 I was born in St Louis in the 1960's and as a child traveled throughout the United States to visit my brother, who was in the Navy, on our summer vacations. This gave me the opportunity to see our beautiful country and it was during this time I received my first all-in-one 35 mm camera. I really enjoyed photography and took many photos on our trips. By the time I was a senior in high school I had upgraded my camera a few times to finally my first SLR (a Canon AE-1, which I still have). It was at this time I began to capture family events, landscape, nature, and scenic photos. My passion has always been the landscape and nature photos, over the last 20 plus years I have captured quite a few. Upon graduation, work and eventually family took over leaving little time for photography.I now call Southeast Missouri home and like living here with my family as it offers great scenery and outdoor fun. This change of life sparked me once again to pick up my camera and start taking photos. In 2005 I began my photography business; specializing in nature photos on canvas and portraits. The technique of printing on canvas gives the photos a most unique appearance. I look for the unusual or interesting aspect, if it catches my eye, it will be caught on film. Southeast Missouri is my point of concentration; however, the world is my studio as I also capture interesting cloud formations, sunrises, sunsets, and moon shots. I have never had formal training but have always read photography books, magazines, and articles. My equipments has been upgraded again, this time using digital, and adding scanners, printers, and editing programs to my equipment list. I love this new journey and am looking forward to what the future holds.AffiliationsArts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; ** The Best of Missouri Hands -- Juried Artist, Columbia, Missouri; ** Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce, Sikeston, Missouri; ** Columbia Art League, Columbia, Missouri; ** Visual Arts Coop, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; **WHERE TO SEE DARLENE'S ART IN 2010!MONTHLY THROUGHOUT 2010--'Visual Arts Coop'at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. ** SEPTEMBER 2010 "Mosaics Missouri's Festival for the Arts" The Foundry Art Centre. St Charles, Missouri. ** AUGUST 2010 'Cowboy Up! Art Fair' The Sikeston Depot. Sikeston, Missouri ** JUNE 2010 Juried Invitational Art Fair; University City, Missouri. ** MAY 2010 'Artscape' Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri ** APRIL 2010 Dogwood-Azalea Festival; Charleston, Missouri. ** FEBRUARY - APRIL 2010 "Art for the Health of It 2010" Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and Southeast Missouri Hospital. Surgical Waiting Wing. Cape Girardeau, Missouri ** DECEMBER 2009 - FEBRUARY 2010 The Foundry Art Centre "Fusion: Science and Art" St. Charles, Missouri. **The following is a tentative schedule ** November 2010 "Christmas Extravaganza" Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. |
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