“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” A thought provoking Edgar Degas quote, with the power to transform my art. What do you see……. Light shining forth from the dark shadows? or just a pink rose? Beautiful in form, roses Roses involve nearly all of our senses. Their […]
The Power of the Monochromatic palette is amazing. What impact can be had with one colour! Photographs, Oils, Acrylics, Inks, Watercolours – monochromes are relevant, contemporary and beautiful. The freedom exploring the full range of tonal nuances is too often ignored with our preoccupation with colour. Monochrome: mono (one) chrome (colour) A […]
Inspiration sometimes falls, sometimes falters, sometimes pours down in torrents. Soak it in. When I needed a little extra inspiration, I found myself looking up. And there, found just what I needed. This stunning cobalt sky contrasts in a dynamic way with the stark white falls and the glossy yellow green foliage perched […]
Ethereal. Let me be completely honest! It it is not exactly what I was aiming for this morning as I took the photographs. It began as I was ………… Rereading my book Orientalism: Delacroix to Klee. The book opened to Charles Conder’s Moonlight at Mustafa 1892 oil painting in which I felt the magic […]
Bars with some curves. Shadowy figures with hands gripping rails, lend intrigue to the monochromatic image with its flat planes and simple shapes. With limited tones, the need for more dramatic shapes and textures to tell a story and create some type of interest has intensified. The horizontal lines, paired with diagonals help to […]
Photo taken late afternoon with Canon 600d, Canon 5omm f1.8 ISO 200 1/640 (f3.5 chosen for shallow depth of field and soft blurred background) This post is perhaps a wee bit on the short side and a bit ….. “shallow” after my last two lengthy and information packed […]
Artists Eugene Delacroix, Jean Leon Gerome and Paul Klee fill the pages – waiting to inspire me with magic woven with their hands, brushes, colours, paints and imaginations. A cherished book, “Orientalism – Delacroix to Klee” tops my favourites list, with every page filled with a spectacular art image. Mesmerising! Orientalism – Delacroix to Klee […]
Black Caviar, My favourite horse of all time! She is, a Drinker of the Wind. I love all horses but tend to be more partial to the Arabian breed. Thoroughbreds’ noble history and origins started with 3 Arabian stallions in the late 1700’s. The Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and The Byerley Turk. Arabians have […]
The shadows were lovely, the tree was a delicious mango lemon blend. A distant hill peeked out from foliage, with a smoky blue haze reminding me of NSW. And of course, the drivers were looking at me as if there was something wrong. With me! Why would I be taking photos of the road?! Hmmm, […]
Shadows Across The Land, can you Imagine… As the sun sets behind the darkened wall, Night looms. But for a second still…. the glimmers of iridescent viridian and ultramarine can yet be seen. Quake not, that night falls. Slumber we all and immortal we be not. Viridian Green PG18 Viridian got its name from […]