“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.”
― Salvador Dali
In October, my camera took Randy and me on a two week-long journey. Our journey began in Barcelona,
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“No city could be more beautiful than Charleston during the brief reign of azaleas, no city on earth.”
― Pat Conroy
One of my favorite things about spring in my area of the country is the blooming azaleas. I typically spend weeks photographing their magnificent display
“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”
― Vincent Van Gogh
I will never forget the day in November of 2019 when my Mom informed me she would begin receiving support from Hospice. It took me weeks to wrap my head around the H word. I was engulfed in fear. I...
“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Earlier this month, I was signed up to attend a photography event in the Carolinas. I was looking forward to the event as a time to reconnect with my friends in photography. Unfortunately, the...
“One of the tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.”
― Dale Carnegie
Charleston, South Carolina became my favorite...
“Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.”
― Maya Angelou
During the week of the Fourth of July, Randy and I made our way to Fort Myers, Florida to attend the Happily Ever After Party for my amazing God Daughter,...
“The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life.”
― William Faulkner
In March, while I was taking a class (more about that in a...
“I think of myself as a writer who photographs. Images, for me, can be considered poems, short stories or essays. And I’ve always thought the best place for my photographs was inside books of my own creation.”
– Sam Abell
Last year I discovered the joys of taking photography classes...