Artworks and Photos of a Screw Pine (Pandanus)
A pencil sketch of a Screw Pine that was just outside of our hotel’s restaurant patio in Mexico, done while sitting at the restaurant. I took a couple of reference […]
Category Archives: Photography
Yuccas in Bloom, July’s Plant of the Month
The yuccas are in bloom this month in Vancouver. Watercolour painting in my sketchbook of a yucca that has grown tall enough to turn itself into a tree. This was […]
Roses, June’s Plant of the Month
Wandering around the city this month checking out roses. Yellow Rose Brocade. This single rose was done up in the photo app in Pixlromatic. The same rose times four, also in […]
A Single Iris Run Through Various Photo Apps
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 […]
Cropping Photos to Highlight the Subject
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 […]
Favourite Abstract & Plant Photos of 2019
My travel blog has my favourite ‘travel’ photos of the year; this blog features some items that you might see when you’re travelling but it’s not likely – my favourite […]
Photo Apps as Applied to Ireland
My 30 days spent travelling around Ireland have, for me, rated it as my most-photographed-place award! The next thing that it rates really high on is the most likely to […]
Paintings Inspired by Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island
For me, the star attraction of Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island was the three pools, each one different: one a sun-lit deep sea green, one a ‘black pool’ and the last […]
Metal Staircases Run Through the Photo App Stackables
In last week’s ‘Fine Art Monochrome’ challenge I was tempted to use this unedited image of a metal staircase in the Bridgeport Brewing Company down in Portland. But I decided […]
More Stackables Monochrome Looks
In a previous post, the Monochrome Garden, I looked in detail at six monochrome ‘formulas’ in Stackables. Here’s a second batch! Stackables ‘Tintype‘ formula: Old, scratchy, blurry – this formula works […]
