Portfolio Photography Project

First Community Bank - Fort Collins



I just returned from Denver where I was hired to photograph my daughter's corporate art for a big magazine ad. I photographed her work in a number of places around Denver. In the future, I plan to place a link from this blog to my Portfolio Photography web page when I have added the images that I photographed; however, I have not yet finalized the images. This piece is in a niche in a bank in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Below is a wall mural called "Aqua Rhythms". It was commissioned for the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Cherry Creek in Denver. It covers an entire wall and contains hundreds of stainless steel squares that move with the breeze. Enhancing the wall are sections of exquisitely glass designed in clusters that shimmer in the sun.


So, why am I showing my daughter's work on my blog? Because this is one of the forms of photography that I do. And, because I'm extremely proud of my daugher's work.

Photography at Gina's

"Gitchee Gumee Boathouse"
(Award winning photograph at two art exhibits.)

My photography can be seen at Gina's in downtown Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Gina is a genius at displaying the art, crafts, jewelry and antique furniture that she has available in her store. Going into her place is such a pleasant and enjoyable experience. I love the way she displays "Gitchee Gumee Boathouse" on top of an antique mantle, and the wooden shore birds and bird nest make a perfect setting for the subject of the photography. By the way, the photograph I took of the display is also a landscape photograph that is for sale. Wouldn't it look nice in a wall grouping?

At present, Gina is showcasing eighteen framed works of my photography as well as a few selected matted pieces and note cards in two different sizes. Next time you are in Ocean Springs, be sure to drop by Gina's and browse around at all of her delightful "finds", and check out my photography while you are there. Here are four of my photographs at Gina's behind a setup of jewelry and pottery that I photographed for a an advertisement for her store.

Mysterious Flower in Ireland

While in Ireland last summer, we went through the formal gardens of a castle by a lake. The gardens were behind the castle and quite a hike uphill from the land. The flowers were beautiful! I took a lot of photographs, some of flowers I couldn't identify, including this mysterious one. This is probably because Ireland is farther north than Mississippi and has a much cooler climate; therefore, flowers that grow beautifully there can't tolerate the heat of the South. I found out that this is the flower bud just before it opens into a beautiful ball of tiny star-shaped flowers.

This photograph was taken on a cloudy day (as most of our days in Ireland were), so the photograph is mostly in cool colors except for the purple flowers in the background. Some of the buds seemed to glow with a blue iridescence. Not knowing the name of the flower, I couldn't easily search for it, so I joined an online botanical group, posted the photo and asked for help. Within one day someone had identified it as Globe Thistle. They don't grow in the Gulf Coast region, but so remember seeing one in Michigan a few years ago, although it was much larger. I wish I could grow them here.

Because I like the flower, I have designed a note card using this image and will place it in the shops where my art work is sold.

The Caboose

Sounds like something related to a train, right? The Caboose is a new art gallery located in Long Beach right by the railroad tracks next to an antique shop. It opened quietly the last part of April, and will have a grand opening in May. It is a consignment art gallery where my photography and my husband's pottery will be displayed. There are other top named artists who will also show their art of various mediums. Pertinent information:

West Railroad Merchant's Mall
608 West Railroad Street
Long Beach, MS 39560
228-865-1056

I plan to post photos of the gallery here soon. My work is being hung later this week.
A ribbon cutting will be held on June 19, 2008 for the Mall and its three shops: The Antique Junction, the Caboose Art Gallery and the monogram shop, all under the same roof. It will be at 4:00 P.M. and refreshments will be served.

Award at Singing River Art Association Annual Art Exhibit

"Angel of Sorrow"

I am pleased to announce that my "Angel of Sorrow" photograph, which was a 20" X 30" canvas gallery wrap format, won the award for Best Photography at the Singing River Art Association's 2008 art exhibit that runs through May at the Jolly McCarthy Depot in Pascagoula, MS. The honor was a great thrill for me. The juror was Victoria Lenne, noted Tennessee watercolorist.
This photograph seems to touch the souls of viewers, especially those who went through Katrina. One of the main goal for my photography is that it touch the soul and has meaning for those who view it. I like to think that she my Angel of Sorrow the angel who lifts our burdens by carrying our sorrows for us.
This photograph may be ordered using my photography purchase page.

"Misty Magnolia"

This is my other entry in the SRAA Art Exhibit. It is a Magnolia soulangeana from the magnolia bush in my front yard. It is my newest image. The judge always leaves comments for award winners, but didn't leave many comments for other entrys that didn't win an award. She left this comment by Misty Magnolia:
"Simply elegant."
This was also done on a canvas gallery wrap.

How did the photographer get that shot?

Most of my photographs are fairly easy to take, although they may require a bit of hiking to get to the location. Then, as with all photographers, you have to decide on the composition and the angle at which you want to shoot.

A few, however, require stunts or extraordinary maneuvers.
On our trip to Ireland last year, we were driving along the eastern shore of the country from Dublin to Northern Ireland. It was a cold and rainy day (as were many of our days in Ireland, even in August), and we were enjoying the scenery. We saw a beautiful overlook with outpotties, so we thought it would be a nice time to stop, albeit the drizzling rain. It turned out to be more than just a pit stop.
Our plan for renting a car instead of going on a tour bus was that we would be able to stop anywhere and stay as long as we wanted to, so that is what we did. Once stopped, we noticed busloads of youngsters wearing red safety helmets going down a steep trail. Always curious, wanting to see what they were doing, and wanting to see what I might find to photograph, I followed them and went down a fairly steep trail.

What we found was another of those secret spots that you couldn't see from the road. We found beautiful cliffs and rocks going down to the Irish Sea, and a roaring stream that came from higher in the mountains, went underneath a bridge on the highway, and emptied into the sea at the bottom of the hill. I stumbled upon magnificent scenery and some beautiful flowers.
One such flower was a Fireweed growing out of the cracks in the rock.

Sometimes, to get the shot you want, you have to do some weird things, like lie on rocks while shooting. I knew I wanted a photograph of these gorgeous flowers, but didn't want to shoot them from above. Notice how the stems are deep magenta? They were also dripping with raindrops - hard to see in this small shot.
Yes, that is me - my husband took a photo of me while I was shooting the flowers. You have get down low, on the level of the flower.


There I was, laying on a rock with my feet propped up on another rock for balance. It was a bad hair day, what with the rain and the breeze from the water, but we had a marvelous experience, and I loved the challenge.
Fireweeds are beautiful flowers because the stems nearly the color of the flower petals.
Fireweed is a perennial with pinky purple flowers that grows from 0.5 to 3 metres in height. The flowers can range from rose, purple or mauveand are clustered along the top part of the reddish stems. They have yellow stamens. These flowers also grow in the United States, but none quite so pretty as these with raindrops on their heads.

Featured Artist at Foley Performing Arts Gallery

This Press Release says it all:

Local Photographer Exhibits in Foley Arts Center

Biloxi – Biloxi photographer Linda Saxon Nix is the featured artist in the Middle Gallery at the Foley Performing Arts Center in Foley, AL. Nix, a member of the Art center since 2006, is showing nine of her favorite images and a number of matted pieces. All of the works may be purchased. The exhibit will hang through April, at which time selected pieces will be moved across the street to be displayed in the Colonial Bank. Foley Art Center is located at 119 West Lauren Avenue (Highway 98), with viewing hours from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday – Friday and 10:00 AM 2:00 PM on Saturdays.

The Foley Arts Center is a very nice art gallery, and is really one of those "little well-kept secrets" because most people head for the outlet mall in Foley. They miss the best part of Foley when they bypass the lovely little town. Foley is one of my favorite places because of all of the civic landscaping that is done there. No matter what time of year, you can count on beautiful beds of flowers in bloom year-round.

My husband and I have been members for the past three years. I display my photography and Vern his pottery. They asked me to be featured in the Middle Gallery for the first time, and I was pleased to mount an exhibit. The grand hotel that has always housed the gallery is being sold, and the gallery will soon move across the street.