Sunset Silhouette

Gallery wrap (12×18”)

Sunset Silhouette is an early image (2008) of a trumpeter swan silhouetted by sunset light at Cheam Wetlands. 2008 was the first year that the trumpeters started to gather at the wetlands to over-winter. They leave the wetlands around 8 am and return between 4-5 pm each evening and this time the light was perfect to capture this timeless image of the swan’s grace & beauty in this serene, golden hour image. The swans now tend to not swim too close to the wetlands viewing platform. So in all these years, I have yet to get any opportunity to replicate this scene. I have a 24×36” gallery wrap of this hanging in my home & I still love it.

ABOUT VICKIE

I am a visual artist and educator living in Rosedale with 3 dogs & one cat.  To express my creativity, I use photography. Consequently, I belong to several local artists’ and photography groups. These include the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association, since 2009 and the Abbotsford Photo Arts Club since 1996.

I teach entry level photography at the Chilliwack Cultural Center. In the summer, I co-ordinate the photography team for the Harrison Festival of the Arts.

My work has been displayed many places in the Fraser Valley. The O’Connor Art Gallery, Chilliwack Museum, the Royal Hotel, the Chilliwack Regional District office and the Chilliwack Art Room. In Abbotsford, the Kariton House Gallery and the Art & Wine Walk. As well as the Mission Art Gallery and Harrison Festival of the Arts

I have been published internationally in calendars, (Prospera Credit Union & Multi-faith). And magazines (Bluegrass North).

My fine art images are inspired by the world before me. Allowing me to see the marvelous in the mundane, the magic in a moment. Then share my vision with the viewer.

Above all, a passion for portraiture emerged when I recognized a desire to reveal their own personal ‘beauty’. Certainly, to embrace and celebrate the amazing person they are, at any age!  The portraits I create are not just about a pretty face and nice lighting. Your shoot should reflect your story, to show you as you are, or how you wish to be!

Although all of images are color compatible for viewing online, most computer monitors vary in their color configurations. The images that you see may not have accurate color representation.