As early as college in the sixties, photography was as interest and an enjoyment of mine. A Kodak one-twenty with the old pop out flash bulbs was a companion, and it produced some great memories. Through the years following college, the cameras changed and so did my subject matter.
Shooting the weddings of two brothers and my father-in-law was a compliment to a young photographer. Owning Woodsy World Florist and Plant Shop with my wife for fifteen years taught me the beauty of flowers. Having been an active hunter, the camera has replaced the gun. The mountains now are a source of great pictures. Mountain Laurel in full bloom, humming birds, wildlife and protected flowers like the “Pink Lady slippers” that abound on our property, are all inspirational subjects. Recently in a Hilton Head Reserve I was able to photograph some wildflowers and wildlife of that area. With the purchase of studio lights and backdrops came some great private shoots for friends and relatives----Lots of fun!
The increase of technology on software and the personal computers has really added another dimension to photography along with the digital cameras. Now you don’t have to settle for what the roll of film produces. It’s possible to manipulate the digital images into results even more interesting. These advances, along with the time that I now have to enjoy them, have led me to this point in time. As a member of The Arts Council of The Blue Ridge, the Art Museum of Western Virginia and The League of Roanoke Artists, I have decided to offer my expressions of art to the public for your enjoyment. Hopefully, you will see some of the beauty that nature has provided me.
 

As a child, I picked all of my mother’s flowers. I even picked field Queen Ann’s Lace with lots of chiggers. My Grandmother planted beautiful purple and white lilac, quince, mock orange, forsythia, peonies, roses, iris, lilies and many other gorgeous flowers. I picked my Grandmother’s flowers too!
In 1982, Jerry and I purchased Woodsy World Florist and Plant Shop which we successfully operated for fifteen years. Our shop sold many designs from traditional, contemporary, ikebana, biedermeier and we did parties comprised of boats full of flowers to decorating entire restaurants for events. We have been known to hang a twelve foot green alligator from the ceiling for a “Rajun Cajun” party to floating a huge pink pig from New York City in a swimming pool for a Pink Pig Barbecue. Smaller more intimate and elegant events have also required our talents.
As a team we do whatever it takes to create, direct and capture your event and we enjoy what we do.