Beyond the Hedge 051 Canvas Print

This view of the 1846 Caretaker’s House is from the formal garden at the historic Henry Clay Estate in Lexington, KY. The Clay mansion is to the right of the cottage and up a small hill. The current property is 17 acres, down from the original 600 to 650 acres at its peak in the mid-1800s. The estate is owned and operated by the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation which was originally created by Nannette McDowell Bullock in 1926. She was a great granddaughter of Clay and his wife, Lucretia.

My parents gave me my 1st camera when I turned 10 in 1965. It was a Kodak Instamatic 104, which I still own. My Dad had been an Air Force photographer and instilled in me my love for photography. I later took up oil painting, but my schedule for both photography and painting has been rather limited in recent years. I went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Horticulture. I worked in a wholesale greenhouse operation for 2 years and then general retail sales for 20 years. I became a small business owner of the Corner Stone II in 1999 which I closed in 2009. Today, I do part time office management as an independent contractor. I have also been on the volunteer staff of the Kentucky Horse Park since 2006 and...