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Category: Colour

Cactus, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Colour, Succulent5 Comments
Grey-green and pale terracotta mood board

Grey-Green with Two Pinks: Terracotta and Rose Pink

December 13, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

For the Cee’s two-colour challenge I had wanted to do green and pink. But there were so many permutations of green and pink that I ended up retreating back to some mood boards I had started years ago but hadn’t … Continue reading Grey-Green with Two Pinks: Terracotta and Rose Pink

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Colour, Flowers10 Comments
A floral walk of various pinks, done in support of breast cancer research that took place in Downtown Vancouver, June 11-20, 2021

Fleurs de Villes: Rosé, a Tour with Rose-Coloured Glasses

July 20, 2021July 27, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Fleurs de Villes is a series of floral displays in various cities around the world. In Downtown Vancouver, June 11-20, 2021, a display called Rosé was set up in support of breast cancer research took place. The signature image for ‘Fleurs de … Continue reading Fleurs de Villes: Rosé, a Tour with Rose-Coloured Glasses

Colour, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge17 Comments
mood board with yellow-orange

The Colour Orange: Big to Small

June 10, 2021September 24, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

The colour orange edged with yellow. As big as the sky. As small as a persimmon.  As tiny as this yellowy-orange Stonecrop sedum on a pebble beach in Ireland. It’s so small I had to make the image bigger in … Continue reading The Colour Orange: Big to Small

Abstracts, Colour, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge11 Comments
Diptych of wavery forest reflections in a pool in the Pacific Spirit Park combined with cracked paint on a dumpster.

Cool Colours: Blue & Green and In Between

May 26, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Blue & green and in between. I have included two diptychs using the top image of a wavery reflections of a dark tree in a pool in the Pacific Spirit Park. This first is combined with cracked paint on a … Continue reading Cool Colours: Blue & Green and In Between

Colour, Flowers, Garden14 Comments
The April colours of yellow and pale purple in this Azalea triptych

The Colour of April

April 15, 2021July 19, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Since I’m into doing diptychs and triptychs I thought I try out a few featuring the colour of April. In March the colours are fairly consistent, lemon yellow, spring green, various shades of pink and white against a dark sky … Continue reading The Colour of April

Collage, Colour, Textures, Trees6 Comments
scraggy bark combined with graffiti on a wall

A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures

April 13, 2021September 14, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I have been attempting a new series inspired by my COVID walks through back alleys and deserted park areas by creating a series of diptychs that are a dialogue between the natural (tree bark) and the unnatural (urban decay). I posted … Continue reading A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures

Colour, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge7 Comments
soft sky and water

Soft Clouds and Water

March 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I found soft to be one of those words that has several visual aspects to it: soft-looking like clouds; soft colours in the sense of muted; soft edges which could be caused by soft focus, fog, mist or soft light. … Continue reading Soft Clouds and Water

Colour, Jewelry3 Comments
Zanzibar, an asymetrical necklace in glass, coral & bone with trade beads, ceramics & brass from Africa

Jewelry: Black & White and Re(a)d All Over

February 12, 2021April 3, 2022 Albatz Travel Adventures

The old joke, “What’s black and white and re(a)d all over?” The answer is ‘Newspaper’ but it could also describe a lot of my jewelry designs. I love the combo of black & white (or clear) plus red, and this … Continue reading Jewelry: Black & White and Re(a)d All Over

Colour, Flowers, Photo Apps8 Comments
This purple burst of Allium is in the same genus as onions, chives, garlic and a whole host of 'decorative' ornamental alliums that light up late spring in Vancouver, Canada

Purple Flowers Throughout the Year

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

January: Hellebore, although the first ones out are mostly greenish white with red-purple dots. Spring brings out an array of purple flowers! February: Crocus.  March: In Wales these purple Rhododendrons are invasive, although they create a spectacular drifts of colour. The … Continue reading Purple Flowers Throughout the Year

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Colour6 Comments
a purple building in Puebla, a UNESCO Heritage site in Mexico

The Colour Purple

November 3, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Purple is one of those colours that nature tends to use sparingly. Except for flowers! There are so many purple flowers I wouldn’t even know where to start so I’m saving those for another post that Cee has conveniently listed … Continue reading The Colour Purple

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