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Greencastle artist wins photography awards
Greencastle artist Lynne Tweedie recently won two awards from the Indiana Native Plant Society.
On Saturday, Nov. 14, Tweedie received first place and a cash prize in the category for portraits of native plants for a close-up of a large-flowered bellwort, which she captured at the Fern Cliff Nature Preserve in Putnam County.
In addition, Tweedie earned honorable mention for a portrait of bloodroot, another native spring ephemeral, which she took in her garden in Greencastle.
Tweedie’s photographs of wildlife, landscapes, and abstracts have been exhibited in Indiana museums and often appeared in the quarterly INPS Journal, which is archived at the Harvard University Biodiversity Heritage Library (www.biodiversitylibrary.org).
She also shows her work at regional galleries and markets, the Greencastle Farmers Market, Conspire: Contemporary Craft in downtown Greencastle and at www.lynnetweediephotography.com.
Many community members will recognize Tweedie as retired head reference librarian of the Putnam County Public Library, past president of the Greencastle Area Arts Council and a long-time board member of Beyond Homeless.
With her images, Tweedie seeks to “entertain, inform, and surprise – to inspire reflection and offer respite” as well as to ”connect the viewer with the complexities of the natural world by providing pictorial gateways to mindfulness of our place in this community to which we all belong.”
The Indiana Native Plant Society (indiananativeplants.org) was established in 1993 to “promote the appreciation, preservation, scientific study, and use of plants native to Indiana, and to teach people about their beauty, diversity, and importance to our environment.”
“I’m honored to have my work recognized by my fellow native plant aficionados who inspire me to include native plants in my landscape,” Tweedie said.