Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract art, colors, flowers, illustration, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, plants, trees on May 2, 2013| 5 Comments »
Salt Marsh Grasses
I am having a rather abstract, curmudgeonly morning. I decided to share the abstraction via these images taken over the past few days. I’m hoping the curmudgeon part will fade away. We’ll see … 😉
A Distant Field of Gold and Purple
Beauty Growing by the Muffler Shop Next Door
Muffler Shop Parking Lot Enhanced
The Oak Tree That Towers Over the House
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, GIMP, green, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, plants, seasons, spring, trees on April 30, 2013| 3 Comments »
Branches viewed while on a short walk this afternoon. Yes, I played around with the color and such a bit. I think the green of spring is finally calling to me. 😉
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, arts, beauty, creativity, culture, Donald Langosy, fine art, illustration, imagination, Inspiration, interviews, Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, John Milton, literature, Midsummer Night's Dream, painting, Titania, William Shakespeare on April 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Ingres Serenades The Memory Of His Late Wife’s Youth by Donald Langosy
Walking into the studio of artist Donald Langosy is like venturing into a secret garden soaked in light and shadow. At first, all that one can do is gaze at the surrounding forest of color-filled canvases in all sizes. Then the individual scenes emerge, often mysterious, sometimes dark and yet filled with light and motion at the same time. By his subject matter, it is clear his passions for family, friends and for the artists across the disciplines who continue to inspire and influence his work. The drama, the intensity and indeed the mischievous humor, come through each piece. Last year I asked him how music influenced his work (view here). This year I asked if he’d share an update on recent works. Thankfully, he shared these images and the following words about what’s new, his creative process and where he finds goodness and beauty in this world.
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“Here are recent paintings as requested. The Titania Paintings are from my Shakespeare series: Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is an ongoing series of 50″x42″ canvases that were actually painted end of last year.“
Titania Sleeping
“I thought [the above painting of artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres serenading his young wife] would lead into a series showing artists with their model/muses and so I began …
Mr. and Mrs. William Blake in their Garden Reading Paradise Lost
“... but my intentions veered with …”
John Milton Composing Paradise Lost
“… and now I find myself beginning two large canvases that will deal with thoughts that have emerged out of the garden of eden…”
And as for Mr. Langosy’s muse, his wife, Elizabeth…
“Celebrating Elizabeth Turns Fifty is a painting that has been buried in my stacks for over a decade…it now shines over my shoulder as I work… reminding me that while evil and ugliness might have its moment it is rejected and fades… but goodness and beauty, an eternal delight, endures….”
Celebrating Elizabeth Turns Fifty by Donald Langosy
Learn more about this artist at his Facebook page, The Art of Donald Langosy.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Belle Isle Marsh, colors, grasslands, Inspiration, landscape, light, Massachusetts, nature, Revere, shadows on April 29, 2013| 4 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, landscape, maps, nature, nonprofits, pedestrian, Photography, spring, transportation, WalkBoston, walking on April 28, 2013| 6 Comments »
A few folks have asked about the “donate to charities” section on this blog. I’ll start with WalkBoston. As a card carrying pedestrian living in a part of the U.S. that is fairly well networked with buses, trains, etc, I thought I knew all I needed to know about transportation. But after becoming involved with this Massachusetts nonprofit I have come to learn a great deal more about the benefits of pedestrian access for individuals of all physical abilities, and of the necessity to understand and advocate for certain transportation infrastructures.
As someone with no sense of direction (my mother used to say I could get lost in a paper bag), I have also come to rely upon the organization’s lovely timed walking maps that are freely accessible online: timed walking maps. With map in hand, I’ve gotten into conversations with strangers on the streets of Boston, and its helped me (a shy person, honest) say to someone, let’s go for a walk and investigate these sights. These images are the sights I “investigated” in Boston’s Back Bay this past Friday.
The older I get, for reasons as varied as terrorism to back pain, I recognize that walking beneath the quiet of tree branches in a city or on a mountain top is a gift. I hope I never take walking in Boston, or in any other area, for granted again.
If you’re in the Massachusetts area and you’d like to learn more about WalkBoston, you can visit the website here. Meanwhile, enjoy the day. 😉
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Branches, colors, home, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, plants, trees, trees and shrubs on April 25, 2013| 4 Comments »
… a beautiful light falls upon the landlord’s trees and shrubs. I have said it once and I’ll say it again, one day I will have to make him a book of all the beauty I’ve seen out of his windows over the years. 😉 And now I am off into the day for a walk. Have a good day, folks.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography, plants, poem, poetry on April 25, 2013| 3 Comments »
No poetic words stirred by the nasturtium so far, but it is a delight to photograph its many parts. If you write a poem, please share. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nature, orchid, photo prompt, Photography, plants, poem, poetry, writing prompt on April 24, 2013| 8 Comments »
This orchid was the inspiration for a poem that will be published next month. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, I have in my sights a lovely orange nasturtium blossom. We’ll see if any words are sparked by its beauty. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, projects, trees on April 22, 2013| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, blossoms, Branches, GIMP, illustration, Inspiration, landscape, nature, outdoors, Photography on April 22, 2013| 2 Comments »
… wrapped around trees and trailing over broken stone walls, I’m sure there must be rabbits and mice and maybe a bird or two, but all I can see are the blossoms.
Words + Images 