About
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” - Mary Oliver
In the middle of quiet winter, when I venture into the woods, I lose myself in the shadows of branches, delicate and complex on the forest floor. The intricate networks and connections between trees remind me of the thirty years I spent as a pathologist looking through a microscope – deciphering what I saw to make diagnoses that might save lives. Attention to patterns and geometry… noticing the interconnectedness and interdependence of everything and all of us –unify my life’s work and now more than ever my creative practice. When I walk through the woods, even on a path that I have hiked many times before, I ask myself -Will I find anything “new” to photograph? Inevitably, to my wonder and delight, I am drawn in by nature’s infinite beauty. Time slips away.
Andrea Dawson is a fine art nature photographer, painter and mixed media artist. A mentorship with Alison Shaw, a photographer based on Martha’s Vineyard, was instrumental in developing her unique style and approach to photography of the natural world. Her photography and art work has been accepted into many juried shows in the Chagrin area. She has had several solo/small group shows at the following galleries: the Valley Art Center, St. Paul’s Church(2020), The Field Gallery on Martha’s Vineyard and most recently, The St2udio in Chagrin Falls.