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Category Archives: Rocks, Stones & Pebbles

layered black rock has been broken up and reformed into pockets within the worn rocks can be found in Botanical Beach

Inspiration from the Striated Rocks at Botany Bay on Vancouver Island

November 18, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

The rocks on the beach at Botany Bay are an intriguing compound rock consisting of striations of a black-slate like rock butting up against worn grey and white stone with […]

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Inspiration, Rock Formations, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles, Sketches
showing off some valuable stones in Mandalay's Jade Market

Jade, a Green Semi-Precious Stone

November 3, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Jade comes in two recognized forms: Nephrite and Jadeite. Although they are distinctly different under the microscope they both share a certain ‘toughness’. This means that they both are easily […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Colour, Jewelry, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Fossils collected from the beach at Odense, Denmark

Magical Fossils

September 16, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

There’s nothing more magical than finding a shiny shell and knowing you’re the first person to have seen it for 150 million years.” David Attenborough, talking about hunting for fossils.  […]

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Cheese, Sunflower Seeds, and Rosemary on Rye, with a centrepiece of Cucumber Slices and Rosemary

Still Life Arrangements of Food

August 9, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Food & art: ‘themed’ snacks designed by the caterer for my art show ‘Precious Stones‘. I was told that he came in and took photos of my exhibit and then […]

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A Photo a Week Challenge, Inspiration, Putting on a Show, Rock Formations, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Britannia wall with Pink Desert Rock & Sage together with a mix of 'Portraits of Pebbles'

My Exhibition at Britannia Art Gallery in Vancouver

July 30, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

When I initially wrote this the exhibit wasn’t due to go up until the weekend and I was in the throes of planning and packing up paintings, hoping the walls […]

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Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Putting on a Show, Rock Formations, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Watercolour Painting of Flint Stones, 12" x 16"

Inspiration from Denmark & Sweden (& Iceland)

July 6, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

A collection of inspiration gathered in my last trip to Scandinavia. Chalk Cliffs. At Stevns Klint the white chalk cliffs are embedded with dark flint nodules. (Stevns Klint and the […]

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Inspiration, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles, Trees
Trio of Pebbles in shadow frames with rusty wire hangers

Plan for Britannia Exhibition

June 7, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

Hey, everybody, I’m planning a small show called ‘Precious Stones’ at Britannia Art Gallery this summer. I’m still selecting what to put into it but perhaps something like this collection. […]

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Putting on a Show, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Custom-made Rock in Black and White

Patterned Stones in Black & White & In Between

March 5, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

I saw this black and white Pegmatite rock in the National History Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. I thought the patterns on it were amazing and certainly worth a painting.Later I […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Colour, Jewelry, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
sand layers with pebbles in Sketch Guru gouache

Smooth Water-Washed Pebbles

February 26, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Smooth Grey: Smooth beach pebbles, the kind people like to roll around in their hands in a meditative way. And small children, rather alarmingly, like to put them in their mouths. […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles
Irish rocks: Loop Head texture collage

Grey Rock Texture Collages from Ireland

February 20, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Last week Cee’s challenge was colour of choice and I picked grey, my least  favourite colour, with the idea of using this colour while exploring Cee’s next series. These rock […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Rock Formations, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles

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