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Category: Abstracts

Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures, Trees13 Comments
Diptychs: A Conversation between Natural and Unnatural. Used concrete forms and tree bark from around the neighbourhood.

Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms

April 4, 2021April 9, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Awhile ago the Lens-Artists Challenge was ‘Special Moments’. But in this time of plague the most special moments in my life have been the discovery of a particularly crusty dumpster… …and a magnificent 2-storey 3D abstract gallery in the shape … Continue reading Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms

Abstracts, Trees8 Comments
Tree bark with orange lichen combined with a rusty dumpster with cracked metallic blue paint

Dialogues Between Tree Bark & Abstract Textures

March 7, 2021April 16, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

There’s not much out there to photograph in Vancouver at this time of year. Mostly I’ve been busy taking macros of ‘abstract textures’ found on dumpsters and lampposts, and combining them with macros of ‘tree bark’ that have interesting similarities … Continue reading Dialogues Between Tree Bark & Abstract Textures

Abstracts, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Inspiration, Textures, Trees2 Comments
a close-up of the almost blue cork-like bark peeling off of a fallen tree in Pacific Spirit Park

Tree Bark as Inspiration 2

February 23, 2021March 5, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

What with winter there’s not a lot to take photos of, so I’ve been busy with macros of tree bark. It’s been a real voyage of discovery which is somewhat of a miracle considering the times we live in. Although … Continue reading Tree Bark as Inspiration 2

Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures11 Comments
macro of mossy wall looking like a mass of tiny green stars

It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I prefer to travel around the world but right now I’m going for walks around the city, and only to places I can get to without taking transit. The other day I went for a walk up to Shaughnessy, the … Continue reading It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)

Abstracts, Textures4 Comments
Accidental landscape: a frozen lake appears the blackgrafitti on a white panel van

Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Black & White Abstract. China News stand in Vancouver.  An accidental landscape with a frozen lake appears in the black grafitti on a white panel van.   (+ Grey). Two black and white abstracts in scratched and broken plaster on … Continue reading Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World

A Photo a Week Challenge, Abstracts, Textures2 Comments
Cracked wall with efflorescence at the Britannia Community Centre

Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts

December 7, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Cracked wall with efflorescence. More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo Challenge: Cracked. Continue reading Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts

Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge3 Comments

Accidental Art with Negative Spaces

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

My cousin in Denmark wrote: “Negative spaces – what is meant by ‘negative’?” I tried to explain but wasn’t sure that it made any sense and then I thought of the time when I first heard the words ‘negative space’. … Continue reading Accidental Art with Negative Spaces

Abstracts, Flowers, Garden, Photo Apps, Watercolour5 Comments

Artworks and Photos of Dark Purple Calla Lilies

August 9, 2020November 6, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

The Calla Lilies blooming on my deck inspired me with their white speckled leaves and deep purple, almost black flowers. Last year I did some watercolours of these Calla Lilies in bloom; it was the first time in about 25 … Continue reading Artworks and Photos of Dark Purple Calla Lilies

Abstracts, Textures4 Comments
Abstract of cracked paint on red and green

Cracked and Peeling Paint

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

I love it when paint cracks and peels away. Decay is such a thing of beauty. Peeling paint on the ancient door of a Tudor house in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rusty wall with peeling turquoise paint in Penang, Malaysia. A neighbour’s garage and … Continue reading Cracked and Peeling Paint

Abstracts, Cactus, Colour, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Plants14 Comments
Ethereal Agave Azul (Blue Agave) in Zihuatanejo, Mexico

Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave

May 25, 2020May 28, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Let’s face it, Agaves are not particularly delicate-looking plants. But despite their solid fleshy forms and often serrated edges, their colours are soft and delicate.Which brings me to this Agave azul (blue Agave) in Zihuatanejo. It is one of the few … Continue reading Delicate Agaves Azules, Blue Agave

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