Posts Tagged ‘pictures’
A Rosy Evening in Boston’s Public Garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Boston Public Garden, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, roses on November 20, 2011| 1 Comment »
A Beautiful Blue Morning
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, blue, colors, Inspiration, Photography, photos, pictures on November 20, 2011| 3 Comments »
This morning, after a hearty breakfast, I set out with my camera, up and down the spiral staircase, snapping photos. At first I tried shooting randomly. Butterflies. Light filled bottles. Coffee grounds and unfinished toast. But, quite frankly, I can only be random for so long. My brain started to look for patterns in terms of what was drawing my eye. In the end, of all the beauty around me, I decided to keep focus on the color blue. Like a blue marble left by a child in a crack in the floor.
Dish soap drizzled onto a china white plate.
Milk in an indigo glass.
And turquoise paint on a brush.
Early Morning Sights
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, Inspiration, morning, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, reflections, shadows, trees, windows on November 18, 2011| 3 Comments »
Colors Layered on the Page
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, colors, Inspiration, mixed media, paper crafts, Photography, photos, pictures on November 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
Kaleidoscopic Tree
Well, as gray skies gave way to rain, I figured it was okay to pull out pictures and papers and glue once again to play with colors layered on the page.
Moonstruck
The moon is still significant, as are boats sailing the blue seas.
The Race
These sails were inspired by some Japanese block prints I viewed online.
Culinary Colors …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged cheese, colors, food, fruit, herbs, Inspiration, Photography, photos, pictures, vegetables on November 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
On a gray day in Somerville, a fun respite to quickly capture colors in the kitchen. Hope your day goes well. 😉
Oregano in Salt
Greek Oregano Drying
Lemon Thyme & Peppercorn
Clementines
Toasted Bread
Tomatoes and Cheese
Paper … Flowers
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Postcards, tagged art, color, Inspiration, mixed media, nature, paper crafts, Photography, photos, pictures on November 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
There’s no comparison to nature’s beauty but I did have fun making these paper flowers quickly one night using a combination of old photos, magazine scraps, construction paper and a black marker on white paper. I’ll likely turn them into fun postcards that can be sent to brighten someone’s mail box. 😉
Nature’s Paintbrush
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, beauty, color, Inspiration, leaves, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on November 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
When I first saw the leaf in the landlord’s garden, I thought that it was fake. Such vibrant colors in a single leaf nestled in the dying grass of a fading garden. Especially when I noticed the hole at the top.
I just knew it had to be a store bought item — like a nature-inspired gift tag — dropped by the landlord or perhaps blown in by the autumn winds.
But then I picked it up. Wow!
The Blue Burning Heart
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, tagged beauty, collage, illustration, Inspiration, lyrics, paper crafts, Photography, photos, pictures, UForge Gallery, visual art, Zoe Langosy on November 12, 2011| 2 Comments »
I love showing collage artist Zoe Langosy my photography. She is the only person who has ever viewed my work and said, “Wow, that’s beautiful. I can’t wait to cut it up!” And I, quite frankly, can’t wait to see what she does with the deconstructed images. As I’ve said before, she is an inspiration to me as an artist who follows her passion with paper and at the same time is so guiding to other artists, young and old. I’m honored that her latest work includes a bit of my photography, the sunlit branches.
Last time these branches helped garb a geisha of autumn and winter. This time around the scene is decidely different in the piece she’s created for show at the UForge Gallery’s Visual Lyrics Exhibit. For this exhibit, artists were challenged to pay homage to the lyrics of their favorite song. Find out for yourself what song inspired Zoe. The show will be on view starting tonight through November 27th. More information available here: Visual Lyrics Exhibit at UForge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA.
Four White Leaves, Frost and Illuminated Glass
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, butterflies, design, full moon, paper cutting, Photography, photos, pictures, Robert Frost on November 9, 2011| 1 Comment »
It was not until I spoke with my brother last night that I realized the moon was full. I begin to wonder if all my work with paper this week is lunar-inspired, especially this image of a full moon releasing translucent leaves upon the autumn landscape. Originally I had conceived of placing a small bench upon this hill, with a person staring up at a rainbow around the moon, an attempt to visualize this old post. But as I worked, I found myself appreciating the simplicity of just leaves raining down on the ground.
A full moon created from an old calendar of Tiffany stained glass seemed apropos given the enjoyment I’ve had this year in photographing stained glass windows at Trinity Church in Copley Square and elsewhere.
Perhaps the strangest work created this week (so far) is a watercolor moon rising above a landscape of Frost in leaves. What do I mean? Well …
… the leaves clustered at the bottom of this painting, like the ones you can kick about beneath a tree that has loosed all of its foliage … those leaves were created from the beautiful words of Robert Frost in poems I copied from a book. I simply wanted to see “frost on leaves.” We’ll see what the rest of the week has to hold as the moon wanes. 😉
The Last (Green) Leaf
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, beauty, colors, foliage, leaves, light, Photography, photos, pictures on November 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Words + Images 