Art & Photography Exhibits
in the Blair Center foyer at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
2008-2009
Quilt Show
October, 2008
Christine Reichow ~ Watercolor ~ www.christinereichow.com
November & December, 2008
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.
John Costin ~ Hand-colored Etchings ~ www.costingraphics.com
January, 2009
John Costin, a resident of Ybor City, captures the rich and diverse bird life of Florida and other subjects by creating life size etchings which he then hand paints. His work can be found in collections like the Florida Aquarium, Eckerd College, General Motors Coproration, State Library of Florida, University of Miami, Tampa Museum of Art, and the Polk Museum of Art. Currently, he is creating a book of etchings depicting large birds of Florida, which is registered with the Library of Congress.
Ralph Arwood ~ Photography ~ www.ralpharwood.com
February, 2009
Ralph Arwood has photographed the wildlife of South Florida and the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary since1971. For the last five years he has worked with the biologist at the Big Cypress National Preserve on the Florida Panther Recovery Team, and for the last two years he has used trail camera to document the Florida Panthers using the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. His photographs provide a rare glimpse into the life of the Florida Panthers.
R. J. Wiley ~ Photography ~ www.adayintheswamp.com
March, 2009
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.
Prem Subrahmanyam ~ Photography ~ www.flnativeorchids.com
April, 2009
Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, Prem is one of the few who can claim the honor of being a Tallahassee native. He graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree (with Honors and Honors in the Major) in Computer Science, with minors in Mathematics, Physics, and Biology. His Honors in the Major thesis was on ray-tracing, a technology used in creating 3-dimensional computer generated imagery.
Prem is an experienced software developer with 15 years of experience in the field. In addition, he is a talented computer graphic artist and 3d animator, having produced numerous animated pieces and still graphics for clients local, regional, and national in scope. He is also a professional photographer, with his orchid and fossil photographs having been published in several magazines, scientific papers, and a science textbook.
Prem now makes his home in the Orlando area, with Joy, his wife of fifteen years, and his children.