Fun, Quirky and Addictive! Yes, Tree Bark. Don’t you think that the Simple things in life should be enjoyed more?! The bark textures have a rough allure that pulls the eye and makes the hands itch to touch these living sculptures. The Ancient. The lovely red tingle tree has magnificent textured bark […]
Time, Space, Nature, Zen. These strands that seemed to create a loosely woven design of lines, were like a waving flag of invitation to me. How could I pass this small micro world by? Filament Lines There is power, in the Line. These filament lines, floating on the surface of the pond are […]
The Valley of The Giants, a place of imagination and inspiration. Have a wander with me and have a look at some of these glorious Red Tingle trees. This not quite hidden grove of towering old tingle trees is also known as The Ancient Empire. What a fascinating and mysterious name for these magnificent […]
Filtered light dappled the wonderful trees and foliage. The sun playing hide and seek behind clouds in the afternoon gave glimpses first of bright light and then sudden chilly shadows. Inspiration Our spur of the moment trip to the Valley of the Giants, Western Australia has given me some lovely memories of the high […]
What did I get up to for Friday’s Photographs? I read. I wandered. I imagined. I thought about things of a ‘delicate texture.’ Both tangible and intangible. I went for a micro mini walk. Truly I’m too embarrassed to call it a walk. To the nearest park is just at the end of our street, […]
The simplicity of watercolors beckons. one brush The Rekab 320s #2 performs this task, this technique with exquisite finesse. one color Burnt Sienna, PBr7 creates the brilliance, the tonal nuances, the clarity, the lack of mud that I delight in. one skewer The tip of a skewer to […]
Saturday is here! Its Time. Time for some silliness….. to create some wild and fun, even hilarious art! No serious poker faces here today. Nope. Make a mess. Put a sheet down. Take it outside. Take it into the garage. Don’t let ‘Tidiness and Mess’ waggle their fingers at your precious artist within. Not […]
Infinite depth. A sense of timelessness and vastness that is compelling. That is what I find so captivating about skies and clouds. The featured black and white cloud study keeps pulling my eyes right into its depths. The Depths of the Sky In these 3 skies, 2 photographs and one watercolor that I’ve […]
A stunning pink and crimson gum blossom newly emerging. A dainty little caplet barely tipping off to the side. A charming and coy, “side glance.” Side Glance – Attributes I like this photo because – yes, it has pretty colors…. but it has excellent edges. Soft, medium and sharp Edges – where they […]
Precious. Today’s art adventure was precious. Perhaps priceless. Can I place a price on walking outdoors in cool refreshing air, feeling good, limber and spry? Eyes searching and my mind uncluttered and open? Precious…May mean many things to many different people. For me, I extracted every precious iota of enjoyment out of today’s morning […]