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Abstracts, Textures, Trees2 Comments
abstract diptych of torn posters stapled onto a telephone pole combined with shaggy tree bark

Using Macros in my Continuing Series of Diptychs

October 3, 2021November 19, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

The big thing about macros for me is that when I get in so close whole new worlds appear. Diptychs of Shaggy Bark & Weathered Posters I have been in the process of combining these macros of natural objects with … Continue reading Using Macros in my Continuing Series of Diptychs

Artworks, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures, Trees18 Comments
Abstract diptych of Pussy Willow catkins by the local duck pond together with the accidental art gallery created with concrete forms at a local building site

Natural/Unnatural: Focussing on Details

May 2, 2021November 4, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I’ve spent this COVID winter going around the neighbourhood taking macros of tree bark and urban debris. In March I started combining them into diptychs, trying to find a commonality between the details of the two very different items. Abstract … Continue reading Natural/Unnatural: Focussing on Details

Collage, Colour, Textures, Trees6 Comments
scraggy bark combined with graffiti on a wall

A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures

April 13, 2021September 14, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I have been attempting a new series inspired by my COVID walks through back alleys and deserted park areas by creating a series of diptychs that are a dialogue between the natural (tree bark) and the unnatural (urban decay). I posted … Continue reading A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures

Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures, Trees15 Comments
Diptychs: A Conversation between Natural and Unnatural. Used concrete forms and tree bark from around the neighbourhood.

Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms

April 4, 2021April 9, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Awhile ago the Lens-Artists Challenge was ‘Special Moments’. But in this time of plague the most special moments in my life have been the discovery of a particularly crusty dumpster… …and a magnificent 2-storey 3D abstract gallery in the shape … Continue reading Accidental Art from Dumpsters and Concrete Forms

Abstracts, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Inspiration, Textures, Trees2 Comments
a close-up of the almost blue cork-like bark peeling off of a fallen tree in Pacific Spirit Park

Tree Bark as Inspiration 2

February 23, 2021March 5, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

What with winter there’s not a lot to take photos of, so I’ve been busy with macros of tree bark. It’s been a real voyage of discovery which is somewhat of a miracle considering the times we live in. Although … Continue reading Tree Bark as Inspiration 2

Abstracts, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Textures11 Comments
macro of mossy wall looking like a mass of tiny green stars

It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)

January 13, 2021March 2, 2022 Albatz Travel Adventures

I prefer to travel around the world but right now I’m going for walks around the city, and only to places I can get to without taking transit. The other day I went for a walk up to Shaughnessy, the … Continue reading It’s a Small World (Especially Right Now)

Abstracts, Textures4 Comments
Accidental landscape: a frozen lake appears the blackgrafitti on a white panel van

Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Black & White Abstract. China News stand in Vancouver.  An accidental landscape with a frozen lake appears in the black grafitti on a white panel van.   (+ Grey). Two black and white abstracts in scratched and broken plaster on … Continue reading Black & White (+ 1) Abstracts from Around the World

A Photo a Week Challenge, Abstracts, Textures2 Comments
Cracked wall with efflorescence at the Britannia Community Centre

Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts

December 7, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Cracked wall with efflorescence. More of Nancy Merrill’s Photo Challenge: Cracked. Continue reading Cracked Wall with Efflorescence Abstracts

Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Photoshop, Textures8 Comments

Trying to Work Out the Meaning of Wabi-Sabi

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

I learned a new word/concept this week: Wabi-sabi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. When I googled it I got a lot of images of interior design, all images of simplicity combined with a lot of irregular texture … Continue reading Trying to Work Out the Meaning of Wabi-Sabi

Abstracts, Textures4 Comments
Abstract of cracked paint on red and green

Cracked and Peeling Paint

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

I love it when paint cracks and peels away. Decay is such a thing of beauty. Peeling paint on the ancient door of a Tudor house in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rusty wall with peeling turquoise paint in Penang, Malaysia. A neighbour’s garage and … Continue reading Cracked and Peeling Paint

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