Art & Photography Exhibits
in the Blair Center foyer at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
2010
Christine Reichow ~ Water Colors ~ www.christinereichow.com
January, 2010
Christine grew up in rural Michigan and was inspired by her parents to appreciate nature at a young age. She attended Michigan State where she majored in clothing and textiles, and also studied art and design. Watercolor became her media of choice.
Currently a Florida resident, Christine's art has appeared in several publications. Her art is also found in both private and corporate collections around the world. Christine has participated in many gallery and art shows and has won several awards. She is a member of the American Watercolor Society and the Florida Watercolor Society.
Many of Christine's works are inspired by photographs taken at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
Richard Tiberius ~ Paintings
February, 2010
R. J. Wiley ~ Photography ~ www.adayintheswamp.com
March, 2010
R J Wiley is an award winning wildlife and portrait photographer. A resident of Florida for nearly 38 years. His work has been seen in several publications including Naples on the Gulf, Gulfshore Life Magazine, Florida Naturalist, Audubon Magazine and the Florida Audubon web site, as well as an article published in Shutterbug Magazine. His web site contains probably the largest selection of stock images in SW Florida.
His latest project was the photographing of the rare Ghost Orchid discovered at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. The story of the capture of this rare orchid has been published in Shutterbug Magazine and photos of the orchid have been published in the United States, England and all the way to Russia. R J is the Resident Artist at Delnor Wiggins Pass State Park and teaches a PhotoShop class at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Samples of his work may be viewed online at www.rjwileyphoto.com and www.adayintheswamp.com as well as at the Sanctuary.
Erv Krause ~ Photography
April, 2010
Do some people have an innate affinity for the natural world? Erv Krause is such a person. His fascination with nature and its secrets was there from the beginning and was cultivated in a most unlikely setting: his boyhood neighborhood in the Borough of Queens, New York City. Back in the 1950s, a few pockets of woodland and marshland still remained, and Erv would spend hours exploring these natural oases, reveling in the joy of discovering a new bird species or a nest of rabbits.
After graduation from Queens College (SUNY), he earned his Masters at the University of Illinois and embarked upon a teaching career that would span thrty two years. In his twenties, Erv began taking a camera along on his forays into the natural world, and another new world opened ... he had found his calling! Over the years, there were regular trips to the woodlands of upstate New York, annual treks into the Montana wilderness, often accompanied by his children, and an ever expanding portfolio of wildlife images.
Upon retirement in 1999, his photography entered a new stage with the establishment of Hawksbill Natural Images. Now a resident of Fort Myers Beach, Erv concentrates on the spectacular wildlife of Southwest Florida and is a frequent visitor to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. That joy of discovery that began in his Queens childhood is now being regularly relived in the unique wild habitats of the Sunshine State.