High-end photo editing and image manipulation has been a part of my work for over 25 years — full color T-shirt artwork, product photos, marketing and promotional assets — and for personal projects. My background is fine arts but I landed in the graphic design and web design world after college. I am currently the creative director at my own design company and I’ve have had the opportunity to work on an amazing range of projects with the best clients over the past 20 years.

From a very early age I loved exploring the natural world around me. I grew up with an expansive woodland area behind my home so I spent my days playing in this magical and fantastical world with friends. I have always appreciated the beauty of the forest, the interesting patterns and textures through the changing seasons and different stages of life. These experiences have clearly inspired by artwork.

All of my photo work originates from my own imagination, using my own photos that I have taken on my adventures, meticulously blended together digitally by me. — PAULA FINNERTY