Peaceful, easy feeling...

The country is calling my name! Yes, we are moving to the country-so looking forward to the peace and beauty. Hate saying goodbye to this house, and would love to have moved it-living on the corner of such a busy street has gotten old! Anyway, we can't wait to settle in at the new house. Will have great photo ops out there-the fields and trees are beautiful. My favorite thing is the big front porch with ceiling fans! Looking forward to years and years of gatherings with family and friends at the new house.

Road Trip New Orleans

Had a great Mother's Day weekend with Frank and the family in New Orleans. Stayed at one of our favorite hotels (it's been a favorite for 17 years) is still fabulous! Amazing photo ops as usualin the city of my dreams-it all started with our honeymoon and continues to be one of our favorite places! Rich with history, art and music. Will post pictures soon...

Columbia photos

Back in Time

Frank took me to Columbia last week for a trip down memory lane. I'm preparing a retrospective of Columbia for part of my show at the Schepis Museum. The curator invited us in as we took pictures down Main Street and some of our best shots were in the unfinished second story-grand adventure! Forever, my grandparents had P.O. Box 1 and I even got a picture of that. We are currently on hurricane watch! Friday Frank was called to duty to assist with the evacuations and rescue efforts-before he left, we had a couple of small, pre-hurricane gatherings with friends. We are praying for everyone, especially the people of New Orleans & Mississippi who are still suffering the effects of Katrina...Will keep you posted.

Collage is the word!

This week I completed another collage, "Once Upon a Wedding" (above). I have added an album of collages to my website ww.sherrymcdonaldphotography.com

My friend K will be joining me soon for a collage session-she has an idea and has collected all of the "ingredients" for her collage. I will be taking photos of my childhood weekend "stomping grounds" in Columbia & Grayson this weekend. These will be a special part of my show at Sheppis Museum this spring!

Greetings everyone! I've had a busy summer, enjoying collage art. I sold "Dreamer" to my friend Julie who gave it to our friend Denise as a gift. Just finished "salute di seno" a collage for this year's "Paint Pink" for breast cancer awareness. The CAG show is ending this month at the Alexandria Museum of Art-my pieces in this show are "Distinguished" and "Bourbon Street Feet". I completed a painting this week-"Stormy Seas" and currently working on a collage titled "Once Upon a Wedding". My collages are unique in that they all feature one of my photographs. The family is doing well-we are all ready for fall. We've enjoyed visiting with our First grandson! He is beautiful and such a good baby! Frank and I are planning an anniversary trip to New Orleans and another trip to California later in the year. Will keep you posted on the fun and the photography!

Happy 2008!

I don't believe in New Year's resolutions-most are broken within a week-but was are starting the New Year with a focus on exercise, family, and, of course, art! I've started a painting for my Dad and his twin brother-it's a rendering of the house they were born in, literally. ( Imagine delivering twins in a bathtub!) Also, today we got the prints made for my new portfolio. So far, a very productive year. Will meet with my friend B on Friday to discuss a new photojournalism project-very exciting stuff! Photoshoot at "The Nest" planned for tomorrow with Frank. The grounds there are beautiful so it should be big fun...stay tuned to the website for tomorrow's pictures.