ARTIST STATEMENT
My goal with floral photography is for the viewer to experience the same emotional reaction I had when I captured the image. My path to floral photography began in the garden. Being in a garden is my “happy place.” I enjoy digging in the dirt and watching new flowers emerge each spring. I admire the work of Georgia O’Keeffe and consider her to be an inspiration. Photography has also been a lifelong hobby of mine, especially when traveling. Over time, I began photographing flowers in my garden, as a way of capturing the fleeting beauty of flowers. After raising a family, and as I approached retirement, I joined a local camera club where my two lifelong hobbies converged. I soon developed a love for macro photography and developed my skills, both with the camera and through processing images on the computer, to create floral images that are works of art, rather than purely photographic. I am especially drawn to rare or unusual flowers.
BIOGRAPHY
Pat is retired attorney and a member of the Merrimack Valley Camera Club, where she serves as co-chair of the Field Trip Committee. She is also a member of Spade & Trowel Garden Club and is a volunteer at the Flint Memorial Library in Middleton. Her floral images have a distinctive style, and have won recognition by judges at local camera clubs. She lives in Middleton with her husband Doug. Pat’s other hobbies include cooking, gardening, hiking, quilting, kayaking and traveling. This is her first exhibit. You may see more of Pat’s work at https://patwatsonphotography.pixels.com/.
Display Case – Reference Area
The display case exhibit is a set of watercolors by Andover resident, Sarah Nourse. Sarah has worked as an aide at Memorial Hall Library in both the Teen Room and the Children’s Room.