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This computer-enhanced digital photograph was taken near Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the Limberlost trail. Shortly after I clicked the shutter, the heavens openned, and my husband and I were drenched to the bone before we could get back to our car. It was in the Landscape Show at The Art League Gallery in Alexandria, VA, as a signed, Open Edition print, 11" x 17" image on 13" x 19" paper, simply framed with spacers in a black wood frame. They sold two prints for me at $150.00 each plus VA tax. "Forest Path #1" is not currently available framed from The Art League, but I plan to mat it and make it available there in The Bin Gallery January - June 2009. You may also order it here framed, or unframed for only $45.00 plus s/h and VA tax if applicable.
Other sizes, including limited editions and note cards, also available; see Order Information
I am inspired primarily by my reverence for nature. My pictures come from many places, such as my native Virginia and other states I have visited, notably the southwest landscapes of Arizona and New Mexico. I love the challenge of photographing animals: birds - especially baby birds and their nests - butterflies, cats, deer, and so on. I am fascinated by the power of the camera to freeze moments which pass so quickly they are easily missed. These include not only living things such as flowers and trees blowing in the wind, but also rocks, cliffs, clouds, and landscapes as they are changed by wind, storms, and shadows in shifting sunlight from sunrises to sunsets and twilight.
When choosing which of my thousands of images to offer as limited edition giclee prints, I look for a spiritual quality, dramatic composition and sumptuous color. Here are some of my most recently added images.
Whether you choose to order prints or are simply here to browse, I hope you enjoy the pictures I exhibit.
I had a Solo Show at The Art Group in Mount Jackson, VA, in April 2008.Framing is artfully chosen using archival materials. I frame my prints using Conservation Clear® glass, which filters 99% of UV light. You may request UV-filtering Acrylic that blocks 87% of Ultraviolet light for framed artwork (except pastels) that will be shipped. 99% UV-filtering Acrylic is available, but more expensive. Anything shipped with glass will be extra-carefully packed, and insured at no extra cost. All mats are white unless otherwise specified. Color choice usually requires a custom mat fee.
When choosing an unmatted framed picture, please remember that the frame crops 1/4" off each side of the paper. If you are framing a borderless print, this will crop the image. Frames are Environmentally Friendly Products ~ No rainforest or hardwood trees are sacrificed; manufacture generates minimal waste.
In keeping with my concern for the environment, most of my frames are made from recycled wood with a laminate finish. Since I discovered that teak is endangered, I will sell off those I have in stock and buy no more. (My supplier thought they were buying farmed wood.) I advertise a few frames from American tree farms, and in an emergency I do buy imported frames from local framers, but I am now making sure they are not made of endangered wood. The exception is the small yard-sale frames; I don't always know what they are made of, but they are being recycled. They are being donated by a very generous fellow-member of The Art Group in MT Jackson, VA. The black Nordik "ebony" frames are not made of real ebony; some of them are teak, but they are used frames. The "rosewood" frames are not real rosewood.
The least expensive frames I offer in all sizes are made of recycled wood with a vinyl laminate finish. Please be aware that there is a controversy raging over whether vinyl is good for the environment or terrible.
I have discovered a line of beautiful 1 1/2" wide frames made from 100% real fast-growing, sustainable bamboo. I will be adding sizes and prices to my web site as soon as I am able. Meanwhile, just email customer service for a price if you see something on my site that you would like in a bamboo frame, or any frame that is not yet priced.
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