Month: July 2015

Studio 365: Day 187

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 6 – # I

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Arizona Revisited I 6.7.15

Day 187 v

Arizona Revisited II 6.7.15

Definitely a quantum leap with today’s exercises, which involved creating watercolor monoprints by pressing paper onto wet paint on my white ceramic palette. The effects were both exciting, and not unexpectedly, surprising.

After the paper was removed from the palette the images were worked on and as they changed they reminded me of the night sky on the McDowell Sonoran Reserve in Scottsdale, from our recent trip to Arizona.

Day 107

 

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 6 – # II

Day 187 i

Day 187 ii

Day 187 iii

 

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 6 – # III

Day 187 ix

Day 187 xiii

Day 175 iii

One final palette piece that deserves its own space, I’m sure you’ll agree…

Day 187 x

It’s been quite a day…

Studio 365: Day 186

Kos Temple

Temple of Apollo, The Asklepion, Island of Kos, Greece

Studio 365: Day 185

Santorini ii

Sensational Santorini

On this the eve of the referendum in Greece I thought Day 185 on thechangingpalette would be a good day to post this painting of Santorini from our memorable visit there in July 2000. We have so much to thank Greece for in our modern world that has been shaped by its philosophers, its culture and its history. For this great birthplace of democracy lets hope tomorrow leads to better days ahead.

Santorini

Journal  8.VII.2000

Studio 365 is on the move this weekend visiting our beautiful one-week-old granddaughter.

I’m totally smitten 🙂

Canada Day Muse

Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver has been featured many times on thechangingpalette. It is a definite muse and constant source of photographic inspiration, from the crisp clear days of Winter, to the glorious hot days of Summer…

Canada Day iv    Canada Day v

Canada Day ii    Canada Day iii

…with the wonderful colours of Spring and Fall in between

Kits Beach Spring    Kits Fall

….and breathtaking skies and sunsets all year round.

Kits sky    silouette

Today was a spectacular Canada Day to walk along the beach to Granville Island

Canada Day viii

…and the perfect way to celebrate this special day

Canada Day vii

…made even more special for this newly doting Grandpa.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Canada Day.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse

I think it’s fair to say that Italy has been my muse these past few months in the studio, in response to Brie Anne asking us for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, “So what’s your muse — what subject do you turn to frequently, more inspired each time?” However, I do have a new muse in my life now as you know if you visited Studio 365: Day 178. 🙂