Years ago I got a new Nikon Coolpix camera but it had a devil of a time focusing and I came back from several holidays with a bunch of out-of-focus shots. Inspired by a photo show in Singapore I experimented … Continue reading Using Out-of-Focus Images as Overlays
Waves in photography and paintings. On a road trip to California in 1975 I was totally fascinated with the huge ocean waves in both Oregon and California. I wasted almost a complete roll of film on these waves and was … Continue reading Waves: Liquid in Motion
For years I have been exploring images of liquid motion in both my paintings and photography. Salmon spawning in the rivers. Waterfalls in Wales: Photographic Exploration of Water in Motion. Taking Long Exposures of Waterfalls on a Point & Shoot.The … Continue reading Liquid in Motion
Sunset photos are always spectacular but I have even more fun when I run them through various photo apps! In fact, the original reason that I created this ‘art’ blog was because many people (including my husband) objected to me … Continue reading Messing Around with Sunset Photos
A few Februarys ago a visit from some friends had us wandering around Van Dusen Gardens. I was disappointed by the garden beds full of anticipation and not much else. But our friends were delighted, running around identifying all the trees and remarking, “It’s … Continue reading Tree Bark as Inspiration
Last Thursday, February 22, Nancy Merrill announced her weekly challenge of ‘Your Weather Today’. It was perfect for me because that morning I had run to the windows and seen something that Vancouverites often don’t see in the winter: SUN … Continue reading Snow Days in Vancouver Turn My World Black & White
Some places are just have the most spectacularly weathered walls. One of these places is in Antigua, Guatemala where the crumbling plaster walls look almost like piece of abstract modern art in various tones of pink and gold. These were all … Continue reading Weathered Walls in Antigua, Guatemala
Cracked texture abstracts from weathered paint. Craquelure texture on an old advertising sign posted on the former fish cannery in Steveston, Canada. Craquelure is defined as a very fine network of veins in old paint. The cracked texture of peeling paint on an … Continue reading Cracked & Craquelure: Weathered Paint Abstracts
Some rusty weathered metal abstracts… Rusty landscapes seen on an old truck in BC’s interior, Canada. The red sea made of rust and cracking paint on a metal shack. Rusty Coca-Cola sign in Pattaya, Thailand. Rusty wall of corrugated metal in Penang, Malaysia.Rusty … Continue reading Weathered Metal
When the Daily Post Photo Challenge was ‘Favourites of 2017’, my first thought was of these images. But reality bites; they were from Ireland in 2015. The 2017 part was all about my discovery of Snapseed, a photo app editing … Continue reading The Wild Green Growth of Ireland
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