ABOUT THE ARTIST

Karen Butts

EMAIL: naturalimages@att.net ~ CELL: (713) 562-2931

Tomball, Texas 77375

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Three cups of decaf coffee with hazelnut creamer help me start my day. I love Mrs. Renfro's Sweet and Hot Jalapenos Peppers. Potato chips on ice cream makes my taste buds sing! Taking walks in nature and gathering leaves and sticks or capturing something in nature with my camera calms my soul. I binge-watch Flee Market Flip and enjoy all of the HGTV home improvement shows. Up-cycling resonates with me, maybe because I was very close to my grandmother who lived during the great depression. She taught me well. Often, my desire to create leads me to my Sewing/Craft room to create newborn props such as basket "stuffers" or headbands or tutus and dresses for little girls. Sometimes my mind won't let me sleep at night because my creative juices are spinning around in my head. This is all part of the creative process.

On my journey to earn my Craftsman Degree, I taught (and continue to teach) workshops to other photographers on subjects such as "Fine Art on a Shoestring Budget," "The Marriage of Color and Composition," "Taking Your Images Up a Notch" and "Discovering Who You Are as an Artist."

I would love to make your heart happy by collaborating with you to create a piece of art for your special someone. Contact me so we can brainstorm together to create something special for you.

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LOCAL, STATE AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

Professional Photographers of America Recognition

Became a CPP (Certified Professional Photographer) in 2013
Received PPA's MASTER'S Degree in 2015
Received PPA's CRAFTSMAN Degree in 2017 for educating other photographers
Received PPA's MASTER ARTIST Degree in 2022.
Thirteen images have received the status of Imaging Excellence (formerly called Loan) and are published in the prestigious Imaging Excellence book
Numerous images have been published in PPA's Showcase books
Silver Medalist in International Photographic Competition in the Open category in 2021
Gold Medalist in International Photographic Competition in the Master Artist category in 2021

Texas Professional Photographer of America

2016 Best 1st Time Entrant
2016 Texas Top 10
2017 Best Portrait of a Woman
2021 Silver Medalist and received a Texellence Award
2021 received TPPA Full Fellowship

Professional Photographers Guild of Houston

Lifetime Member
2014 - Photographer of the Year
President's Award
Executive Director's Award
Board Member for four years
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 ~ Master Photographer of the Year
Full Fellowship