I grew up in a small town in the Texas Panhandle, where I spent a lot of time on the Canadian River with my dad and grandpa. We were always camping, artifact hunting and tromping around the hills and canyons that surround the river. I lived in that area until 2006, when I met my husband Joshua Been, an oil painter. We moved to Salida about eight years ago and opened Virtuosity Gallery five years ago. I have been doing photography for 12 years. Starting out with landscapes, I then moved into portraits, weddings and real estate. Josh and I have a five-year-old daughter, Madison, and travel from coast to coast doing plein air oil painting events in some of the most beautiful places in the U.S., with no shortage of amazing landscapes to photograph.
I think the Arkansas Valley is an amazing and beautiful place to live, with an endless supply of things to do and photograph. As a family of artists, we feel truly blessed to be able to spend as much time as possible outdoors on the river or in the mountains as a part of our job. My work can be seen on my website: www.lgmurphyphotography.com
