, I have been so drawn to color. I have always admired bright, vibrant colors in the images of others. Color is what drew me most to the work of
“Choose your favorite spade and dig a small, deep hole, located deep in the forest or a desolate area of the desert or tundra. Bury your cell phone and then find a hobby.”
― Nick Offerman
I am not yet ready to bury my cell phone, but I have become more mindful about how much time it is taking away from real interaction.
One summer, a very close friend
“Everything made by human hands looks terrible under magnification–crude, rough, and asymmetrical. But in nature every bit of life is lovely. And the more magnification we use, the more details are brought out, perfectly formed, like endless sets of boxes within boxes.”
― Roman Vishniac
Last weekend, I had the chance to explore the Blue Ridge Parkway on a rainy day with close friends and my camera. Each time I go out to photograph,
