Florene Welebny

Originally from New York, I discovered the camera as an art form at the age of 9, with the gift of a "Brownie." I was an Interior Decorator for many years before devoting myself to the lens and all things that affected it. I was born loving color and the way light plays with it. Why can't a palm tree be purple? I use only filters & lenses - no computer alteration at all in my abstract photographic work. Lately have been dabbling in "Digital Painting" but my true love remains Abstract Photography. Inspiration comes from a drop of rain or the bark on a tree to clouds, landscapes and everything in between.

My recent work takes my abstract photography one step further by adding pastel and post production; the results being what I call "Contemporary Impressionism." I have always loved the work of Manet, Monet and Cezanne and try to "capture" that feeling in my art.

I teach master classes in Abstract Photographic Art at the Alliance for the Arts and Creative Photo in Fort Myers, at The Artist's Studio in Cape Coral, and at Big Arts on Sanibel Island, all in Florida.

Arts for ACT Gallery - Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Big Arts - Sanibel, Florida, USA

Von Liebig Gallery - Naples, Florida, USA

Rookery Bay Environmental Center - Naples, Florida, USA

Harbour View Gallery - Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Southwest Florida International Airport - USA

Pomona State Fair - California, USA

Florida West Arts at the International Design Center - Estero, Florida, USA

Koi & Krane Gallery - Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Ferrari Gallery - Cape Coral, Florida, USA
Broadway Palm Theatre – Fort Myers, Florida, USA

DAAS Gallery - Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Artist’s Dream Galleries - Cape Coral, Florida & Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Lake Worth Art League - Lake Worth, Florida, USA

Historic Downtown Holiday Inn- Ft. Myers, Florida

Co-Founder of the Harbour View Gallery in the prestigious yachting community of Cape Harbour, Florida