Nature's Gallery: Where Art Belongs to Everyone - Introducing Tanya Owens Photography
Nature is healing. And if you listen it speaks and will unfurl the book of life.
I'm a late bloomer and didn't start traveling until my mid 30s.
And almost a decade after I started traveling, I was laid on my back with a major illness that became life threatening. Nature was my solace. It was healing. I put up bird feeders in my back yard, in Westerly, RI and started photographing the birds and squirrels that came to the feeders.
I was amazed with all of the family groups, and the parents so dedicated to the survival of their young, it made me want to survive. There were wild turkeys, cardinals, titmice, robins, hummingbirds and so many different species of songbirds. It was a marvel to see and more healing to my soul than the medication my doctor prescribed.
Just over 6 months later I relocated to Houston, TX and thought I was making a recovery only to get sicker to the point of death.
My health was an uphill battle and this time I couldn't focus on my art. My writing and photography languished. I wasn't going through the thousands of images I took during my travels nor talking about the inspiring cultures, vistas and wildlife that moved my heart. I was dying inside to the point where I lost the will to live.
Slowly over many agonizing years I started to take interest in the wildlife around me, especially since the beautiful countryside I purchased my house near, was gobbled up by subdivisions and roads. And sadly, the large Hares disappeared, the yelping coyotes became silent, the voluminous number of birds petered down and I never caught sight of the elusive deer and bob cats. The wildlife around me was literally dying and I felt helpless to do anything about it.
To jump start my interest in art again, I started working on scrapbooks of my travels. And it worked, it piqued my interest in my art again. So, I went back to the website I had published in 2009 and I discovered the world had changed, for the better as far as artists having many avenues to share and sell their art. And for the worse, because competition was stiffer.
Explore My Collection of Fine Art Nature Photography
Through some hills and valleys, I'm here today with a refreshed website, branded online shops and marketplaces with a small curated cross section of my art.
This is only the beginning. I have a large catalog of images and lots of ideas for digital art that I will be sharing throughout the year.
I believe that art should be accessible to everyone.
So, I ask you to be patient with me, and to encourage me to progress forward. I have a chronic condition that may be with me the rest of my life (I'm an optimist and still am waiting on my healing). But I am excited to share my whimsical art with you and I hope it touches your heart, inspires your muse, and opens your wallets.
