About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Friday, January 20, 2012

A Change In The Weather...

Living in the city of Chicago, the weather can change in a moment.  The city is actually known for it, a joke amongst fellow Chicagoans is that we truly can experience all four seasons in one day.  Recently we have had a wonderful start to winter, meaning Winter has not really shown it's head.... until this week.  Welcome to Winter! For me, it is not one of my favorite seasons by far (and if you are a friend of mine on Facebook, this is the only thing I actually complain about).  The ONLY benefit of Winter for me, is a change in scenery and a chance to shoot new pictures.  Snow can really change a landscape and create that special "postcard" moment.  I was home when the first snow hit last week and captured some great shots, there is nothing like snow when it first falls, it looks like sparkly cotton candy.  It's just wonderful fluffy, beautiful stuff.  Afterwards, it turns into salty, dirty mush.  Today, we got hit with a pretty big winter storm, with a bone chilling cold.  It was a perfect day to edit some of my new shots and drip a rather large mug of steaming hot green tea.




  "First Snow" (c) 2012
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