03 Thursday Mar 2016
Posted in Caribbean, Painting, still life, Travel, Uncategorized, watercolor
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art, arts, beach, Caribbean, painting, pebbles, St Martin, still live, texture, travel, watercolor
For all we really do is stand here
in a springtime rain and wonder if
time is passing by or we are passing
through time. Grasping every moment,
every drop, every breeze, every tick
of time. And do what we should do.
Beach pebbles – 14×10 watercolor
02 Wednesday Mar 2016
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art, arts, food, painting, St Martin, still life, Susana Weber, texture, travel, vacation, watercolor
Are you done with those yet? The light isn’t right… it’s not going to be right today. Well… alrig__…. Hey!
Avacados – 12×9 watercolor
17 Sunday Feb 2013
Posted in Abstract Macro Photography, Art, Nature, Photography, Uncategorized
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abstract, art, hidden picture, macro, macro photo, nature, Nemo, outdoors, photography, sfterwards, snow, snowstorm, texture
Winter storm Nemo is just getting started at 7:30 on a Friday evening in New England.
A winter storm in New England… a Nor’easter as well, with its spiraling bands of snow overhead and gale winds whipping the tides… sigh. An all too familiar set of circumstances here. We deal… that’s what we do. It’s inconvenient at best, a true pain if the power is out for any substantial length of time… but for once, in the case of Nemo, we all seemed more than ready for the work it takes to move it all out of the way so life could go one… just go on for goodness sake. We endure…
it’s what we do. Afterwards… it’s a different world for those of us who like to look really, really close.
Even before it’s over…
The garden doesn’t see to mind the new white blanket.
Shadows and light in the aftermath of the storm…
… play tricks on the eye and mind.
And familiar things in the world look different… look like other things even… a man sitting watching birds, or a graphic ocean wave from a Japanese woodblock print.
A red-tail hawk on my kitchen window.
Storm surge in miniature in a frosted corner.
01 Thursday Nov 2012
Posted in Abstract Macro Photography, Art, History, Photography, Uncategorized
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accidental image, accidental images, barn, color, fall color, fall leaves, flag, grunge, heart, hearts, hidden picture, houses, landscape, leaves, macro photo, outdoors, peeling paint, photo walk, photography, porch, special place, texture, us flag, walk
We walked on Main Street in Georgetown, Massachusetts… Jack and me, crunching our way through the piles of color and texture, our heads down against a steady breeze. Not because of some extreme temperature that need be endured… but to shield our eyes from the low and exceptionally bright Fall sun. We walked away from the center of town along the busy street, trucks rumpling by every few seconds… until the sidewalk ended, then turned and walk toward town on the other side of the street. We’re making good time when… a car stops and two young girls, visitors from Germany inquire about where they can find a MacDonald’s or a Starbucks. They aren’t looking for a fast food meal or overpriced coffee… but a WiFi zone so they can communicate with their families and friends… relate the details of their trip… reassure their parents that they haven’t kidnapped here in Massachusetts. So on we go. Main Street, we discover is all about texture and color today! I’m trying to take pictures of what I’ve found and Jack is all about getting back to the pet store we discovered on our way. There’s a treat waiting for him, he’s pretty sure.
Here’s what we found on a little portion of Main Street…
Color… of course… it’s Fall in New England. It’s what we have! With the tropical storm ‘Sandy’ approaching, there will be little color left when she’s gone!
Shadows on a red barn. The low sun at this time of year is interesting… creating patterns on everything.
Texture!! Can you even tell what it is? There’s another with a different pattern…
Believe it or not… this is from a front door. Paint peeling off a door on a house built in 1810. It’s unoccupied and probably for sale. Any one interested?
An American porch… without a doubt. The glow on the ceiling is a bounce from all the yellow leaves in the yard. I wanted to sit and watch the day go by.
Primary colors… gone too soon, to be sure.
One of my friendly tree people. This one seems a little anxious about the coming storm… excitable but harmless. :)
The white shade… A composition in angles and lines. This historic house, the Adams Clark House, is striking in that a corner of the house is almost directly on the street. A personal favorite from the days walk. Look how all the lines and shapes lead the eye to the center of the photo and the brightest spot… the shade.
An accidental heart… they find me everywhere… this one in the peeling paint of a neglected fence.
You’ve Got Mail… I couldn’t help smiling at the irony of talking with the girls from Germany communicating half a world distance from their families while we stood in front of this “LETTERS” slot on an ancient door. How long would someone have waited for a simple letter from a loved one to slip through this portal with the “latest” news?… not that long ago.
08 Monday Oct 2012
Posted in Abstract Macro Photography, Art, Photography, Uncategorized
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abstract, accidental image, art, caribbean blues, close up, country life, decay, grunge, hidden picture, home, local characters, macro, macro photo, painting, peeling paint, photography, texture
The Rusty’s Truck Series
My friend Rusty comes over and hunts out in the woods… during bow season in the fall. When he’s not doing that… or hanging out at the local village store/coffee shop/post office in our little town with the other “guys in pick-up trucks”… he’s up on somebody’s roof. Rusty is an excellent roofer and his truck can be seen in all the best driveways around town.
Strange Sun – Rusty’s truck series
A few weeks ago, his truck was parked in our driveway… along with a few others as we got some house and yard projects taken care of. Rusty was here putting up staging on the roof for our local house painter. His truck and all his ‘roofin’ stuff was parked under my studio window. I stood staring down at years and years worth of worn wood and metal and paint and welding and rust, and grunge and… well, I just had to record some of all that amazing beauty that was right under my nose… literally!!
Untitled 1 – Rusty’s truck series
After some friendly teasing about about my taking pictures of his creative welding techniques and a few examples of what I was capturing from the back of the camera preview screen… he was pointing out areas that might be good subjects for a shot. Soon, both he and the house painter were directing my efforts, offering drop cloths and paint buckets as possible subjects.
So… even my friend Rusty is an artist and he doesn’t know it! I hope he enjoys the gallery of images from the “Rusty’s Truck” series.
Carib Sunset – Rusty’s truck series
Surfs Edge – Rusty’s truck series
Untitled 2 – Rusty’s truck series
Deep View – Rusty’s truck series
A-B-N – Rusty’s truck series
11 Monday Jun 2012
Posted in Abstract Macro Photography, Art, Photography, Uncategorized
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abstract, accidental image, art, arts, hidden picture, landscape, nature, peeling paint, photography, texture
In the act of fixing a chewed piece of woodwork (aren’t puppies wonderful!!) and after applying the necessary wood filler and sculpting an edge with handy pallet knives… and the necessary sanding, etc… I finally opened the almost empty gallon of white interior latex paint to finish the job. But, my progress ground to a complete halt with the discovery of a whirlwind of winter weather on the walls of the inside of the can of paint and the round lids as well. These kinds of images have become an obsession… I’ll make my husband wait at a gas station while I capture the peeling an crackling paint on the side of a rusting dumpster. But… this is the first time I’d been delayed by the fresh paint itself dried into wintery shapes and textures in the can it came in!! I share them with you…
A can of winter in the middle of June…
Whiteout
Lasting impression
What we don’t see
Seasonal cold
12 Monday Mar 2012
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artful food, culture, food, photography, St Martin, texture, travel, vacation
Eggwhite omlette
One cannot live on photographs, editing, uploading, sketching and watercolors alone… so at some point one must prepare or… gather… some food and on the island of St Martin, it is artful indeed. Of course the French boulangeries are the obvious place to find it in its most artful form. In Marigot, Sarafina’s is a favorite just across from the ferry port and outdoor market. Trying to decide what to choose slows the line to a crawl… so better order two of whatever you choose. Even our everyday breakfast fare became something to make special… it only seemed right in the presence of such… artful delights!
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09 Friday Mar 2012
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abstract, accidental image, different cultures, hearts, hidden picture, texture, tile, tile floor, travel, vacation
Hidden hearts
Now see… this is what I mean about true love… they find me everywhere. I think hearts are the most common shape that I find in just about every kind of surface and texture that I see. These were underfoot in the tile floor of this lovely house that I’ve been able to call home for the last two weeks. We’ve been coming to St Martin for the last 10 years… renting different houses and loving the different cultures here… Caribbean, Dutch, French… all sorts of folks make this place their home… and home away from home. It’s starting to feel like home to me, too…
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09 Friday Mar 2012
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abstract, art, grafitti, peeling paint, St Martin, texture, watercolor
Regardless of how many vacation snaps I capture… or more arty landscapes, seascapes or still life compositions documenting a vacation trip. I always seem to have a much larger proportion of closeups of my true love… peeling paint! I’m drawn to it like a magnet… composing and adjusting for the correct DOF, focus and lighting. Add rust, scratches, plant parts, textures, rocks, tile, stone, concrete, wood and other surfaces too numerous to mention to the mix and you have a very full camera and vacation pictures that are a tad confusing to anyone casually looking at my files. My husband is used to me searching out the nearest dumpsters when were visiting some exotic local. Hey, exotic place = exotic grunge (theoretically)! For me… that’s where they keep the… ART!
Abstract peel
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