I’ve always been interested in photography since I was a Girl Scout and got my first Brownie Camera. Do any of you remember those? I contented myself with the typical vacation pictures and the teenage parties we used to go to. And, of course, I progressed to the Olympus 35 mm I bought when my husband and I married. I learned to develop my own film, and bored my family and friends with endless landscapes, most of which I can no longer identify. Digital photography, to me, is Man’s gift to God…a reflection back to Him of our appreciation of it all. You no longer have to worry about fumbling with rolls of film, or wasting shots, or developing, or even cost. Instead you can instantly trash what you don’t want, and enhance your finished piece with software if you so desire. And, of course, the digital camera itself now offers the ability to filter what your camera sees.

Recently I found my true passion – abstract photography. I started looking at the amazing colors, shapes and textures in nature and objects around me. I took a trip to northern Arizona and wandered through the slot canyons where I discovered endless subject matter around every corner. The trick to this kind of photography is to find that which the viewer can interpret and becomes a different work of art to each individual. Even a construction site offers unique possibilities to the camera’s eye.

Sometimes you have to go to extremes to get your shots. As I did in Arizona and Utah. It took 2-1/2 hours of bumping around in a Suburban down sandy, little-traveled on roads that I swear the guy driving was making up the road as he went along. I never did find it on a map. But, oh my…when we got there…I ran out of disk space. Every where I turned was a shot. This was the abstract dream of a lifetime.

I do own a couple of drones and have gotten some great shots with them.  But, it is getting harder and harder to fly without government interference, so I don’t do much of it anymore.  And people tend to get testy when you fly near them.  They think I am invading their privacy.  You can’t fly within National and State Parks which is where I do a lot of my photography, so it seems pointless to take it with me.  Besides, it is more than I can handle with a suitcase and camera equipment, let alone a drone case as well.  So, unless I can drive and go somewhere that drones are allowed, it will stay at home with my cat.

What I have recently gotten into and has become a great passion is photo editing.  I am always learning new techniques to enhance my photos.  It is amazing what you can do to make a bad photo turn into a work of art.  Note some of my shots in the Abstract and Textures Gallery.  Now there is the Artificial Intelligence generated artwork.  I know, I was skeptical at first, as well.  And I know AI can be used for evil, but I am using for my creative outlet.   Check out my creations in my AI Gallery.  I can’t tell you how exciting it is to create something with your verbal or written request.

I hope you enjoy my work and that it will inspire you to look at your world with a “different point of view”.

My prints are available for purchase in any size on photo paper.  Also available to print on canvas and metal.  Contact me with the Number on the photo by email through the website.