Anyone for dolmades…?
Apr 082010
Jul 152009
“To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.”
Claude Monet
Monet had a point.
There are images that are beautiful because the subject is beautiful. It ought not be too hard to realize that is an easy thing to accomplish. Bringing beauty, or gravity, humor or harmony to something quite ordinary is not always so easy. And many are the times that we do not even SEE some of the beauties around us.
A humble junked tank bears the resemblance of an alien face. (see prior entry) And the underside of a leaf carries its own little colony of life. Being willing to see the unseen, the common, the everyday requires that you forget what you are looking at, forget your impressions, forget your definitions — and simply observe what exists.
Whether we respond to that photographically, or through some “style” of art is of little consequence as long as we DO respond.
Feb 252009
This time of year Spring seems interminably distant even though it’s getting near.
For a complicated guy I love simple images.
Oct 242008
It’s funny the way autumm creeps up on us. One day the leaves are verdant with chlorophyll, the next day they are crimson. Actually, it doesn’t happen like that.
In truth, many leaves change just like this. Autumn creeps up on us. Color doesn’t always flood into the world, sometimes it creeps in on little cat feet.
Similarly images aren’t always about lines and shapes — sometimes the most important part of the image is the emptiness.
I love this image of an oak brank that I found near Bayfield WI. I hope you enjoy.
Mar 232008
Take the ordinary and actually pay attention to it. Notice life. Notice beauty. Fall in love with autumn; fall in love with life.
At a time when our family could easily be pre-0ccupied with my father in law’s health issues taking time to realize who wondrous and amazing the world around us really is.
Dec 222007
Sometimes unbelievable color is…. unbelievable…
We’re supposed to be on our way to visit the Father -In-Law today. But weather suggests that we ought to delay and so we are. Nice chance to get caught up a little.
My floor tiles arrived to redo the floor of the studio — black and white squares… nice, classy, and a lot better than what was in there before. I hope to have them installed sometime next weekend, after Shannon’s Welding shoot.
