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
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
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
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
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
This has been an unusually warm winter, thanks to climate change. The flowers are very confused. Here are some blooming in January in Vancouver, which is in Canada. One of the warmest cities in Canada, but still – the only flowers … Continue reading Confused Flowers: Plants of the Month for January 2021
Man-made Stripes. Red striped bathing huts at Knokke-Heist on the Belgian Coast. Striped painting in a gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. Matching one’s blue striped outfit to a blue striped mural on Granville Island, Vancouver. Natural Stripes. Small scrub struggling to grow … Continue reading Stripes & Checks: Man-Made and Natural
Cee has been keeping me busy looking for leaves and flowers with surface patterns on them, and I’ve discovered that the patterns come in several variations. Veining. Sometimes the veining only shows up in the fall when the leaves change … Continue reading Patterns in Leaves and Flowers
Each season turns a new leaf in the book of the year. Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Christmas. More of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees & Leaves. Continue reading Seasons Expressed in Leaves
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
