Artist Statement.
After a 20-year career in portrait photography, I have returned to my life-long passion: photographing flowers.
My current work features botanical elements that I have grown or sourced locally and then photographed. The resulting photos are hand-colored or embellished with a combination of pastels, pencils, or gold acrylics, then cut out and made into a collage. This is a true labor of love and exploration for me as I continue the search for the most painterly photographic process.
My Process
Grow.
Most of the florals in my photos are grown on my property. I also love to source flowers at the spectacular farmer's markets in Charlotte. I certainly do not have a green thumb, but it’s fun to order seeds and bulbs of my favorite varieties and watch them turn into something beautiful. These peonies were amazing!
Shoot.
Today I shoot with my Sony A7rV and several different vintage refurbished cameras to create the dreamy, colorful images I love. I often stage my flowers as a still life, and then shoot them individually to be included in a collage. These shots are hand cut and glued onto art board or canvas and embellished.
Recent Exhibitions and Representation
ArtPop Street Gallery Class of 2025
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Guild of Charlotte Artists
Curated Spring Event
Charlotte, NC
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Presson Art Gallery
Monroe, NC
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Guild of Charlotte Artists
Winter show
Charlotte, NC
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D'Art Center
Flourish 2024
Norfolk, VA
Artfields
Annual Art Competition
Lake City, South Carolina
Guild of Charlotte Artists
Annual Judged Show
Charlotte, North Carolina
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44th National Juried Show
Goldsboro, NC
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Charlotte Art League
Winter Juried Show 2023
Charlotte, NC
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311 Gallery
Raleigh, North Carolina
“Spring to Life” juried show
Las Laguna Art Gallery
Laguna, California
“50 and Over 2023” juried show
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