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The 2019 Cats of Catskill, New York – Part 3

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 5, 2019 | New York

For the past 13 years, the Heart of Catskill Association in Catskill, New York has organized a public art project Cat’N Around Catskill for cat lovers everywhere! Each year, artists decorate cat sculptures and they are placed on Main Street and a few other locations in town. I first saw the Cats in 2017 when I was photographing in the area. Last month, I spent some time in the Hudson River Valley, so of course I had to check out this year’s cats.

This year, there are 52 cats on display. I had a wonderful time photographing the 48 that I found. I’ll be sharing photos of some of them all this week in a series of blog posts.

And so here they are – the 2019 Cats of Catskill

The Sacred Garden Cat © 2019 Patty Hankins

Chantilly Cat Detail © 2019 Patty Hankins

I hope you’re enjoying seeing my photos of the Cats of Catskill. I’ll be sharing more on my blog tomorrow.

The 2019 Cats of Catskill, New York – Part 2

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 4, 2019 | New York

For the past 13 years, the Heart of Catskill Association in Catskill, New York has organized a public art project Cat’N Around Catskill for cat lovers everywhere! Each year, artists decorate cat sculptures and they are placed on Main Street and a few other locations in town. I first saw the Cats in 2017 when I was photographing in the area. Last month, I spent some time in the Hudson River Valley, so of course I had to check out this year’s cats.

This year, there are 52 cats on display. I had a wonderful time photographing the 48 that I found. I’ll be sharing photos of some of them all this week in a series of blog posts.

And so here they are – the 2019 Cats of Catskill

Under the Sea Wonder © 2019 Patty Hankins

Lili's Cat A Lilies Cat © 2019 Patty Hankins

Russian Fold Art Cat © 2019 Patty Hankins

I hope you’re enjoying seeing my photos of the 2019 Cats of Catskills. I’ll be posting more tomorrow.

The 2019 Cats of Catskill, New York – Part 1

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 3, 2019 | New York

For the past 13 years, the Heart of Catskill Association in Catskill, New York has organized a public art project Cat’N Around Catskill for cat lovers everywhere! Each year, artists decorate cat sculptures and they are placed on Main Street and a few other locations in town. I first saw the Cats in 2017 when I was photographing in the area. Last month, I spent some time in the Hudson River Valley, so of course I had to check out this year’s cats.

This year, there are 52 cats on display. I had a wonderful time photographing the 48 that I found. I’ll be sharing photos of some of them all this week in a series of blog posts.

And so here they are – the 2019 Cats of Catskill

Kindness Kitty Detail © 2019 Patty Hankins

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these wonderful cats. I’ll be sharing more photos of the cats tomorrow.

Graveyard Angel, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans Palladium Toned Kallitype – New Photo

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 17, 2019 | Cemeteries, Kallitypes, Louisiana, New Photos

Graveyard Angel, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans Palladium Toned Kallitype © 2019 Patty Hankins

I’ve recently added a new palladium-toned kallitype – Graveyard Angel, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans Palladium Toned Kallitype – to my website at https://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/graveyard-angel-metairie/

A wonderful seated angel surrounded by columns at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.

This photograph is printed using the late 19th-century photographing printing process known as Kallityping. The emulsion is hand-painted onto the paper, exposed with a negative under bright lights, and toned with palladium. Each print from a negative is slightly different – so these are one of a kind images.

The photographs are printed on 8 X 10″ Bergger 100% Cotton Cot 320 paper. They are matted to 11 X 14″ in a white acid-free mat.

These one-of-a-kind kallitypes are available for $ 49.00

Beauty in the Gardens of Philadelphia

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 24, 2019 | Pennsylvania

My students and I had a wonderful time photographing gardens in the Philadelphia area this month during my early May workshop. We visited six gardens in six days – everything from historic gardens to native plant gardens to pleasure gardens. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the week with you today.

The first garden we visited was Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square. I’ve been visiting Longwood and until this year had never managed to see the wisteria in bloom. During the workshop, it was in full bloom and it was worth the wait.

Next we headed to Bartram’s Garden along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. In some ways Philadelphia’s great gardening tradition started with John Bartram in the mid-1700’s. The gardens at his home have been restored to showcase the types of plants he would have grown. On our visit, we found some spectacular late blooming Gloria Nigram tulips to photograph.

Gloria Nigram Tulips © 2019 Patty Hankins

At Winterthur Museum and Gardens in Delaware, azaleas and rhododendrons were the stars of the garden during our visit.

The wildflower display at Mt. Cuba Center, also in Delaware, was amazing. There were so many different wildflowers in full bloom, the highlight for me were the Yellow Lady’s Slippers.

Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins

Chanticleer Garden in Wayne lived up to its reputation as a pleasure garden. Everywhere we looked, we saw and photographed beautiful combinations of flowers including beds with these allium and columbine.

Columbine & Allium at Chanticleer Garden © 2019 Patty Hankins

We ended the week at Jenkins Arboretum in Devon. Once again, we found a garden where azaleas and rhododendrons were the highlights of the garden.

I’m still editing my photos from the workshop so it may be a while before you get a chance to see all the wonderful flowers I photographed. If you’d like to see my photos from the trip and other visits to gardens in the Philadelphia area, check out my Gardens of Philadelphia pinterest board. You’ll quickly see why Philadelphia is known as America’s Garden Capital.

My Gardens of Philadelphia pinterest board is at https://www.pinterest.com/pattyhankins/gardens-of-philadelphia/

Wildflowers Along the C&O Canal

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 22, 2019 | Maryland, Wildflowers

I recently spent an afternoon photographing spring wildflowers along the C&O Canal in Montgomery County Maryland. The area I was photographing in is part of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. It was one of those days where everywhere I looked, I saw more wonderful wildflowers to photograph. I thought I’d share some of my photos from the day with you today.