Jeffrey Stoner
Fine Art Photography
September 2013Vol 2, Issue 8
Wild Phlox Trail
Just Think Outside
...the place for creativity
Welcome
   
  
I've been photographing the Goats of Roan since the Baatany Goat Project began in 2008.  Each year I add another goat or two to the collection.  This year Clint is joining the herd. 
 
I thoroughly enjoy photographing the goats especially since they are on the Roan Mountain Highlands - a very special and unique place.
  
As you follow the trails through deep woods and over open balds you experience The Roan with all your senses.  Your eyes see stunning beauty, you breathe in the fragrance of fir and spruce, feel the ever-present winds as they swirl around you, hear birds greet the day with song, and in August you can sample the succulent blueberries that grow along the Appalachian Trail.
  
Because the Highlands are well over a mile high they create a unique environment that is more akin to Canada than the southeast.  The winters are harsh with deep snow, spring abounds with blooming Catawba rhododendron and Flame azalea, summer brings forth an abundance of wildflowers, The Goats of Roan, and a respite from the summer heat, and then to complete the year stunning fall colors adorn the landscape.  These conditions make the Roan Highlands one of my favorite places to be, explore and photograph. 
  
In September The Fine Arts Gallery of the Johnson City Area Arts Council will be showcasing many of my favorite images from the Highlands.  "Exploring The Roan" will be on display from September 4th - 30th with an opening reception on Friday September 6, from 6-8 p.m. I will also be giving an artist talk titled "Photographing the Roan" at 5 p.m. that same evening. 
  
I hope you can join me to see Clint, the other member of the herd, and enjoy images from one of my favorite places.
  
Take care,
Jeffrey 
  
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Creativity

Standing Out From the Crowd   

  Standing Out From the Crowd 

 
"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way."   
                                                                ~ Edward de Bono
The Goats of Roan - 2013

 

Each year we name the new goat(s) for the Goats of Roan series.  This year the name Clint came to mind.  

Clint Inspiration

  Clint - The Goats of Roan

 Clint 

   

The weather for my first trip to Roan to photograph goats this year was forecast to be great.  However, when I arrived at Carvers Gap it was cold, windy and looked like it might rain.   As I was hiking to the goats I began to grumble to myself about the conditions until I looked to my right - WOW.  It did rain and I wasn't able to make any goat images but was thrilled to have witnessed this rainbow.

   

The Colors From Roan  

 The Colors From Roan

 

Photographing and experiencing the Roan Highlands is wonderful any time of the year.  Here are a few the images that will be at the Johnson City Area Arts Council exhibit.   

 

Drifting Along the Appalachian Trail

 Drifting Along the Appalachian Trail 

  

Hiking Along the Grassy Ridge

 Hiking Along the Grassy Ridge

 

  A Whorl of Aster

 A Whorl of Aster

 

Field of Gold 2013

Field of Gold

Gallery  / Exhibition Updates

  

Current

 

Scheduled for publication - October 2013 

The publisher's description:

Having spent his entire life exploring the woods and hills of Tennessee, writer and artist Robert McGowan wrote these short essays to pay homage to the natural world he so loved. In essays such as "Bee," "Beetle," and "Turtles," McGowan marvels at the curious behaviors of small creatures. In "Tops," "Fences," and "Maple," he writes about trees-young trees he has seen grow and old trees he has watched rot and disappear into the earth. Be it animals, trees, ferns, flowers, or rocks, McGowan passionately and tenderly recounts his close observations of nature, often wondering about the woods of olden time and imagining the woods of tomorrow. The fine, unbreakable thread that winds through the book is the passing of time-life in the woods begins, grows, and dies. Through it all, McGowan shows the reader he is a man sustained by his sense of peace and contentment, for he knows that despite his concerns about yesterday and tomorrow, "there is only the current." The beautiful photography of Jeffrey Stoner adds vibrancy and vitality to this inspiring collection of nature essays.
 

Shanti Arts is offering a 15% off pre-release special.  Click here for more information.

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Exploring The Roan - Exhibition and Artist Talk - Johnson City TN   

 

Exhibition - September 4th - 30th

 

Artist Talk - September 6th  -5pm    

Reception - September 6th - 6pm to 8pm

  

This exhibition at the Fine Art Gallery of the Johnson City Area Arts Council will feature my images from the Roan Mountain Highlands.  The Highlands are a unique area to explore and photograph.  The Highlands have harsh snowy winters, acres of Catawba Rhododendron in spring, and the opportunity to hike the Appalachian Trail in August while enjoying the blueberries along the trail.  And of course the angora goats that graze the Highlands in the summer as part of the Baatany Goat Project. 

 

300 East Main Street, Suite 102

Johnson City, TN

423-928-8229

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The Meaning in Trees - Portfolio  

 

 

The Meaning in Trees is a 44-page portfolio of my favorite tree images. 

I was eight years old when I first had the desire to make an image. Walking outside after an overnight ice storm, I was mesmerized by an ice-covered tree glistening in the morning sun. I desperately wanted a camera to make that image.

My ongoing fascination with trees inspired me to make this special portfolio of my favorite tree images from the Mountain South to the Sea.   

The Meaning in Trees may be purchased in print or as a digital download from my publisher.  Autographed copies are available through my website. 

The Meaning in Trees - Portfolio   

  

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  
I greatly appreciate your interest in my photography and for subscribing to Just Think Outside. 

Sincerely,

Jeffrey Stoner
Fine Art Photography
423-367-5850

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