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Niki Butcher Hand Painted Photography

Niki Butcher has been photographing throughout the United States and other tropical locations with her husband, legendary black-and-white photographer Clyde Butcher, for over five decades, capturing the beauty and uniqueness of places and people. Niki finds the beauty not only in nature but also in the historical buildings and interesting people that inhabit the landscapes. Inspired by the hand-painted postcards of the 1930s, Niki first started painting her black and white photographs in the 1980s. Using her own photographs, oil paints, Q-tips, and cotton balls, she turned landscapes into dreamscapes and reality into fantasy. Today, Niki uses a similar technique to paint digitally. She first photographs with a digital camera and then paints her images using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet.

Capturing the Human Spirit

  • BAHAMA BOAT BUILDER | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • BAHAMA FISHERMAN | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • CARIBBEAN SOUL | Niki Butcher
    Key West © 1989

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  • CUBAN SCHOOL BUS | Niki Butcher
    Cuba © 2002

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  • DAWN AT COPPER CANYON | Niki Butcher
    Mexico © 2006

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  • FLAMINGO LADY OF MIAMI BEACH | Niki Butcher
    Miami Beach © 1985

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  • FLORIDA PANTHER | Niki Butcher
    Fort Myers, FL © 1990

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  • HEY MON | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • IGUANA MAN | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 1983

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  • RARAMURI BASKET WEAVER | Niki Butcher
    Copper Canyon, Mexico © 2006

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  • THE DANCE | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress Reservation © 1990

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  • TROPICAL RHYTHM | Niki Butcher
    Key West © 1998

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  • TROPICAL SANTA | Niki Butcher
    Estero Island © 1990

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  • WISHMAN OF NEW ORLEANS | Niki Butcher
    New Orleans, Louisiana © 1985

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    Mangroves are a wondrous plant. Imagine a tree tha Mangroves are a wondrous plant. Imagine a tree that survives in saltwater! I am constantly amazed by their sculptural beauty and the important part they play in the ecosystem of the world.

I wanted to photograph this mangrove from a high position, so we pulled our boat up onto the beach and I set up my tripod on the bow of the boat. It was tricky because the boat refused to sit still; it kept bouncing around in the waves.

I was having difficulty taking the photograph, so my wife, Niki, tried to steady the boat. I took several shots but finally managed to get one that had no movement.

📷 INDIAN KEY PASS 6 © 1997 | Everglades National Park, FL | Deardorff 8×10 camera | T-Max 100 film | Camera settings: f/45 | 90mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens | orange filter | 1 second
    Clyde popped in the Venice Gallery & Studio to sig Clyde popped in the Venice Gallery & Studio to sign a mural-sized 5 foot by 7 foot darkroom photograph. 🤩

📷 LOOSESCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY 2 © 1994 | Big Cypress Gallery | Deardorff 8×10 camera on T-Max 100 film | Camera settings: f/45 | 72mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens | 6 minutes
    Sloshing around in the lush green summer swamps of Sloshing around in the lush green summer swamps of the Everglades fills Clyde with a deep joy of being alive. He says, “There is something primeval about it that connects to my very soul.” 

When he came across these Guzmania bromeliads, he was overwhelmed by the abundance of the plants around him. Today he’s glad to have this photograph, as this fragile ecosystem is under attack by the invasive Mexican bromeliad weevil. 

The Guzmania population today is drastically reduced, and overall only one percent of the plants left are adults.

📷 FAKAHATCHEE STRAND 5 © 1999 | Western Everglades | Deardorff 5×7 camera | T-Max 100 film | Camera settings f/45 | 120mm Nikkor SW lens | orange filter | 1 second
    The southern rim of Lake Istokpoga is a magical pl The southern rim of Lake Istokpoga is a magical place. It is filled with large beautiful cypress trees that survived the logging of the early 1900’s due to the fact that their interiors have large hollow areas. Because of the hollows, the wood isn’t good for commercial use, but they do make wonderful photography!

I took this picture while standing in the water, after waiting for several hours for the light to be right. Gators were bellowing at me, and thunder and lightning was booming all around.

To my dismay, when I proceeded to pack up my gear, I found that I had sunk so far into the muck I couldn’t get out. The suction was too great!

Eventually, I figured out how to get out: by turning myself in circles, I made the hole I was caught in larger and larger, thus breaking the suction. I had to screw myself out of the muck!

📷 LAKE ISTOKPOGA 4 © 1989 | Sebring, FL
    There are all sorts of odd-looking plants in Sagua There are all sorts of odd-looking plants in Saguaro National Park. All the variations of texture seemed to jump out at us as we meandered through the park. By the end of the day, we had prickly things all over our shoes and clothes.

Unfortunately, we were only there for one day, and that was just not long enough. There were so many photographic opportunities in that wonderfully strange environment.

📷 SAGUARO 1 © 2011 | Arizona | Shinwho 8x10
    Join Clyde on December 7th for a lecture and book Join Clyde on December 7th for a lecture and book signing at the Frank Gallery in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased here: thefrankgallery.org

Clyde's exhibit, America the Beautiful, will be on display at the Frank Gallery until January 11th, 2024. This collection celebrates the beauty of the American landscape from the Redwood forests of California to the Everglade swamps of Florida. 

For more information or if you have any questions, reach out to the Frank Gallery at 954-392-9420.
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    Venice Gallery & Studio

    237 Warfield Ave. S., Venice, FL, 34285
    (941) 486-0811   |   mail@clydebutcher.com
    Tuesday-Friday 10am-4:30pm

    Big Cypress Gallery

    52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, 34141
    (239) 695-2428   |   bcg@clydebutcher.com
    Open 7 Days A Week 10am-5pm
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