Marilyn Cornwell

I am a photographer who explores two realms – the magic and wonder of plants and gardens in the natural world and the everyday decays in the urban environment.

In the natural realm, my garden photography mission is to capture a garden’s atmosphere, spirit, and beauty in evocative images that preserve garden memories. I seek out the essence of plants and gardens throughout the seasons looking to express the details, colour, texture, pattern, rhythm and form.

The move to photography has been a photographic journey of creative explorations and started in 2008.

My garden in Toronto was an inspiration in this journey – located in Toronto’s west end, and situated on the parkland bordering Mimico Creek. Its central feature was an antique conservatory greenhouse originally located in Forest Hill. I’ve disassembled the conservatory and it is now reassembled in our new home in Grimsby Ontario – in the Niagara region in wine country. This is where my new garden will begin. My explorations in garden, nature and flower photography will continue here.

Abstract images have become part of my portfolio, and I thank the wonderful photographers and artists of redbubble for their inspiring work that has encouraged me on this journey of exploring the everyday decays of the urban world.