Renee Dent Blankenship

Born and raised in the South, photographer and artist Renee Dent Blankenship feels a connection to her Southern surroundings. She finds it inspiring to be among the moss-covered live oaks and antebellum homes or feel the sugar white sands or hear the blues and jazz wafting through the thick Southern air. Where ever Renee is in her beloved South it fuels her and is the creative drive that influences her work.

LIVING ALONG THE GULF COAST all her life, especially from her hometowns of New Orleans and Mobile to her family's beach cottage ... plus all the wonderful travels in between ... has given her a distinctly Southern perspective in her art. Pieces are inspired by the traditions, grace and beauty of these Southern places and the people as well as the architecture, music, flora & fauna, and folklore of the region.

ENJOY THIS SOUTHERN TRIP with Renee .... and, as always, thanks for your interest in her work and the magic that is the South.

Renee has always enjoyed the freedom and beauty of the arts. As a young girl photographing with her father then later receiving her first Nikon camera as a gift from her parents, her love affair with photography and all its possibilities was complete. Her undergraduate and graduate degrees later honed her talents as well as working in photojournalism, an ad agency and even teaching some of her creative passions at one point before starting theRDBcollection by Renee Dent Blankenship.

OVER THE YEARS, her photography has been published and placed in galleries, public spaces and private collections; her writing has been printed in journals, magazines and newspapers; and her art and design work in stationery, home and lifestyle which is heavily drawn from her photography has been sold for several years. Now some of these artistic works are being offered online.