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.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

A Stranger



Initially when I saw this category it was kind of intimidating, but then when I saw the date I knew that I would be out and about.  So it worked out.  Today I went antiquing with a couple of friends, and there were plenty of strangers around.  The focus of the picture is actually the young lady in the background, but the story of the couple in the foreground was so cute that I had to include them.  While I was walking around snapping some shots, I overheard their conversation with a customer and the topic was marriage.  They have been married for 45 or 46 years, neither could remember.  They just knew that they'd never be apart.  How amazing.
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