My photography exhibit, titled “Garden Muse: A Botanical Portfolio,” is up and ready for viewing at the Horticulture Center at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. Green Spring Gardens is located at 4603 Green Spring Road in Alexandria, VA. All images are for sale and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Green Spring Gardens’ FROGS program (Friends of Green Spring Gardens).
The exhibit runs February 28-April 29, 2012, so there’s plenty of time to come see it if you’re in the Virginia/D.C. area or are planning to visit this spring. The reception is Sunday, April 15 from 1-3 p.m. So set aside your taxes (if you’re not already done with them at that point!) and come join me at the reception for some mingling, delicious appetizers (catering by Barbara Kelley of Kelley Hospitality) and refreshments. There will be additional framed images, matted-only images and greeting cards for sale during the reception. And please don’t forget to sign my guest book!
Show website: http://www.gardenmuseshow.com/
Directions: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/greenspring/directions.htm
Below is collage of just a dozen of the images (out of a whopping total of 74!) featured in the show. All images are matted and framed and eight images are gallery wrapped canvases that range from 18″x24″ up to 20″x30″ in size. If you’ve never had your best photos transferred to canvas, don’t get started on it. It is highly addictive and quite pricey, but the results are so spectacular that you’ll have a hard time resisting the pull. And the larger you go, the higher the price (and the bigger the smile, too). Intervention, anyone?
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I just found out that the Washington Post listed the exhibit in their online “Going Out Guide,” and I have six reviews online so far!
“Impressive—This is by far the best exhibit I have seen at Green Spring Gardens. This is a coup for them. Of course, Fairfax County Parks are the best. But this show tops everything. Nature captured!”
“This Will Make You Smile—This is macro photography at its best. Ms. Dyer manages to inspire smiles from her deeply colorful and sometimes playful images of nature. A burst of color fills the room. Green Spring Gardens must be very pleased to have this exhibit.”
“Incredible Color—This exhibit grabs you as you walk in the building. Don’t miss the images on canvas! Absolutely beautiful. I have so many favorites! The detail, color, composition of every one of these images is fantastic. This show is not to be missed!”
“Wow…I mean…wow.—I’m a photographer who had a show in the same space a couple of years back and seeing what Ms. Dyer did with her show blew my mind. It is a gorgeous display of nature photography. Just a joy to see.”
“A Feast for the Eyes and a Lift for the Soul—This photographic show is an exhibit of beautifully-composed macro-photography of plants and insects. The flowers are lovely and a riot of color and composition. Many of the photographs were taken in Green Spring Garden Park. I loved it and I am recommending it to my friends!”
“Excellent Photographer—I have been waiting to see this exhibit for weeks! Lovers of nature, botany and excellent photography will not be disappointed.”
Cindy,
Congratulations!!
You did it!
I cannot wait to visit your Garden Muse Exhbit!!!
You are inspirational!
L*O*V*E ya!
Hi Kee! I hope you can come to the reception so I can meet you in person! Thank you for your support, as always. Happy spring, too!
Congratulations, Cindy!! I know you will be a massive success and people will be flocking to see your incredible photos… know it must have been a killer amount of work — but I hope you get all the recognition (and press!) you deserve!!!
Congratulations on all the [not surprisingly] favorable reviews. Now you can say your work was worth it.
But how’d that bluebonnet get to Virginia? (The ones in Austin are coming up now.)
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
I saw your exhibit at Green Spring Garden and was amazed and inspired. I had seen some of those photos in your slide show on line but seeing them in person was a totally different experience. Wow! The colors, the composition, and the subjects combined to produce an emotional experience. They also helped inspire me to shoot some photos at Green Spring (it was my first visit there).
Thanks, Cindy.
Mike Powell