CARLYLE — Nicole Adair’s photography skills have earned her awards, and her pictures have appeared in magazines.
But now the Carlyle photographer has another first to her credit: her snapshots are on display in an art gallery setting.
Adair’s Prairie landscape exhibit, Below the Tree Line, is on display at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s (EAGM) Gallery No. 1. She told SaskToday it came together quickly, as the artist who was supposed to be in the space had to pull out a few weeks before, and so the EAGM reached out to Adair, who had recently submitted a proposal. She believes it turned out well.
“It’s nice to see people are out enjoying it and appreciate it,” she said.
Twenty-two photos of the southeast Saskatchewan landscape are in Below the Tree Line. Adair said she appreciates the ever-changing nature of the region.
“One minute it might be sunny and clear skies, and the next might be a storm rolling through. You never know what you’re going to get from hour to hour," she said.
A couple of photos stand out, she said. One is a large shelf cloud that rolled past her family’s farmyard. The other is of the sun going down with all of the frost on the trees.
“I like the chaos of the clouds, because we haven’t really gotten many storms like that through Saskatchewan until recently. The snow one is serenity. It's peaceful and calming, and everything blends well together,” she said.
Adair said she has always enjoyed photography, but she has only started selling and getting her artwork shown in the past six years, after she moved back to Canada after living abroad for several years. Photography allows her to provide a different perspective on how she sees things versus how other people might view them.
Adair also enjoys taking photos of wildlife because she has to be patient while waiting for an animal to appear, and her travels because she enjoys seeing the world.
She uses a Canon Rebel camera, and has had photos selected by entities like Tourism Saskatchewan and Canadian Geographic. One of her photos was on the front cover of Trail Photographers magazine.
Below the Tree Line will remain on display at the EAGM until May 29.
