For plants to cast shadows on themselves it helps to have an interesting shape or edge, where the cast shadow repeats and emphasizes that shape or edging. The scalloped edges of this red Coleus repeating themselves on the leaves below. … Continue reading Plants Casting Shadows on Themselves
I came across a glorious red dumpster last month. Thinking of my diptych series of Natural/Unnatural I said to myself, ‘Too bad trees don’t have bark in this colour red’. Then I looked at Adobe Bridge where I usually sort … Continue reading Autumn Red Abstracts
The other day, while outside on the deck sipping my morning coffee, I noticed a smeary shadow from the Guara plant had fallen across the book I was reading. There was nothing for it but to get up, go inside … Continue reading Plant Shadows
One exercise we had in a Mixed Media class was to think of something we did with paper. Me I thought of folded brochures, and the next thing I was doing was masses of sketches of paintings with folded paper … Continue reading Folded Paper Painting of the Chalk Cliffs at Stevns Klint in Denmark
This is one of the images that I picked for a submission, primarily because it was popular in an informal poll, and people mentioned the ‘blue’ as a positive step, transitioning to blue skies ahead. Diptych of Corrugated Metal & … Continue reading Inspiration from Corrugated Metal and Tree Bark
Abstract diptych of corrugated metal siding from Granville Island & fissured tree bark captured during my COVID winter when there was nothing else to take photos of. In my https://elizabatz.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/diptychs-of-natural-unnatural-2/ post I asked for feedback on which photos to turn … Continue reading Diptych: Corrugated Metal / Fissured Tree Bark
After seeing my photos of rust and decay my friend wanted me to take her on a tour of decrepit Vancouver. Because my walks took me everywhere I have opted instead for a Google satellite map for a self-guided tour … Continue reading Seen Better Days
The big thing about macros for me is that when I get in so close whole new worlds appear. Diptychs of Shaggy Bark & Weathered Posters I have been in the process of combining these macros of natural objects with … Continue reading Using Macros in my Continuing Series of Diptychs
Every year I participate in the Eastside Culture Crawl, an open studio tour with options for other exhibitions. “This year’s exhibition, Surfacing, will harness the creative force gestated in this pandemic period and chronicle the new directions of recent works. … Continue reading Dialogues Between Natural/Unnatural
Earlier this year in the Pacific Spirit Forest I found two wavery forest reflections in a dark pool. At the time I thought I hadn’t even seen anything quite like it and was fascinated by the quivering movement in the pond. … Continue reading Tree Reflections in Ponds
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