Any way you slice it, Monday is starting off fabulous! This bright rainbow inspired cake I’ve photographed for a friend is irresistibly cheery…. Lovely way to begin the week!
Bright and Marvellous Monday
Happy Monday!
In Spain the lovely passion flower has been called “Espina de Christo” Christ’s thorns. Apparently around the 15th century Spanish Christian missionaries decided that this flower with its unique structures would make a good symbolic flower. The sharp leaf tips were to symbolise the Holy Lance; the tendrils symbolise the whips used on the […]
Zoom into a flower with just the stamens, or zoom into a glass vase with just its reflections, maybe take a photo of just clouds only, or the ripples in a pool, perhaps in black and white, or sepia. In other words, take photos in a way you have not tried before nor have seen […]
Short and quick today. Observing how water can be painted using watercolors. Painting Water In the samples shown, I’ve created the impression, the illusion of water on paper. Cobalt teal blue in watercolor helps, of course. But, so does understanding the tones, the feeling, mood, and which of the common techniques to use. […]
What type are you – soft edged or hard edged? I love art images and paintings with soft blurred edges ….. I wondered why. What type are you most drawn to? Wandering through the galleries I instinctively am drawn into some artworks, but seem blocked from others. I wondered why. For a while I was […]
Discipline can be a hard task master. You know how it is. When you get first get something new, you feel the overwhelming desire to spend all your time with it! But, I’ve put aside my cleaned repaired camera, with its shiny brand new prime lens, for …today. I’m feeling a bit desperate. […]
abstracts of the sea…. turquoise and aquamarine acrylics on canvas
