Category Archives: Personal Art

A lifetime of seeing

I fell in love with the art and science of photography at the age of 15.  I bought my dad’s old Sears camera – without a working light meter – and took a photography class in high school.  The entire process seemed like magic to me. From looking at the world through a tiny viewfinder...

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Packing up my friends

I spent the morning packing up my favorite books from our vast collection. Books are something that we have always cherished. Art books, reference books, “living books” for the children, books with beautiful illustrations to fill their minds with. Collecting our library has been a labor of love for me. However, we are downsizing from...

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Feeding the Cows – Altoona, PA Family Photographer

Our youngest child is a mirror image of his grandfather.  They look alike and act alike and have a special relationship.  The baby gets to spend every other Thursday on the farm with his Pappy.  They work on the fence, go for rides up into the woods, watch races on TV and feed the cows....

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Blair County Arts Festival – Juried Exhibition Pieces

Late breaking news!  Between the two of us, Steve and I had seven pieces of artwork accepted into this years Blair County Arts Festival Juried Exhibition.  The show will run during the Arts Festival at the Penn State Altoona Campus from May 21-22. Steve spent hours framing and matting all of our work and, true...

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A Childhood At Home – Altoona Lifestyle Family Photography

Riding with Sister to Buy Her an Easter Dress, 2011 I started a new project last month called A Childhood at Home.  I am creating a post every day or so featuring a photograph that documents our children’s lives.  As homeschoolers, they lead a life that is out of the ordinary in American society for...

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