Ed deGroat My life has been a life filled with artistic endeavors - starting with music and now with photography.  I’ve gone from aural to visual stimuli; continuing to marvel at the emotional impact of hearing my son play jazz or the joy of capturing an image that, in a split second, can be different or lost, never to be seen again in the same way. Because of my fascination with the full range of arts I have named my business Global Arts. I have become more aware of my attention to detail. Analyzing the harmonic progession in a string quartet or noticing the structure of a church’s architecture because the detail gives me incredible pleasure. I am the music director of the West Hartford (CT) Music Theater. I have been fortunate to have worked with many clients on photograhic projects that have been well-received. Of special mention is my work with the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center (Hartford, Connecticut), Oil Drum Art, SOMA Dance Company, Department of the Arts (West Hartford, CT Public Schools), Connecticut Humanities Council and Real Art Ways. I believe that as long as I remain sensitive to aural and visual stimuli, I will continue to appreciate the power of music and the beauty in what can be seen: they all permit me to lead a balanced life.     The Galleries The galleries to the left display a variety of photographic assignments I have completed. They are  from top to bottom, Oil Drum Art, West Hartford Pubic Schools Arts Department, Frank Self, sculptor, SOMA Dance Company, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Real Art Ways, Les Lourigan, artist.