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
Guild of Charlotte Artists
Mint Museum Show
Charlotte, NC
Guild of Charlotte Artists
Curated Spring Event
Charlotte, NC
Presson Art Gallery
Monroe, NC
Guild of Charlotte Artists
Winter show
Charlotte, NC
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
44th National Juried Show
Goldsboro, NC
Charlotte Art League
Winter Juried Show 2023
Charlotte, NC
311 Gallery
Raleigh, North Carolina
“Spring to Life” juried show
Las Laguna Art Gallery
Laguna, California
“50 and Over 2023” juried show