WEBSITE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Website Art & Photography

Jane Thorpe
Award winning, Southern California plein-air painter, Jane Thorpe, has been an artist all her life, working in different mediums and working at a variety of commercial art jobs. She earned a degree in Fine Art and says there is always more to learn. 

Jane started plein air painting in the 1980's in watercolor. Since 2010, she has focused on plein air painting in oil. She finds that all the mediums she has worked in, all the jobs she's held, all her life experience, all contribute to this latest passion.

In 2014, Bill Lewis (Bill’s Bees, owner), past president of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association, and 2014 President of the California State Beekeepers Association, commissioned Jane to create a special painting in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the California State Beekeepers Association. “Working the Bees” became the defining image of the 2014 CSBA Annual Convention appearing on posters, print materials, and tee-shirts. It brought in thousands of dollars when auctioned at the convention. In 2016, Jane donated her study for “Working the Bees” to the California State Beekeepers Association which brought in additional funds for honey bee research at the 2016 CSBA Convention.

This beautiful painting “Wildflower Honey Fields” was painted in the San Gabriel Mountains, in the same hills where where the LACBA first began having beekeeping classes at Bill’s Bees.

We’d like to thank Jane for so freely granting us permision to use the image “Wildflower Honey Fields” on our LACBA Home Page.

Thank you, Jane, for your long time support of the honey bees. https://janethorpeart.com/

Honey Bee Photography

Kodua Galieti - International Photojournalist 
For more than a decade Kodua masterfully captured the complexities and wonders of the human experience as a photojournalist. Kodua was drawn to themes of personal story, culture, and traditions, family, faith, animals, and bees. She not only raised chimps but her passion for bees led her to become a beekeeper. Kodua devoted her talent and resources toward the preservation of these incredibly important pollinators.

Kodua Galieti, an international photo-journalist and long-time member of the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association and the California State Beekeepers Association, gave generously and graciously of her talents in support of honey bees. Kodua Galienti’s exquisite honey bee photography adorns the walls of the L.A. County Fair Bee Booth and is featured throughout our LACBA website.

Her photography was featured on the cover of American Bee Journal and WASP magazine.

Kodua’s Bee-Inspired calendars and honey bee photography could be found in bookstores, libraries, and at bee conventions and trade shows across the country. She had an enormous talent for capturing the life and life stages of bees.

Kodua Galieti shared her passion for honey bees: “As I would check in on the bees—go in there, look at the frames—I was just amazed at what inside the hive looked like. So it was natural for me to bring my camera. I started doing a lot of macro photography, and it opened up into a whole new world. I think there’s such a beauty and whimsical elegance to the bees when you see them up close like that. I didn’t know they had fur until I photographed them. I didn’t know they had hair on their eyeballs until I started looking that close, and boy, it’s a different world! I fell in love with it.”

Kodua Bennett Galieti went to be with her beloved Lord on Thanksgiving Day, November 2018. We are forever grateful to Kodua Galieti, for all the work she did on behalf of honey bees. Kodua is deeply missed by all who where graced to know her.

Tribute to Kodua Bennett Galieti

Photography of Dennis Ghiatis

Stunning image of two honey bees in flight courtesy of Dennis Ghiatis. Dennis is a local photographer who specializes in the beautiful imagery of honey bees and hummingbirds.

Photography of the Bee Booth in this website is courtesy of:

Cameron Mitchell is an Emmy award-winning cameraman who has worked in the television and film industry for over 24 years. Cameron always finds new excitement and beauty in the process of making imagery while creating and shooting shows for his production company. He has worked on just about every type of production imaginable, running the gamut from film work to documentaries, Reality TV, shooting at major concert venues, Hollywood premieres and even hard news. He has spent the last seven years shooting the popular PBS television series "California's Gold" with host Huell Howser, literally shooting hundreds of shows throughout the entire state of California, Alaska and Baja California just to name a few.

As a Producer and Director he has created a variety of documentaries on wildlife subjects including his current production on the plight of the honeybee worldwide. Telling unique and compelling stories through the visual medium has always been his passion. “I learned early on that everyone has a interesting story to tell or a place to show and deserves that special approach to bring those stories to life.” His newest venture is his pilot show titled "California's Golden Coasts.” “California, wow what a magnificent state! The potential visuals and rich stories here are unlimited.”

Cameron is devoted to the vision of producing the most compelling and captivating programming possible. He is continuously guided by his intuition, keen sense of visual imagery and storytelling, which is his benchmark of craftsmanship and professionalism--a common thread seen in all of his work. His goal is to bring the very best of unforgettable, exciting, new and distinctive productions for everyone to enjoy.    

Thank you very much, Cameron, for providing the photography of the LA County Fair Bee Booth in our website.

Visit Cameron's website to view a sample of some of his current video projects. http://www.cameronmitchellproductions.com/