A long time ago my dad took me fossil-hunting and this became the inspiration for a series of images about fossils. And suddenly the marbles are teeming with creatures, the dead come to life again, the world turns!” Georges Cuvier, the … Continue reading Fossil Inspiration
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
A miscellaneous collection of words transformed into thoughts. Requiem for My Old Comfortable Chair. The excitement of Growing a New Baby Pineapple (and having a new camera at the same time!)The Tangled Growth of Banyan and Bodhi Trees.My Studio is so … Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Pick a Word
Going through my photos of a reconstruction of an 1864 village in Denmark I found beauty in the small everyday details. There’s something about this rack of old spoons and plates, probably pewter from their soft lustre, that captures me … Continue reading Everyday Items: Spoons, Forks and Knives
My knee started to go on a Manning Park hike up the Three Brothers, so I settled myself down amongst the mosquitos with my sketch pad, and did these drawings of lupins in the wild. Pencil drawing of blue Lupins … Continue reading Blue Lupins Painted from Life Instead of from Photos
March is the month of the Vancouver International Dance Festival. My favourite part is the life drawing sessions. This year was supposed to be the 20thanniversary season of the Festival, and run from March 6 to 28, 2020, offering 31 performances … Continue reading Life Drawing Session with ‘Spring’ Tumbling in Slow Motion
A single Iris run through various photo apps. Yellow and white Flag Iris in Pixlromatic. This iris didn’t work that well in any of the apps. Purple Iris in Sketch Guru’s ‘watercolour’. Iris Japonica in Pixlromatic’s ‘rain’ overlay looks more like … Continue reading A Single Iris Run Through Various Photo Apps
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
Originally I subscribed to the ‘no editing should be needed’ philosophy, influenced by my photography instructors in the early 70s. They thought all framing had to be done in the camera, especially when using slides which really couldn’t be edited … Continue reading Cropping Photos to Highlight the Subject
Living in a city with 2.4 million people means that if you do go out there are a LOT of people out there with you. Mostly I have stayed inside since March 18th. It hasn’t been horrendous. I have embraced … Continue reading Morning Light Amidst Covid-19
