Nancie Green
How It All Began!
In kindergarten when my turn came to tell the teacher "what do you want to be when you grow up" I boldly announced that I was going to be "a fairy, with pink and purple wings"! While this destiny was impossible to achieve, creating art that emulated my dreams was to be a close second!
By the time I was in grade two I had become an avid science fiction and fantasy reader ... thus reaffirming my initial life ambition and refueling my imagination!
Hand in hand with my interest in fantasy and science fiction my mother taught me that creativity was a marvelous remedy for childhood woes and boredom; art became an important part of my life for both recreation and emotional stability but something was missing.
I was drawn to the sciences, technology and math; the world that existed outside the classic artistic mediums. (I realize now that I was somewhat of a geek.) There was no medium that truly appealed to me and I tried most of them. Eventually photography and writing became my go-to arts being a blend of the technical and artistic.
In the early 1990's a friend introduced me to computers and computer graphics. That is when it finally coalesced. I had access to computers and a new medium to play with! In 1996 I bought my first computer; within days I knew I was hooked! Here, at last, was a tool that enabled me to take my photography far beyond what I could accomplish in a darkroom. By blending my dreams with photos I could finally satisfy both the geek and the artist.
While I am still not a fairy (with pink and purple wings), amateur photography, computers and Photoshop have given me a world of pixels and light where I realize not only that youthful dream but go far beyond! Now both the artist and the technician have the means to fly!
NOTE: I am an amateur photographer with strong Photoshop skills. Most of my work is post processed in Photoshop and many images are full Photo-manipulation. The work I do is primarily with my own photos but in some of my images I use stock photos of model taken by other photographers (always with full usage permission by photographer and/or model). I always note when a model (taken by a different photographer) is used and include, were possible, contact info.
Thank you, Nancie
AWARDS & SHOWS
Vcon - Gallery Show - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Fan Choice - 6 years - 2011 - 2016
Guest Artist Choice - 2013 Vcon Gallery Show
Best Body of Work, Best Theme Image - 2013 Vcon Gallery Show
Best Body of Work - 2012 Vcon Gallery Show
Best Body of Work, Best Black & White - 2011 Vcon Gallery Show
The Grind Gallery Restaurant - 3 Art Harmony - LaNaDa Group Show - 2011
Place des Arts - Never A Place - Lanada Group Show - 2011
The Delta Arts Council - Artshots - 2006
1st Place Creative - Into the Light - ArtShots
The Gumboot - Roberts Creek - 2005
ONLINE PRESENCE
Viewbug (2015)
Grand Prize Winner - Photo Digital Volume 2
https://www.viewbug.com/contests/foto-digital-volume-2-photo-contest
Amateur Winner – Life is a Journey Photo Contest
https://www.viewbug.com/contests/life-is-a-journey-photo-contest
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deviantArt.com (Member since 2007)
2014 - Imagination - 2nd Place - We Can Change the World
2014 - The Gate - Honourable Mention
2012 - Something Wicked - Awarded D D
2009 - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - First Place - DA Music Project
2008 - Haiku Spring - Grand Prize - Mystery of the Far East
2008 - Exile's Wall - 3rd Place - Dark is my Demeanor
2008 - Sensed...Not Seen - Honourable Mention
2007 - A Bitter Wind - 1st Place - Tragic Kingdom Contest
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Pixleyes.com (2010 to 2011)
Photomanipulation Contest Entries
8 - 1st place entries
15 - 2nd place entries
4 - 3rd place entries
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Worth1000.com (2006 - 2007)
Gold & Silver Awards
Gold - Tree of Tears - Dreams Contest
Silver - Zebberflutterby - Mamsects & Insmals
Bronze - The Owl & the Pussycat - Sushi Boat
Bronze - Cloud Guppies - Alien Culture
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