Archive for the ‘Branches’ Category
Landscapes in Miniature, As the Ice Melts
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged ice, leaves, nature, Photography, water, winter landscapes on February 8, 2011| 1 Comment »
Ice on the Oak Tree
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged freeze, icicles, Photography, sunlight, tree, winter on February 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
An Abstract Day
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract art, nature, Photography on January 24, 2011| 1 Comment »
A mad day of rushing about, but every now and then, I could pull out my camera to snap a few abstract shots. It is bitterly cold up here in New England, but the sun sure is shining beautifully.
Birch branches in a courtyard.
A leaf submerged in a glass.
A dusty memento found.
2 Books Inspiring Me This Week
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Blexbolex, colors, graphic design, Mary Oliver, seasons, Swan, visual art on January 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Well, one benefit of three major snowstorms in a row is that I’ve spent a lot of time indoors catching up on my reading.
One of my favorite finds is Seasons by French artist Blexbolex. The interior of the book is lovely, but it is in the exterior cover image that I lose myself.
It is categorized as a picture book for children, of silkscreen art depicting life and nature throughout the seasons, but I think many adults would find it fascinating as well. Given the pink font inside, and the pink on the cover, maybe Blexbolex’s book spurred my current interest in pink!
“The leaf has a song in it.” For that line alone, from the poem What Can I say, I am grateful to Mary Oliver.
Each poem in the slim volume is thought-provoking and insightful about Oliver as an individual, as well as about humanity. She inspires the writer in me as well as the photographer.
One day I’d like to do a series of photographs inspired by her poetry. This is what I wrote about my first encounter with Mary Oliver back in 2006.
An Unexpected Winter Rainbow
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Castle Island, Photography, rainbow, South Boston, winter landscape on January 9, 2011| 1 Comment »
By Spot Pond
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Massachusetts, Middlesex Fells, Photography, scenic landscape, Spot Pond on January 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
In the winter of 1632, Massachusetts Governor Winthrop and his men saw the following: “…they came to a very great pond, having in the midst an island of about one acre and very thick with trees of pine and beech and the pond had divers small rocks standing up here and there in it, which [they] therefore called Spot Pond.” Well, yesterday on New Year’s Day 2011, this is what I saw at the very same spot:
Spot Pond is centrally located in the Middlesex Fells. I look forward to returning in the spring for some contrasting images. Meanwhile, you can learn more about this lovely spot here.
Snowbound Beauty
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Charles River, ice, landscape, Photography, snow, winter on December 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Though I had to cancel a major trip, given the stories emerging about the impact of this most recent storm on the east coast, I certainly have nothing to complain about. Especially not when I can walk by the river and see these sights.
Winter by the River
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston, Branches, Charles River, grasses, light, nature, Photography, trees, visual art, winter on December 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
As I walked along the Charles River yesterday, I found myself transfixed by the winter grasses and the bared branches of the trees. In the winter light, they became surreal.
Today, as I write this post, a gentle snow falls in the city. I’ll be curious to see what the river looks like tomorrow!
Color Alterations
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged color, Photography, reflections, trees, visual art, water on December 13, 2010| 1 Comment »
A very gray day here in the Boston area. Makes it easy to spend time creating these colorful prints. Not sure of their final presentation. Maybe print them out on watercolor paper and place in a dark wood frame? Perhaps print on silk and create a scarf or a wall hanging? All of the images are of branches reflected in water.
And Back Outside … a Dark Sunset
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, Cambridge, Charles River, grass, leaves, Photography, sunset, trees, water on November 23, 2010| 1 Comment »
Words + Images 