Farm In The Heather Metal Print

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I took this in highlands of Scotland, six miles out on Inverness, on the Culloden Battle Field. This farmhouse is where the wounded Scottish men hid from the British. More than a thousand men died within an hour in battle. The farmhouse stands as a haunting reminder of that day. After reading so much of the history over the years... standing in the place where it happened, among the random headstones of the clans (laid together in massive graves)... I was overwhelmed by the beauty surrounding me, and the incredible sadness that laid at my feet.

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I have always looked at the world through a creative lens. From a very young girl, I have been drawn to capture the pieces of life that move me so deeply. With my drawings, my photographs, as well as my music and poetry- I have journeyed to express the depth and the beauty that compels me. Discovering the world of Photoshop, I have found a place where I can combine my "tools" of expression, drawing out the emotion of the beauty that I find so compelling. Many times- my photographs capture the vision and the feeling that led me to take the picture... But often- I use my countless folders of photographs that I have taken- of trees, leaves, rivers, clouds... forests etc.; And I use them as my paintbrush, to "paint" the pictures I...