During the week, I’m an eye doctor, dedicating my days to helping patients with ocular health. It’s a rewarding profession that allows me to make a significant impact on people’s lives by improving their sight and, consequently, their quality of life. However, come the weekend, I switch roles and immerse myself in photography. This passion...
Visitors who come to the Heritage Park and visit the Nolan House, Woodland and Historic Gardens will see a very colorful mural painted on the back wall of the bathroom facility. This beautiful and vibrant artwork at The Gardens at Nolan House has been a dream for those master gardeners who diligently work in the...
Since the age of five, Bernard Gore of Hampton has daydreamed vivid images in vibrant color. Captivated by the countless possibilities for creativity in his elementary art class, Gore eagerly picked up a pencil and paper and began bringing to life the images and stories in his mind. “I’ve always been a daydreamer,” said Gore....
As an eye doctor, daily I educate my patients on rods and cones. Both are photoreceptors present in the retina, but cones are the ones that allow us to distinguish colors. Cones are a little slower, as they have more detail to process from different wavelengths. Cones are also the main photoreceptors of our central...
Pivotal moments are what one Henry County artist credits with shaping his life. Dr. Zerric Clinton, a local teacher and one of the resident artists at The Gallery at Hood Street in McDonough, takes a look back at some of the key influencers in his life and his art. “I’ve been creating art pretty much...
The day came when Molly Corso found out she’d made it. This Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy student got the news she had been waiting for. “My heart was beating out of my chest,” says Corso. She was selected for the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony. But how did music become such a big part of...
Though her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, local artist Alea Hurst is thrilled to have her work featured in a gallery close to home. Hurst currently has several paintings on display at The Georgian Gallery in McDonough. A graduate of the University of Georgia and the Savannah College of Art...
Greg Horton was not the type of person to seek the spotlight. Somehow, though, it found him. Not in a flashy way, but in the steady way he quietly stepped up to fill the needs he saw in his community. After years of selling his barnwood products on consignment and at craft fairs, he and...
Breathtaking sculptures, whimsical memories, a dynamic arts center … all treasures for generations It was with big, rough, friendly hands that Andy Davis created art. And, as hands figure prominently in a sculptor’s work, so hands are celebrated in his shop. On two huge sliding doors in his Hood Street studio in McDonough, Davis...