Art & Photography Exhibits
in the Blair Center foyer at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
2007-2008
Paul Furman ~ Acrylic on concete
November & December
Paul is a lifelong resident of South Florida, currently residing in Naples. He uses the unique combination of acrylic on various forms of concrete. He finds that this allows for a very textured composition that enhances the beautiful bird forms found in nature. He studied under Lee Willig at Artworks in Miami and Gigi Ameresco in Coconut Grove.
Christine Reichow ~ Watercolor ~ www.christinereichow.com
January
Christine Reichow is a Florida watercolor artist whose art has appeared on the covers of Sunshine Artist, Natural Awakenings, and The Southwest Florida Women's Digest. She was featured in Wildlife Art (July/Aug 2003) magazine and Bonita Living (March 2004) magazine.Her work is in private and corporate collections around the workd including commissionedwatercolors for the Honorary Consulate General tof Malta, Bear's Paw Country (Naples),Shadow Wood Preserve Country Club (Fort Myers), and the Monarch Beach Hotel (SantaMonica, CA). Christine is a national award winning artist, shows her work at the Addison Gallery (Bonita Springs), Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, at fine art shows, and on her website.
Quilt Show
February
R. J. Wiley ~ Photography ~ www.adayintheswamp.com
March
R. J. Wiley is an award-winning photographer who has spent most of his life in Florida. His primary focus in photography has been landscapes and wildlife, specializing in close-up bird portraits that appear as if the bird were posing. He does much of his wildlife photography at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, the Everglades, and the backwaters of Bonita Springs, Sanibel, and Naples. His work has been printed in several publications including the prestigious 2005 National Natural Landmarks Calendar produced by the National Park Service. His work also appears in Expressions Magazine, Florida Naturalist, and Naples On the Gulf. He is also a contributing photographer to Gulf Shore Life magazine.
R. J.'s work is sold at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary as well as several other outlets in Lee and Collier Counties. His website, www.adayintheswamp.com, is a warehouse of stock images that are used by magazines and other publications.
Dick Cunningham ~ Photography
April
"Photography to me utilizes the subtle color and lighting found in our natural environment to capture a mood or feeling of that moment in time for the viewer to experience."
From the swamps of Florida to the mountains of Alaska, Dick has been photographing the natural beauty and wildlife of the United States for the last 35 years.
Dick's training in art and photography began at an early age. His mother was an accomplished artist and his father was a studio photographer. In high school and after graduating college from Rochester Institute of Technology, having received an Associate and Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Photography in 1971. Dick worked in the family photofinishing business in Danville, Ill.
In 1978, he moved to Breckenridge, Colorado, with his wife Mary and opened Cunningham Gallery, featuring his own works. For the next 15 years, he ran his gallery, started and promoted three annual art shows, and ran his own postcard business of his work. He also exhibited his work in some of the most prestigius art shows throughout the country. In 1993, he moved to Naples, Florida, with his wife and three children where he is now partners with his brother in Naples Custom Photo.
Dick loves the unspoiled natural beauty of our country and strives to convey the feeling one gets when expolring our natural habitat. With his artistic eye and photographic technical knowledge, his photographs are truly an inspiration to all.