Welcome to Earth and Eye. I’m honored and delighted that you’ve taken the time to look at my artwork. As you’ll see, many of the images are ones that I’ve discovered in nature. I love being outdoors. It’s my way of slowing down the pace, letting go of the busyness of life and just breathing in the peace and quiet of the natural world. I’m fortunate to live in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a city with access to an abundance of unspoiled and well-maintained beauty. I often find opportunity to hike the trails in First Landing State Park, walk along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean or Chesapeake Bay, meander on the paths of Norfolk Botanical Garden and stroll around in my own backyard and neighborhood. But no matter where I decide to venture, I always make sure to take two things with me: my camera and my curiosity. As I see it, the two go hand in hand. Together they allow me to take in and “take home” whatever might show up to greet me along the way.
I love it when I can capture the image of a butterfly perching on a cluster of milkweed, a dragonfly touching down on the tip of a cattail, a cherry tree in full bloom reaching for a cobalt sky. But what makes my outings the most fun is coming upon something that might have gone unnoticed had I not brought my camera and curiosity along. Perhaps a tattered autumn oak leaf dangling from a bare limb. An intricate design created by the bark of a bald cypress tree. The reflection in a pond of an egret roosting in the bough of a tree. A pattern of light and shadow stretched over a bed of young green fern. All part of the landscape. All there to be noticed.
Earth and Eye also includes images that I’ve collected from the not-so-natural world. Many of those also reflect my joy in noticing what often, during the day-to-day haste of getting from one point to another, goes unnoticed, unacknowledged, unappreciated. I think of it as the “unseen-in–between.” Perhaps the design of a crack in a window, the shadow of a bicycle wheel against the pavement, a reflection of trees and sky in a rain puddle. All part of the landscape. All there to be noticed.
And whether I’m surrounded by nature or meandering down a local street, if my camera is tethered and my curiosity unleashed there’s always something that shows up. Something to catch my eye. Something to surprise me. And something that I can’t wait to share.
And now it’s my pleasure to invite you to come in and see what speaks to you through “the language of light.” Enjoy!
~Abbie
I love it when I can capture the image of a butterfly perching on a cluster of milkweed, a dragonfly touching down on the tip of a cattail, a cherry tree in full bloom reaching for a cobalt sky. But what makes my outings the most fun is coming upon something that might have gone unnoticed had I not brought my camera and curiosity along. Perhaps a tattered autumn oak leaf dangling from a bare limb. An intricate design created by the bark of a bald cypress tree. The reflection in a pond of an egret roosting in the bough of a tree. A pattern of light and shadow stretched over a bed of young green fern. All part of the landscape. All there to be noticed.
Earth and Eye also includes images that I’ve collected from the not-so-natural world. Many of those also reflect my joy in noticing what often, during the day-to-day haste of getting from one point to another, goes unnoticed, unacknowledged, unappreciated. I think of it as the “unseen-in–between.” Perhaps the design of a crack in a window, the shadow of a bicycle wheel against the pavement, a reflection of trees and sky in a rain puddle. All part of the landscape. All there to be noticed.
And whether I’m surrounded by nature or meandering down a local street, if my camera is tethered and my curiosity unleashed there’s always something that shows up. Something to catch my eye. Something to surprise me. And something that I can’t wait to share.
And now it’s my pleasure to invite you to come in and see what speaks to you through “the language of light.” Enjoy!
~Abbie
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