Karen Shields, Queen of Radiance, 20x30in., $550

With this piece I wanted to create a colorful queen that symbolized beauty and energy.

Artist Statement

My photography work focuses primarily on the outdoor environment that includes nature, animals, moon, stars, milky way, mountains, grass, lakes, oceans, floral, trees and anything that has a depth of feeling and life. The essence of nature stirs up a fierce eruption of love for creating portraits from the environment that I live in. I create and redesign some of my photography pieces using Adobe Photoshop to balance nature with technology. I love creating colorful swirls from my florals and other environmental photos that empower nature at its highest level. I feel the great presence, purpose, and satisfaction when I can create an image that opens up the mind to the beauty of the earth. My love of the outside elements draws me in closer contact with the environment and its vastness when I am photographing both in black and white and color. My end desire is for the photograph to stimulate the viewer's senses and emotions in a spiritual, positive, and uplifting way which will generate a state of joy, thankfulness, and tranquility.