Just in time for Valentine’s Day. 😉
Pink , a little book bursting with color. Check it out. There’s a full preview available online.
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
Hot Off the Press: Pink!
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged colors, nature, photography book, pink, visual art on January 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Frog, The Flower and The Rock
Posted in Contributing Writer, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged collaboration, Creativity Portal, Inspiration, nature, Photography on January 25, 2011| 1 Comment »
A new article is available for viewing online at Creativity Portal on finding inspiration through collaboration. Enjoy!
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.
Simply Pink
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Photography Exhibits, Publication Updates, tagged colors, nature, Pantone, photo books, Photography, pink, visual art on January 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Pink has been on my mind of late. It is not a color I normally wear or buy in any form. But as I perused my photos as part of creating a new photo book, I noticed that in nature, I am drawn toward the color, from rosy clouds in the sky to pink petals, leaves and blossoms on earth.
Oddly enough, as I researched the color, I learned that Pantone has announced its 2011 Color of the Year as a Honeysuckle Pink. My pink book is still very much a work in progress. My goal: to produce a quality product ready in time for spring open studios. We’ll see!
Rock on the Water
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged landscape, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, solitude, Spot Pond, water on January 10, 2011| 1 Comment »
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!
In the Shadows
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, Charles River, nature, Photography, silhouette, visual art on December 15, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A Bird Came Down
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animal totems, nature, Photography, red-tailed hawk, urban wildlife on December 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A Bird came down the walk —
He did not know I saw —
He bit an Angleworm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw, …
In her poem, A Bird came down the walk, Emily Dickinson doesn’t mention what species of bird she saw devouring its wee prey, but I know the bird I saw engaged in a similar act this past Sunday.
I saw him as I talked on the phone with a friend. I pace as I talk and so I wandered from window to window on the 2nd floor of the house in which I live. At some point I paused to look out into the morning as people raced by with umbrellas for the coming rains. I was about to turn away, to resume my pacing. I almost didn’t look up. How close I came to missing the hawk atop the light pole, plucking at its prey. As he ate, the people below remained unaware of his presence and seemingly never noticed the few bits of fur and bone at their feet. The bird noticed them and he noticed me, cocking his head to stare, until he finally finished his meal. An unbelievable gaze to be sure. I’ve got some video footage that I may be able to share at some point, but meanwhile, here’s the gaze of another feathered fellow. He stared me down one day along the Charles River Esplanade.
Do you believe in animal totems? Well, the hawk would certainly be one of mine!
Images from the Day
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged autumn, Cambridge, Charles River, nature, Photography, rose, Somerville, stone, tree bark on November 29, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Inspired by Nature … Indoors
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged butterflies, Cambridge, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Inspiration, nature, things to do on November 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is one of my favorite places to visit when I am in need of some indoor inspiration from nature. Established in 1998 as the university’s public face for its three research museums, I find the place to be a bit of a beautiful maze. Located near Harvard Yard at 26 Oxford Street, you pay for admission on the first floor, then walk up to the third floor to access the exhibits. There are rooms filled with glass flowers, bright hued minerals, prehistoric bones, and stuffed wild beasts. There’s nothing quite like looking over your shoulder and then up into the eyes of an elephant. The exhibits don’t seem to change much though there is currently a new exhibit on antlers (with signs saying “please touch”) and a Harry Potter scavenger hunt. My favorite exhibit remains the one on color where I am inspired by nature’s color combinations in the feathers of birds and especially in the wings of the butterflies.
For more information about the Harvard Museum of Natural History, click here.
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