photography

she loves me

shelovesme i

 

she loves me, she loves me not…she loves me

With all the dandelions about at the moment I couldn’t resist
one final submission for this week’s Photo Challenge: Details.

shelovesme ii

all you need

love

On another day of tragedy taking place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a message from our beautiful granddaughter whose radiant smile is lifting all of our spirits this weekend.
If only love was all you needed, but it certainly is a start.

palettes de jour encore

Weekly Photo Challenge: Details

These close ups of my watercolour palette become
unique pieces of abstract art.

detail iii      detail iv

detail vi      detail vii

detail ii      detail v

detail i

Palette de Jour 16.7.16

canopy

 

Looking up on the Admiralty Trail in the Pacific Spirit Regional Park in Vancouver on a beautiful Spring day in April this year. You can see more photos of these spectacular leafy canopies from our trail walk in spring forward fall back, and the same trail decked out in glorious autumnal colors last October in Boundaries.

For this week’s Photo Challenge: Opposites Ben invites us to “show how opposites can tell a story about people, places, or objects. The tension can reside in what you choose to show — old vs. new, big vs. small, dark vs. light — or in how you frame and design your shot.

 

loti2v

 

In this photo of the work table in my studio, which I think meets Ben’s criteria, the two watercolour paintings opposite each other are of different views of the McDowell Sonoran Reserve in Arizona. I have also submitted this today as part of a post for Worldwatercolor month under the title “Be your own painter,” where you can read more about the story behind the title.

my muse awaits me

The Story Behind The Door…or the muse that meows.

door i

As I arrive at the studio today behind the door my unclothed muse awaits me…

door ii

purring quietly and sitting patiently, ready to inspire me with her presence.

door iv

Her name is Sunday and she is greatly loved by us all.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curve 2

Bill Reid i

This magnificent carving by the late great Haida artist Bill Reid, entitled The Raven and The First Men, can be seen in the Bill Reid Rotunda of the Museum of Anthropology on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Bill Reid iii

The stunning beauty of this work with all of its majestic curves is truly breathtaking and you can read about its meaning on the Bill Reid Foundation web site.

Bill Reid ii

It seems the perfect photographic way with which to celebrate National Aboriginal Day today.