A few blocks away from me is a Greenway converted from a disused rail corridor. There are community gardens all along the initial section, and this November I have been watching all the plants slowly fade into fall. This dying … Continue reading Found in the Neighbourhood: Sunflower Fading into Fall
When this postcard challenge came up I had just finished scanning about seven day’s worth of photos from a trip to Japan and Vietnam, roughly 1/6 of our trip photos that exist in two huge over-stuffed albums. Postcards from … Continue reading Postcards From the Past
For this One Photo, Two Ways challenge I have decided to stick with running my current collection of November leaves through various photo apps. Yellow Ginko Leaves in November in Vancouver’s Chinatown. The original. Photo-apped in Stackables.The pagoda reflected in … Continue reading Leaves in the Autumn, Two Ways
One of my favourite pink and yellow photos is of a metal sculpture of Don Quixote up against a yellow wall with a pink bougainvillea on the end of his spear. I liked it so much I used it for … Continue reading A Pink & Yellow Mood
Strolling along the Seawall this July I spotted a bunch of waterlilies in bloom. The shapes of the white flowers was beautiful but further along, just around a bend in the pond, were some pink waterlilies.The pink lilies were almost … Continue reading Artworks and Photos of Waterlilies at the Lagoons
The Calla Lilies blooming on my deck inspired me with their white speckled leaves and deep purple, almost black flowers. Last year I did some watercolours of these Calla Lilies in bloom; it was the first time in about 25 … Continue reading Artworks and Photos of Dark Purple Calla Lilies
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 shots of the Screw Pine for later. I have run … Continue reading Artworks and Photos of a Screw Pine (Pandanus)
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 inspired by a yucca ‘tree’ growing besides Las Margaritas in … Continue reading Yuccas in Bloom, July’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 Pixlromatic. The same rose, this time a monochromatic version in Snapseed. … Continue reading Roses, June’s Plant of the Month
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
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