I love being in nature and finding pattern in natural forms.As in so many desirable aspects of human life nature was there first.Harmonious, contrasting, minimalist, flamboyant. I’ve gathered together a few images from nature, played around with them, and ramped up the colours. You cannot better nature but I believe you can have some fun…
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Self-portrait: possibilities This image is the first in the series to have been created without a particular ‘inspiration’ in mind. Once again my very patient husband was key – taking photographs of me without knowing exactly what was called for. The problem was that I was unable to explain. It was a case of “I’ll…
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Here is my second image manipulation using the program Affinity. Very early days, and a lot of new skills to learn. Enjoyment is the key, and this certainly punches above its weight on that score. Process My starting point was to photograph three life study sketches and two oil pastel studies I’d made at college.…
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I have written about lockdown from various angles but now I am beginning to approach it from a purely creative stand.
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Been busy lately. Between attempting to do some homework, getting back into creating an image with Powertex medium, and chasing an extremely persistent ewe out of our garden there’s been precious little time for writing.To redress this importune imbalance, I had planned for this post to dip into the pleasures and the pains of the…
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Preparing a very simple lunch sometimes takes a lot longer than it should. Why? Because of all the ‘little people’ that pop up suddenly.Today it was cucumber and cheese on the menu! Just to be clear, I haven’t prepared these specifically – it is what I see and I guess it is as much my…
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marilyn unmasked 