James Brown Wildlife Artist Art Prints "Cardinals"

I was born in Sugarcreek, a small village in northeast Ohio. Growing up on the edge of a small town at that time, gave me the freedom to explore my surroundings which meant spending a lot of time outdoors. And in this setting was where my love and respect of nature was born.

Photography has always been one of my interests. I enjoyed a photography course in college at The Ohio State University and afterwards rented dakroom time at the student union exploring the development f photos I took on campus, of friends and in the woods. I was able to pursue photography in earnest after taking early retirement from a 31 year career in industy. Several months after retiring, my wife Eve gave a a Canon camera and my real passion for photography began. My main state for my photography is the Cuyahoga Valley national Park. Living in Akron, I am on the edge of the Park and walk its trails almost daily. Along with my wife Eve, I also take trips to places and parks in the US and travel occasionally overseas. This gives me the opportunity to take nature photos from different parts of the United State and the world.

I find the majority of subjects for my photos simply hiking and observing the wildlife when it presents itself. However, if I am aware of an active nest, a particular perch that a hummingbird likes or I find a a kill, etc., I will return to those spots and wait to see what might happen. The image I create starts with a digital photograph. The original image is downloaded from my camera to the computer where it is usually cropped in Photoshop. If possible, I try not to touch the color of the subject but I do modify the color of the background to sepia/black and white. I then fade the edges of the photo to bring the viewer's eye into the area of the subject. By "muting" the background, one sees all the color and detail of the subject.

In this Collection! Alert Anhinga Antlers Art Art Gallery Artist artwork Baby Raccoon Bald Eagle Bald Magpie Baltimore Orioles Bandit Barred Owl III Barred Owlet Barred Owls Bear Bear Art Bear Cubs Bear Family Bear Family Art Bear Mom and cubs Bear on Hind Legs Behind a Snowbank Belted Kingfisher Bird Bird Bird Art Bird Art Images Bird Artwork Bird Lovers Birds Black Blue Blue Bird on Ice Bluebird Bluebird on Branch Bluejay Bluejay on Shovel Broad Trailed Hummingbird Brown Brown Pelican Brown Pelicans Bugling Elk Bull Elk Bunting Bird Cannot Fly Canvas Wall Art Cardinals Catch Fish Collector Art Cunning Custom Framed Dark Orange Deer Deer Art Discounts Eagle Eagle Art Egrets Elk Elk Art Elk Art Images Elk Call Elk Calling Elk Horns Fawn Fawns Feathers Female Cardinal Female Wood Duck Fine Art Fox FREE Collectors Club Free Shipping Gallery4Collectors Giclee Canvas Great Blue Herons Great Egret Great Picture Green Herons Hiding in Tree Home Decor Home D‚cor Hummingbird Hunter Indigo Bunting Investment Art James Brown Kingfisher Large Bill Limited Edition Prints Living Room Artwork Long Legged Made in the USA Male Cardinal Moose Moose Art Moose Art Images Nesting No Sales Tax Online Gallery Online Gallery of Art Open Meadow Orange Bill Orange Crest Ostrich Owl Owl Art Paper Prints Pelican Pelican Art Pelicans Portrait Raccoon Racoon Racoon Art Red Red Cardinal Red Fox Red Fox Art Prints Stream Swans Tiny bird Turkey Turkey Art Various Colors Wall Art White Wild Bird Wild Bird Art Wild Birds Wild Ducks Wild Turkey Wildlife Wildlife Art Wildlife Artwork Yellow Yellow Head Yellow Warbler