Closet Close Up
A painting within a painting from Studio 365: Day 209
weekly photo challenge
“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.” Dr Albert Schweitzer
For this week’s Photo Challenge: Close Up
Studio 365: Day 206
A colourful close up of the floating Agassiz tulips from Studio 365: Day 175.
Both sides now…
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all.
Joni Mitchell 1967
I took this photo with my iPhone a few weeks ago looking up at the Wall Centre here in Vancouver. The words of Joni Mitchell’s song, Both Sides Now from her album Clouds, instantly came to my mind and a moment of warm reverie came over me as I looked up at the clouds and remembered hearing her voice for the first time in 1969. I was driving my old yellow Triumph TR2 down the Old Kent Road in London, and as she started singing on the car radio I had to pull over to listen to the rest of the song, a magical moment frozen in time and one which has remained with me ever since.
Ben’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half has given me the perfect opportunity to share the photo and to listen to the unforgettable voice of Joni Mitchell singing one of her greatest songs once again. Thanks BenWeekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half
Cypress Alleyway Half and Half
Half photograph, half painting of Cypress Alleyway, Castello di Reschia in Umbria, Italy.
The original photo and painting
You can see how the painting was developed from a charcoal sketch to the finished work here in a previous Weekly Photo Challenge:Layers, which I also titled Birth of a Painting, in November 2013.
Can there be a more perfect symbol of love, joy, trust and hope than the grasp of the little hand of our beautiful granddaughter who is two weeks old today.
Although I posted this photo the day after she was born, I hope you agree that this close up is worth the re-post in response to Jen’s invitations for this Week’s Photo Challenge, to “…share a symbol with us, and tell us what it means to you.”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Door
The Doors of Santorini
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…
…with the wonderful colours of Spring and Fall in between
….and breathtaking skies and sunsets all year round.
Today was a spectacular Canada Day to walk along the beach to Granville Island
…and the perfect way to celebrate this special day
…made even more special for this newly doting Grandpa.
Wishing everyone a very Happy Canada Day.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Muse
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