One of the small things that absolutely delights me is layers of tape that have eroded into pieces of accidental art. An old chair taped up in Mexico City. Getting in closer: a taped-up chair seat on nearby Commercial Drive, … Continue reading Eroded Urban Objects: Layers of Tape
I love the gritty feel that Photoshop’s ‘Fresco’ filter gives these industrial images. Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver. Pinko Industry Corporation. Dolly. Oil can in a metal shop. Granville Island in Vancouver. Mini-bulldozer. Rusty corrugated metal building. Reflection of a … Continue reading Using the ‘Fresco’ Filter in Photoshop on Industrial Shots
This week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Bokeh, is run by Sofia Alves of PHOTOGRAPHIAS. To quote Sofia: The term Bokeh was first used to distinguish normal motion blur from the blur obtained when things are out of focus. It literally means … Continue reading Bokeh, Dancing Circles of Light
Spring is always an interesting time of year for me as this is when the ferns unfurl. Most of these ferns could be found in May on walks around the Pacific Spirit Park, located on the university grounds. Fiddlehead ferns … Continue reading Curves: Artworks and Photos of Ferns Unfurling
For days 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of my January 2022 ‘Sketch a Day’ challenge I abandoned the Tanum pond in Sweden and ‘flew’ down to Mexico to see some very different ponds at the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden. … Continue reading Studies of Water in the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden
As an artist having a change of scenery does wonders for inspiration. 2020 was a write-off for me in most ways but in 2021 I learned to dig deeper into myself to find inspiration in the ordinary and mundane. 2022 … Continue reading Studies of Water Reflections for my Paintings (1)
This Challenge is about linking images not only to the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge but to other people who willingly put themselves to the huge amount of work in hosting challenges. First a spectacular Bird of Paradise in flower for Cee’s … Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Double Dipping
In December 2020 I found these two photos next to each other in my photo previewer. I liked the way they complemented each other and I added it to my ‘Favourite Photos of 2020‘. Although I didn’t realize it at … Continue reading Favourite Thing to Do with Photos in 2021: Diptychs
Finding beauty at home. In January we made it out to Steveston, a short drive away. I liked the mood of winter light on this fishing boat. In February I peeked in a metal shop on Granville Island and saw … Continue reading It’s All About the Light: Favourite Shots 2021
I used to tell people, “I paint rocks”, but when everyone took that to mean that I was painting on rocks, I changed it to “I’m painting portraits of pebbles”, quite a different thing! I have always been a pebble … Continue reading Painting Portraits of Pebbles
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