 As a child I traveled throughout the United States to visit my brother, who was in the Navy, on our family 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.After having several different type jobs and not finding something I liked, I realized I needed to follow my passion of photography. In 2005 I began my photography business; specializing in nature photos on canvas and photo restoration. The technique of printing on canvas gives the photos a most unique appearance. I have never had formal training but I keep updated by reading photography books, magazines, articles, and taking on-line webinars. 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; ** National Association of Professional Women, Garden City, New York; **WHERE TO SEE DARLENE'S ART IN 2011'Life Hope Journey' Southeast Missouri Cancer Center. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. ** '46th Annual Central South Art Exhibition' Tennessee Art League and Friends of Tennessee Art League. Nashville, Tennessee. May 7-June 24, 2011. ** '2011 Art for the Health of It' Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and Southeast Missouri Hospital. February - April 2011. ** American Juried Art Salon, 'International Juried Art Show' Plano, TX. December 2010 - June 2011. ** Schon #30 The Boulevard, Clayton, Missouri. ** The Artists Alley in San Francisco, California. **2011 Art FairsNovember: The Arena Fine Arts & Crafts Show; Cape Girardeau, Missouri * December: Winter Wonderland Arts & Crafts Fair; Scott City, Missouri * |
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