Artist’s statement
As a photographer I feel fortunate to be able to share my love of animals and the outdoors in the form of photography. In my work I try to capture a special moment in time or bring unnoticed beauty to the eyes of others. As I’ve grown as a photographer, I’ve expanded my subject matter and it’s presentation in more creative ways. While my first love is the natural world, I also enjoy the challenge of creating images that show the rhythm and unexpected beauty of other subjects. I consider my images successful if they evoke a memory, make you laugh, gasp, smile or pause awhile to take a look. –Maryellen Stone
About the Artist
As a photographer, Maryellen is grateful to be able to combine her love of animals and the outdoors with photography. Her photographs have been published in several books and other print media. She has won recognition at various art shows throughout Massachusetts. Maryellen is a member of the Merrimack Valley Camera Club, The North America Nature Photography Association, The Cape Cod Art Center, The Photographic Society of America, The National Association of Photoshop Professionals, The Plymouth Center For The Arts, Phlorography, a supportive community of Artistic Floral Photographers, The Cape Cod Art Center Camera Club, and the Reading Art Association.
In January, 2021 two of Maryellen’s images received Top 250 image honors in the Share The View International Nature Photography Contest. A third image received Honorable Mention honors in the Pollinator category.
Maryellen volunteers at the Joppa Flats Education Center’s, (MA Audubon), bird banding station and is a member of the weekly volunteer survey team at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord Unit. Maryellen is a former member of the Board of Directors of Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch.
Maryellen’s recent exhibits include the Kimball Library in Atkinson, NH, the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading, MA, and the Firehouse Center For the Arts in Newburyport, as well as acceptances into juried exhibits at The Cape Cod Art Center and the Plymouth Center For The Arts.
A retired educator, Maryellen lives happily with her husband and their cat Lily north of Boston, MA. Maryellen believes like Miss Rumphius that, “You must do something to make the world more beautiful.”
More of Maryellen’s work can be seen at www.naturesimages.com.
Image galleries: https://maryellenstone.myportfolio.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Natures-Images-Photographic-Art-by-Maryellen-Stone-439146339507287
