Octagon Gallery of the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Clearwater.
2470 Nursery Rd., Clearwater, FL, 33764, Clearwater, FL.
Jim and Cheryl Anne have been married for 10 years and this will be their first exhbition and sale as featured artists. Images in the show will be from their recent trip and a few images from the past 10 years of creating art together.
At the reception they will have additional prints, note cards and small framed art for sale for one night only.
Cheryl’s Statement:
The Lords creations are my inspiration. Everyday objects appear to me extraordinary as they lend themselves to fuel my creative spirit within. My creative desire can never truly be controlled or satisfied no matter how much art I create. Everywhere I look, from the fresh foliage leaf, to a passing flower, their images are forever stored in my mind. Constant reminders gently revisit my soul, which then flow from my heart, through my hands and onto the creative canvas.
Cheryl's Bio and information
Jim’s Statement:
My Love of photography keeps me on a constant search to create new and exciting work.
Jim has been a photographic artist that has captured images of the landscape and the people that surround his world since 1972.
After receiving a degree in photography from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1982 Jim joined Wilco Studio in Hollywood Florida and helped make Wilco Studios one of the top studios in South Florida. He then moved to Saint Petersburg in 2002 and became part of the Packinghouse Gallery and Studio ( www.PackinghouseGallery.com ). The Gallery was one of only a few Photographic Art Galleries in the state. To see more of Jim’s work go to www.JimSwallow.com .
Cheryl's passion for art led her to photography. Everywhere she went, you would see her with a camera in hand. She earned her Photographic Craftsmen Degree from Florida Professional Photographer’s Association. Cheryl was named Digital Artist of the year 2001 & 2002 - Florida Professional Photographers Association, Photographer of the Year 1999 - Tampa Area Professional Photographers Association. Her art has been published in 9 different periodicals and on a CD cover & insert. To see more of Cheryl’s work, go to www.CherylDay.com .
Photography brought Jim & Cheryl together and in 2002 they married. They joined forces and created a photography society in the bay area called the Photographic Art Society of Florida, a non-profit organization. It’s goal is to encourage other photographers in their quest for artistic excellence. They meet monthly to share creative images and learn new Artistic techniques. It has been their goal to help others enrich their experience in photography through education & inspiration. To learn more about the Photographic Art Society of Florida, go to www.PhotographicArtSociety.org.