Theresa Airey is known for her work in photography, painting, restoration, and printmaking, but she is little known on the Island for her infrared work.

Now her work will be showcased in her show, 'Bermuda In Another Light', which opens tomorrow at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, as part of The Artist in the Gardens Series.

Mrs. Airey is the author of several books, which include, 'Creative Photo Printmaking', 'Creative Digital Printmaking', 'Digital Photo Art', 'Beginner's Guide to Digital Photo Art', 'Bermuda, The Quiet Years' and 'Bermuda Then and Now'.

Her work has been shown extensively across the US and she has held major shows in Spain, Italy, the Dominican Republic, Mexico as well as Bermuda.

But above all she is best known for her skill in restoration, infrared photography and "crossing the boundaries" between traditional printmaking, painting, drawing, photography and digital art by using the computer as a tool to begin to integrate, orchestrate, and create new images.

"The images that you capture with infrared are dramatic and surreal," said Mrs. Airey. "A landscape becomes dream-like. Portraits and nudes take on an ethereal beauty; skin becomes translucent and resembles porcelain.

"Suddenly the world as we know it, shows up in print form looking strangely bizarre or wonderfully romantic.

"This is the mystery and the magic of infrared. It carries you beyond the literal perspective of your eyes into the limitless vision of your mind's eye."

She added: "When capturing images in the infrared spectrum, the foliage that is in full sunlight is recorded as very white, that which is in the shade is less white and various shades of light greys.

"Because of the use of the deep red filter, whether it is inside the converted digital cameras or used on the end of the lens on older camera models, infrared light will be recorded differently from the visible colour spectrum."

She added: "For people who do not like surprises, this is not the medium for them, but for those of you who love the unexpected and the unforeseen infrared will delight and keep your interest peaked.

"To get the best infrared images, you must have three optimum conditions: blue skies, ample sunshine and high temperatures. Sound like Bermuda?

"Yes, that is why I love photographing with infrared here on the Island.

"I have photographed infrared images for a very long time and still get excited when I see the final images."

Opening reception at the Masterworks' gallery is from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the show runs until December 9.