The Rose Bud Wood Print

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Some time back, I received an email forward from someone with this beautiful, heart touching poem called The Rose Bud. I did research to find the author and was able to talk to Darryl Brown. He told me the beautiful story of how he came to write this poem in 1985. He was at the lowest point in his life having lost his wife, family and everything dear to him. He had lost all hope. But he saw a rose bud with the petals falling off and was inspired to write this poem. Darryl gave me permission to use his words with my photography and art.

I have been a photographer for many years. For so long, in fact, that I can no longer imagine my life without a camera to capture its special moments. It took me quite some time before I was able to connect myself to being an artist, because in my mind a photographer and an artist were two distinctly different things. While they were both creative, they used entirely different processes to achieve their artistic goals. Over time, however, I have recognized the remarkable similarities in the way that we look at visual elements such as composition, colors, lines, and light. I have come to understand that what constitutes fine art stands apart from whatever techniques that we artists use to ultimately reach that special place. My...