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Artist's Statement

"Get your GOOD camera, Get your GOOD camera" were the unspoken words that implored me to get off of my seat on the comfortable lounge chair and take some action. The wooden fence in my brother's backyard that I had hardly noticed before when sitting on the patio, had seemingly taken on a life of its' own in response to a silent prayer asking God to "please show me what my talent is, if I have any in particular, that I may pursue it."

Suddenly an assortment of individual designs and "faces", swirling and gyrating in a dizzying spectacle were projecting themselves outward from the fence. I was struck with amazement as this sort of thing had never before, and has not since, happened to me but for those few seconds, it did. I ran inside, grabbed my "good" Nikon and started shooting the "faces" and a few of the other images that had presented themselves. A few days later after developing the film and having a few images enlarged, I took one in particular in for matting and framing at a local craft and framing shop. I had been impressed by the glorious rustic colors, the texture that leaped from the photo and the shading. As the framer presented it to me he told me that he was particularly taken by the "heart" in the picture. I said, "what heart?" On closer examination there was indeed a heart shape engrained in the wood. I was immediately filled with emotion because of the circumstances of the entire experience. I have appropriately entitled that picture "Love Revealed" and it has brought about a new beginning and direction in my own life.

My image, entitled "Prince Henry's Beginning", is of an old, rusted gate overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at Cape St. Vincent (Sagres, Portugal) in the 15th Century that signified the beginning of the Age of Discovery in Portugal's quest to discover new lands. Each of us is on a quest of some sort, be it large or small. I have felt the solitude of the lone walker making his/her way down a deserted village street and delight in the amazing array of colors and texture revealed in doors and window frames weathered by time and wear over the centuries.

I believe that art has the power to elevate us and to illuminate the beauty which is found all around us, even in the "humble" plank of wood in a backyard fence. It is my desire and mission to present it in my own way, in this increasingly complicated world, with simplicity and love.

Melinda L. Prince

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