The Platanus genus is a small group of ancient tree species, commonly called Plane Trees or Sycamores, dating back to the Paleocene period, 66 to 56 million years ago. The bark of the Plane Tree has a distinctive pattern that … Continue reading Studies on the ‘Camouflage’ Bark of the Plane Tree
I saw this sign from a distance as I was driving to the Pacific Spirit Park at the university. “Don’t tell me there’s a cougar roaming the park!” I thought. (Yes occasionally cougars come into Vancouver but usually further east). … Continue reading Pacific Spirit Regional Park
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
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
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
Every so often I get in the mood to play with words, and try and define them in my head. Dots. There’s the word dot, which rhymes with spot, and looks a lot like a spot, only perhaps dots are … Continue reading Dots & Spots
I’ve spent this COVID winter going around the neighbourhood taking macros of tree bark and urban debris. In March I started combining them into diptychs, trying to find a commonality between the details of the two very different items. Abstract … Continue reading Natural/Unnatural: Focussing on Details
For my 2020 Photos in Review I wrote: “My COVID walks took me along less-peopled back alleys, side streets and busy thoroughfares, just myself and my camera. There wasn’t much to photograph and I doubt very much I’ll be writing … Continue reading Natural & Unnatural: A Visual Discourse
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