Macros of Various Rocks and Minerals
A selection of macros of various rocks and minerals, all taken with my little point ‘n shoot. Point ‘n shoots are terrifically good at macro images although their depth of […]
Category Archives: Textures
Cosmic Challenge: Textures from Mexico’s Walls
Some textures, mostly of plaster walls, from Mexico. Puebla. San Angel. Puerto Vallarta. The colours of this crumbling adobe and plaster wall would make a great backdrop to my Guadalajarian-style pottery. This […]
Circles A-Go-Go, a Polka Dot Abstract
Who doesn’t love arrays of circles arranged in a polka dot pattern. This is the original polka dot sculpture in Bilbao, Spain, cheerful but slightly grimy.This is the sculpture brightened […]
Two Types of Texture: Tactile and Visual
I’ve been thinking about the nature of tactile texture versus visual texture. Tactile is texture that draws your hand out to touch an object – it can be rough as […]
Textures: Pixels Vs. Paint
Pixels can never truly reproduce the tactile quality of real textures created by paint; textures so delicious you want to reach out and touch them. There is however, visual texture, […]
Tree Bark as Inspiration
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 […]
Weathered Walls in Antigua, Guatemala
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 […]
