Local Historical Society by Lake Okeechobee

The heat causes all kinds of cognitive therapy for my soul. With the wildfires causing a hold on my work out on Lake Okeechobee, I am collaborating with my friend and colleague, Chris Davenport, to assist Belle Glade's Historical Society with their historical archives. As a historian at heart, examining, archiving, cataloguing (OK this is tedious, I admit), these amazing photographs and negatives is very exciting. I find this exploration exceptionally profound since I have spent the last three years photographing the Lake.
Belle Glade is a small community that once thrived in the early years of farming and development of the Everglades Agricultural Area. The area is overlooked at a great spot for learning about early Florida and great fishing. The archives of photographs are evidence of a prosperous time with in the community, as well as  a glimpse of what the Everglades once looked like over the past century. And for those photographers-the archive is an amazing collection of photographic history, complete with negatives of all sizes, equipment, and boxes (and files) of photographs not yet examined.

I am asking for some assistance in acquiring archiving materials that are acid free-meeting museum standards. We need a dehumidifier, plastic sleeves, boxes, and canned air. All sizes are needed. General office supplies would also be helpful, but the archival materials are paramount. We are also seeking sponsors for the archiving process, which includes creating a catalogue database, scanning, and storing the materials. Additionally, we are looking for display cases, stands, etc for exhibits. A building to house the collection and display exhibits, both permanent and rotating, is in the works.
Please send any ideas or inquiries directly to me. In the coming months, we will have set up a website and a social media site for the Historical Society to take donations.

Sarah's email: sbrownimages@gmail.com

Travel Host Feature!

"Skyscrapers on the Loxahatchee" is featured in the current issue of Travel Host.
You can click on the link below and find the towering cypress trees in the table of contents, page 4.



http://www.travelhost.com/palmbeach-clubhouseliving/magazine/current-issue/#/4/

SBI Portraits is getting a new website

After some serious creative processing, my portrait website is undergoing some changes. This construction includes a new host site! While we are working on the new look, please email or call the studio for any samples. We will also be adding a page to the blog just for portraits. See what the heat does to our social media and websites!

Great Reasons for a Portrait:
1. Family visiting from out of town
2. Realizing how fast those children are growing
3. A new addition to the family
4. A new look for your self, for your business
5. Need an updated headshot for social media
6. A special occasion or event


Or even just because the memories are worth remembering.

We appreciate your patience as we spruce up and let our creativity shine.

Ocean Landscapes-samples from the portfolio

Fluid Movement, Gulf Of Mexico-NCaptiva Island                                              by Sarah Brown

This is one of my favorite prints. I love the way the water feeling slipping up over my toes and gently back into itself. I was highly influenced Mondrian, Rothko (an all time favorite), and even underpinnings of abstract reaslism. Summertime always sends me back to the painters...and the museums since Florida's summers are hot!

Office Buisness Photos

 I was out in the land of finance capturing these women at their best. I still feel the capture is my favorite part because I love the creating and act of portraiture.

Summertime in South Florida

I don't know about you, but I am ready for summertime. Yes, South Florida becomes a hot and humid environment, and the sand is so hot you can burn the bottom of your feet. BUT, the ocean comes alive beckoning me to cool off. The tourists and snowbirds have all returned home. The locals roam. It is almost as if the seasonal change brings an entirely new part of the tropical life. My summer field work can be buggy; although, I value my alone time with little interruption. Maybe I just enjoy the slower pace heat brings. There is something to be said for being still or at least moving slower. I think we become more present when we are not stretched in a zillion directions. Of course, mindfulness is my consistent antidote.

As I am looking forward to the swimming weather, my Oceanana portfolio is really coming together. Since I am such a stickler for presentation, I am creating 15 BW's and 15 Color prints that will be for sale individually and as a portfolio encased in a bound linen book(10 editions) . This has been a great portfolio to work on since I wrote a new course curriculum for those advanced tween and teen artists wanting to create a body of work, use as an application portfolio for the local Art Schools/programs, and for those wanting exposure into the process. I do offer this for adults as well.

HERE'S TO SUMMER:

May is here....

I am amazed by how fast the Spring went by. The summer humidity and heat are encroaching.
I always get a little melancholy around this time of year before mother's day, my sister's birthday, and summertime. My Pompano Beach exhibit is this Friday night from 6-9 at Grieght Spaces. Pompano throws a huge street party closing off the East Atlantic Blvd for walking and mingling. I heard they also have fabulous music. I'll be sure to post some photos from the evening.

We are prepping for summer with some late Spring cleaning. For all you photography collectors, I am cleaning out my drawers with some amazing prices. I have a lot planned of field work planned over the summer and need to make space for new work. Oceanana, my Ocean Landscape work, will continue to be exhibited locally. I am currently working on a book to accompany the printed work.

More to come of course so stand by for exhibit announcements and news!

Looking out over the Atlantic Ocean