My First Book Cover

This is my first published book cover via Getty. So exciting! It is a German mystery, so will have to get my friend to read it and tell me the story. Hope it is good.

Lunenburg Colors

Lunenburg Colors, originally uploaded by melepix.

Been away for a few weeks to Canada again. Just love it there! Nova Scotia is so colorful with endless nautical things to capture.

Goose Alert

Goose Alert, originally uploaded by melepix.

Coming soon a new set of Flypaper Textures!
I did this with last seasons batch. I really enjoy them.

I got the new Russel Brown Preset .I had to try to get it to unzip a few times but now installed and it is really great!
Here is a nice video of Paul and Martine working on an image with this new panel. So nice to hear them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM5wHaplmQ0
I tried it on my iphone shot.

Here is the link to the ap that makes the textures come into your PS.
russellbrown.com/scripts.html

VISIT THE NEW FLYPAPER WEBSITE

 http://flypapertextures.com
Flypaper Blog

Palm Beach Photographic Center Infocus Contest

I was so honored to win this award last night. Beautiful exhibit. I am still in the Pinch Me state of mind..Check out the link to see the entries. And stop down to see the show in Palm Beach Photograpic Center

http://www.workshop.org/infocus/index.php

Please come to my Opening Reception May 6th 4pm -7pm

NatureScaping

Please join us at NatureScaping, See the new turtle tanks and reef exhibits, the Guy Harvey exhibit is up and I will be giving a talk on Nature Photography at 1pm in the new Nature Center classroom.

Check here for all details and directions.

New Park Website I designed.

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The Rite of Spring

Music and Art “Spring” Up at Midtown PGA

Spring is in the air and the arts are alive and blooming at Midtown Palm Beach Gardens.
Beginning April 12, 2012, The Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery at Midtown will be offering it’s latest exhibition entitled, “The Rite of Spring.” The show will feature new work from the ArtCenter’s Artists’ Guild and will focus on everybody’s favorite topic this time of year: Spring.
To kick off the show, the gallery will host an opening on Thursday, April 12 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Guests will enjoy the latest art to “spring” up in the Midtown gallery, which began last Fall as a pop-up venue using donated commercial space provided by Ram Realty Services.
Located on PGA Blvd just West of Military Trail behind Chipotle restaurant. Our new gallery hours are 12pm -4pm Wed through Sunday.

Branching Out

CLICK HERE TO SEE IT LIVE John D MacArthur Beach State Park

After quite a few months the new website MacArthur website went live, although today I was over shooting  pictures of the band new nature center to add to the pages. This is a totally new endeavor for me to do a design and create images for a website. I am very honored the Friends of MacArthur asked me to to it. The company  I worked with was 360True

My MacArthur Beach Turtle Tank Instalation

Well after much hard work and nail biting, my installation at the MacArthur Beach State Park is finished and a few days ago Caretta was placed in her new home. She is the Loggerhead seen in my 2nd photo down on the upper left. The new Nature Center had it's Grand Opening a few night ago and I was so honored to have my work displayed so visibly on their new front porch. The composites I created out of many images I personally shot to make the look and feel of the reef located off the Parks's beach.I then turned my giant PS file over to Knaffs Signs who printed it on the material they use to wrap cars.

 Today I am going over and later will add an image of the viewing window on the front with Caretta . I am still working on the website that went live this week. I did say "YES" to two new major works. This tank plus doing the Art and Web design on their website. I am so happy "The Friends of MacArthur" gave me the opportunity. The website is live but I am still adding photos to each page so it is a work in progress.If you are in Florida please make a trip to this amazing Park located on Singer Island in Palm Beach County. 

http://www.macarthurbeach.org/

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Snook Island Opening

Snook Islands Natural Area
Lake Worth
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:00 a.m. is the Grand Opening of the Snook Islands Natural Area.  There is a boardwalk, fishing pier, water taxi and day-use docks, kayak launch, and boat trailer parking area.
I am hoping this new boardwalk will give our local birders a chance to see shorebirds and maybe catch a glimpse of Lake Worth Lagoon's nesting American Oystercatchers and Reddish Egrets.
Snook Islands Natural Area is located within Lake Worth Lagoon just south of the City of Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course.
From I-95 go east on 10thAvenue North. Go right on Federal Hwy. Go left on 2ndAvenue North. Go right on North Golfview Road. Parking is available in the vicinity of 101 North Golfview Road both north and south of Lucerne Avenue.
For more information,  contact Alyssa Dodd, Environmental Analyst, Public Outreach SectionPalm Beach County Dept. of Environmental Resources Management
(561) 233-2448 or ADodd@pbcgov.org
Learn more about the Lake Worth Lagoon at www.LWLI.org

The Black Rhino

The Black Rhino has seen the most drastic decline of all rhino species, because of poaching and habitat loss. But due to conservation efforts numbers are stabilising and slowly rising, although tremendous effort is still needed to secure the future for the Black Rhino.The

"Wild Things Exhibit " benefits this and species like the Bongo in Africa 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31h4KBWQTw&feature=colike

 

Wild Things Art Show Feb 5th, 6th and 7th

Contempo Now on at Lighthouse Gallery Tequesta Fl

I was honored to have my art placed on the promo card for the Contempo Exhibit but double happy to place 4th with "Girl in the Rainy Window" in this excellent juried exhibition. After the awards we all went to the convention center to meet the Judge, Mindy Soloman who has a Gallery in St Petersburg but is over on our coast for the Art Palm Beach.

http://mindysolomongallery.wordpress.com/

Karla Walters amazing large wall of ceramic crows won "Best in Show"

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Jan 26th New Exhibit at Midtown _Reception, Please Come!