About the Artist
About me:
About me: I am from small town called Atmore, Alabama. It is located just a few mile North of the Florida state line. In addition, I lived in Southern California for a number of years. I now reside in Southern Mississippi.
Photography: I’ve been a photographer for many decades, exploring many different genres. I got my first taste of photography back in the 1980’s with a Kodak instant cameras with the classic 24/36 exposure 35mm roll film. While attending junior college, I enrolled in an “Introduction to Photography” class. I was so intrigued with the entire process of capturing each scene and developing the exposures in a dark room. That experience really ignited my passion for photography. Years later, I transitioned to digital cameras. That enabled me to be able to capture a lot more exposures (shots) without added expense of developing the film. As one who loves to travel and explore new areas, I'm sure to take my camera with me and capture those awe inspiring scenes as I come across them.
Digital Artistry: I have always had a curious, exploratory mindset and that most certainly extended into the graphic design space. In high school, I got my first "exposure" to photo manipulation at a basic level—sizing, inserting into a document, cropping, etc. That was enough to fuel my curiosity and seek out more. I would later start to play around with Adobe Photoshop. While pursuing my associate’s degree, I enrolled in a Photoshop class. I learned a lot with regards to working with images. I developed my skills to such a proficient level that I worked as a full-time digital artist at the Montgomery Advertiser in Montgomery, AL for several years while completing my bachelor's degree in Information Systems.
Having a passion for photography and digital artistry, I resolved to combine both of these outlets as a means to express myself creatively. In addition, I have a love for travel, nature and the great outdoors. The Fine Art Expressions here represents a combination of all of these. As I mentioned to in the intro on the home page, I see art as much more than just a scene to behold. Rather, art can be a catalyst that can bring about positivity, spark ideas and even be an aid that fuel one's drive.
Throughout the years, I have made my expressions available to art loves both locally at art fairs as well as across the United States via my website and social media outlets. It’s always a thrill to have the opportunity to engage in wholesome conversations about my artwork.
It has been a fun-filled and rewarding journey thus far and I look forward to all of the joys that are yet to come!
