The clouds thicken, the flecks of weak sunlight disappear; darkening and dropping ‘til a soft sprinkle of rain begins. The wind and waves slowly and steadily gather strength. Blow, splash. Blow, splash. White caps parade across the bay as the islands play hide and seek in the fog, then dissolve into gray. Windows rattle. Tall…
Huh – ROY G. BIV. I have never heard of that. Like they say, you learn something every day! (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet – the colors of the rainbow, for anyone else who didn’t know this one either). I have been working on these paintings and considered sharing them for the them…
I am always delighted when my photography accidents result in unexpected beauty. When working on a series of MetalArt photos I had some images that did not focus but had delightful colors and interesting compositions. These began as photographs of aluminum scrap metal. Enjoy!
For the past few days I have been trying to understand my angry reaction to the substitute teacher who filled in for my painting instructor last week. After the first 10 minutes, I was ready to walk out of a class that has been the highlight of my week for the past couple months. His…
Painting homework assignment. Create a background with two layers of paint. Paint an object on top. (Wish the photos were better. They don’t quite capture the richness of the colors.) The pleasure is in the doing – learning to see the lights and the darks and learning how to mix color. Each project is a…
I sold some photos! I have been working on a series of photos for an artist & crafters show a friend is hosting and shared a bunch on Facebook to get some feedback before launching into printing – and – a couple people asked to buy one! So I’m feeling more excited about participating in…
Turning scrap metal into art with a little help from the sun. Refracted blue light on aluminum Refracted amber light on aluminum Photography 101: A Pop of Color
I have been playing with refracted light ever since the “Refraction” Weekly Photo Challenge. I love the effect of the refracted blue light on this pink begonia.
Noticing to learn. That is my work of the day after spending almost 10 hours working on my first ever acrylic painting following several hours yesterday on the under-painting layer. (Technically my second painting if you count the abstract practice mixing colors piece we began with.) I painted through my morning walk time, teeth brushing…
I’m not sure why but I really enjoyed doing this week’s drawing class homework. I rather like the results too. In class this week we “drew” with ripped & cut pieces of paper. The idea was to look at shapes, light and dark, and which shapes are in front or in back. My piece was…
composting words 