My work is an attempt to communicate how I observe, think and feel through my personal perception of beauty. I’m fascinated by the relationships between lines and surfaces, the intersections of seemingly disparate forms, and the way light transforms them all. The individual shapes, materials and textures used in my abstract sculptures should be familiar to the viewer, yet I’ve arranged them in ways that are uniquely my own. A common theme in my work is the dueling effects of fluidity and points of tension — a combination that I believe produces the greatest interest and strongest overall sense of movement in abstract forms. Because I...

Every time I put on my dive gear I enter a world of enchantment. A virgin underwater world untouched by humans just yet, filled with unimaginable colors and shapes. It is quiet; all I can hear is my own breathing from my regulator. I am transported to another realm of existence; I am a passive observer mesmerized by an utterly foreign universe going about its daily chores. I use photography as a means to document the world around me and share it with others. I admire every little detail of the smallest creature and am trying to highlight it in my pictures. I want people to be aware and appreciate the astonishing variety of life in the...

My journey into underwater photography was first fueled by my desire to share the awe inspiring sights of the undersea world to non-diving friends and new divers. This evolved into a quest to take my underwater photography to another level and has since become my greatest passion as I travel and dive around the world. I have seen many wondrous things in our underwater world along with a vast array of unique and varied sea creatures. In my travels I explored pristine reef systems with many varieties of beautiful hard and soft corals. Unfortunately I have seen reef systems damaged through carelessness and chemicals washed into the sea....

Unfolding Dimensions Artists Lauren Browning & Sandy Whitby Opening Friday, February 13th, 6:00-8:00 pm Read Artist statements and bios Near Shore Patagonian Onyx on Steel 17” x 7” x 17”   Heritage Persian Travertine on Texas Granite 12” x 12” x 20”   Mermaid Bronze on Italian Limestone 17” x 13” x 9” Blue – 66” X 60” Mixed Media on Canvas   Infinity – 63” X 75” Mixed Media on Canvas   Step Through – 63” X 84” Mixed Media on...