Fine Art Photography (you can own), Life Lessons, and Care of the Soul and Self

I retired from the University of Georgia Department of Language and Literacy, after many wonderful years of working with Georgia English teachers. My husband, Rex, and I now thrive on travel, hiking, golf, and photography.  I survived a bout of breast cancer in 2000, and then supported Rex through many years of suffering from emphysema–before his double lung transplant in 2005.  Across the past 10 years, I’ve come to find the life my mother always dreamed I would–free of stress, peacefully of use to others, and fully engaged in my life.  Then I became a photographer!  Who knew!?

I have always been a photographer for fun and travel, but creating fine art photography has now become a passion, a profession, and a path to learning and personal expression. My work is often described as painterly, an effect I strive to achieve through my eye as an artist, my sense of composition, and my knowledge and use of the camera as a creative tool.  I have come to understand that the central theme of my work—and my life—is to live and to create art that “soothes one’s soul.”

Most of my art occurs when I am walking outdoors. When I travel, I am overwhelmed by the beauty and wonder of everything: views, people, animals, grand sights, and tiny details.  It is harder to recognize beauty in the commonplace of my daily routine here in Watkinsville, GA, but with my camera, I have come to see differently at home as well. When something catches my eye, I find deep pleasure in exploring the image over and over, altering settings, positions, lens, and conceptual perspectives. With a click, I can record and forever savor the moment: the feelings, colors, textures, and shapes that somehow combine to bring peace. As a result, I appreciate this world–and my life–even more.

This page has the following sub pages.

• Awards/Recognition