Although many of my paintings of Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island tried to capture three pools, each one different, I was also fascinated by the ‘sunlit rocks like crumpled aluminum foil’ as I wrote in my sketch book in … Continue reading Paintings Inspired by the Sunlit Rocks at Little Qualicum Falls
I made two sketching trips to Englishman River Falls; the first in 1994 with my friend and fellow sketcher, and the second a couple of years later when I drove over to Vancouver Island by myself, camped at the Falls and … Continue reading Inspiration: Englishman River Falls
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
When we were in Wales last spring we spent some time exploring the ability of our point and shoots to do long exposures. Although not perfect the long exposures often resulted in some interesting effects such as these sketchy white … Continue reading Waterfalls in Wales: Explorations of Moving Water
We were off to Wales last June, the land of waterfalls, and I wanted to try some really long exposures on my quasi-adjustable point-and-shoot camera. But when I was out practicing I found that even with my ISO set to the lowest … Continue reading Taking Long Exposures of Waterfalls with a Point and Shoot
The two pieces can be hung side-by-side or one on top of the other.Each 32″ x 48″, acrylic on masonite. Sumac leaves turn brilliant red in the fall – here’s some I took a few days ago – no waterfall … Continue reading Paintings of Waterfalls with Red Sumac
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