Avril Rose Images is a sensual boudoir and fine art nude photography service located in the Rogue Valley, Oregon. April Rose Metternich is the photographer.

April inherited a passion for painting from her mother, Rosalie More, who inherited her passion for painting from her mother, Luella Wilson. All three have been members of the Southern Oregon Society of Artists. Rosie and April painted together and also became members of the Watercolor Society of Oregon. At the age of sixteen, April was the youngest member. It was one of their favorite activities to travel around the state together; entering competitions, attending lectures, painting on location, critiquing the entries, and meeting other watercolorists. Nationally known jurors selected several of April’s paintings for shows that traveled throughout Oregon. They were displayed in galleries and public buildings.

When she was young growing up on a forested ranch, she painted nature: trees, rocks, and water. She was inspired by Winslow Homer, Brian Froud, and Alan Lee. She lived in a similar landscape and she felt energy in the forest. Her whimsical paintings of gnarled tree roots, ancient moss covered rocks, dancing water, and cool pools convey her spiritual connection to the earth.

Her next series of paintings included groups of animals and focused on design. As she entered her teens, her emotions and passions became stronger and were discernible in the thundering hooves of Wildebeests and wild horses that she painted. She owned a horse and a motorcycle and she spent a lot of time riding them somewhat recklessly over logging roads, homemade trails, and hay pastures. She enjoyed the wind in her hair and the freedom of the era. She began to appreciate the artworks of Boris Vallejo and Frank Frazetta, imagining herself to be a strong amazon.

At fourteen, she and her family moved to Ashland where she enjoyed the natural charm and beauty of Lithia Park, quirkiness of the locals, and the artistic aura of the area. Her parents, Bill and Rosie More, owned A Spectrum of Arts Gallery on the Ashland plaza during the 1980s. April sold many paintings there. It was a profitable and rewarding sideline for a teenager, and helped her pay for college.

She began painting Goddess Portraits and Fantasy Art. Like happy watercolor accidents, she embraces physical “imperfection” as interesting. Her goal is to depict the true and natural beauty of her subjects, enhance their self-esteem, and rediscover the divine feminine.

Her knowledge of art; composition,contrast, color, and design translates well into photography, as does her love of the sensual human form and spiritual power.

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