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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.

Inspired by Nature

  • AIRPORT ROAD | Niki Butcher
    The Everglades © 2022

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  • ALLIGATOR ALLEY | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 1986

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  • ALONG THE EDGE OF BRAMA ISLAND | Niki Butcher
    Lake Kissimmee, Central Florida © 2014

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  • ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION | Niki Butcher
    Central Florida © 2014

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  • BAHIA HONDA BEACH | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 2017

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  • BAHIA HONDA PALMS | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 2017

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  • BAILEY TRACT | Niki Butcher
    J.N. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Refuge © 2020

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  • BIG CYPRESS BEND | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 2016

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  • BLUES ALONG TAMIAMI TRAIL | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 1990

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  • BUILDING CASTLES IN THE SAND | Niki Butcher
    Estero Island © 1983

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  • CARDINAL AIRPLANT | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 2019

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  • CASPERSEN BEACH | Niki Butcher
    Venice, Florida © 2020

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  • CHASSAHOWITZKA RIVER | Niki Butcher
    Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge © 1990

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  • DAYDREAMING ALONG ALLIGATOR ALLEY | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 1986

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  • DENNIS CREEK SKY | Niki Butcher
    Cedar Key © 2017

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  • DING DARLING BAYOU 2 | Niki Butcher
    J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge © 2020

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  • DING DARLING BAYOU | Niki Butcher
    J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge © 2020

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  • DREAMING OF THE WATER, SAND, AND SEASHELLS | Niki Butcher
    Ten Thousand Islands © 1996

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  • EARLY MORNING MOONSET | Niki Butcher
    Florida © 2018

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  • FAKAHATCHEE GUZMANIA | Niki Butcher
    Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park © 2017

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  • FAKAHATCHEE WINTER WONDERLAND | Niki Butcher
    Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park © 2004

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  • FLAMINGO | Niki Butcher
    Miami Beach © 1997

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  • FLORIDA BAY 1N | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 2019

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  • FLOWERS IN PINE FOREST | Niki Butcher
    Colt Creek State Park © 2021

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  • FREEDOM OF FLIGHT | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 1993

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  • GIFT FROM THE SEA | Niki Butcher
    Sanibel Island © 1983

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  • GONE COCONUTS | Niki Butcher
    Miami Beach © 1983

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  • GREAT EGRET 2 | Niki Butcher
    Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve © 2017

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  • HERON | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve

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  • HIDDEN SPRING | Niki Butcher
    North Florida © 2021

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  • HIGHLANDS HAMMOCK | Niki Butcher
    Highlands Hammock State Park © 2020

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  • IBIS | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve

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  • ISLAND DREAMS | Niki Butcher
    Estero Island © 1985

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  • KEY BISCAYNE 1 | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 1995

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  • LAKE ISTOKPOGA CYPRESS | Niki Butcher
    Highlands County © 2017

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  • LAKE ISTOKPOGA | Niki Butcher
    Highlands County © 1995

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  • LAKE RUSSELL | Niki Butcher
    Kissimmee © 1998

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  • LAZY DAYS IN TROPICS | Niki Butcher
    Nassau, Bahamas © 1987

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  • LAZY DAZE | Niki Butcher
    Estero Island © 1990

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  • LITTLE BUTTERNUT KEY SANDBAR | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 1997

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  • LOGGERHEAD KEY | Niki Butcher
    Dry Tortugas National Park © 2021

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  • LOOP ROAD CYPRESS | Niki Butcher
    Loop Road, Big Cypress National Preserve © 2019

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  • MISTY MORNING | Niki Butcher
    J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge © 2020

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  • MONEY KEY ISLAND MEMORIES
    Florida Keys © 2016

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  • MONEY KEY MANGROVE MEMORIES | Niki Butcher
    Florida Keys © 2016

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  • MOON SHADOW | Niki Butcher
    Miami Beach © 1990

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  • MYAKKA FERNS | Niki Butcher
    Myakka River State Park © 2017

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  • MYAKKA IN SPRING | Niki Butcher
    Myakka River State Park © 2014

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  • MYAKKA STORM | Niki Butcher
    Myakka River State Park © 2019

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  • NAKED SPRING JOURNEY 1 | Niki Butcher
    Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park © 2017

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  • NAKED SPRINGS 2N | Niki Butcher
    Central Florida © 2017

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  • NEW RIVER STRAND | Niki Butcher
    Big Cypress National Preserve © 1999

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  • OZELLO MARSH 3 | Niki Butcher
    Central Florida © 2015

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  • PALOUSE | Niki Butcher
    Idaho © 2019

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  • QUIET DREAMING | Niki Butcher
    Grand Turk © 2017

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  • RAINBOW SPRINGS REFLECTIONS | Niki Butcher
    Central Florida © 1999

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  • ROCK SPRINGS 1N | Niki Butcher
    Central Florida © 2016

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  • ROCK SPRINGS 3N | Niki Butcher
    Central Florida © 2016

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  • SALT CAY | Niki Butcher
    Bahamas © 1987

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  • SANIBEL ISLAND BEACH 2 | Niki Butcher
    Sanibel, FL © 2020

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  • SANIBEL ISLAND BEACH | Niki Butcher
    Sanibel Island © 2020

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  • SITTIN’ BY THE SEASHORE | Niki Butcher
    Keewaydin Island © 1991

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  • SOUTHERN DREAMS | Niki Butcher
    Miami Beach © 1983

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  • SPANISH WELLS DUNES | Niki Butcher
    Bahamas © 1988

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  • ST. ANDREWS ISLAND | Niki Butcher
    Florida © 2016

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  • SUMMER DAWN | Niki Butcher
    Estero Island © 1986

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  • THE FLORIDA KEYS | Niki Butcher
    Florida © 1985

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  • TIGER TAIL BEACH 1 | Niki Butcher
    Marco Island © 1986

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  • TIGER TAIL BEACH 2 | Niki Butcher
    Marco Island © 1986

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  • TO FLY | Niki Butcher
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  • WEKIWA SPRINGS | Niki Butcher
    Florida © 2018

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  • WHITE MANGROVE | Niki Butcher
    John Pennekamp State Park © 2016

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  • WILDFLOWERS IN MYAKKA | Niki Butcher
    Myakka River State Park © 2021

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  • WOOD STORKS’ MOONLIGHT FLIGHT | Niki Butcher
    Cedar Key © 2018

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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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    (941) 486-0811   |   mail@clydebutcher.com
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    52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee, FL, 34141
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