Posted on December 5, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colour, Imagination, Life, Photography, Photos, Sci fiLeave a comment

_20191205_114418 looking at this photo turned on its side reminds me of an animal with external gills. With tentacles, with tiny eyes. It might be a landscape in reality, but it feels like something much more alien.

I imagine it floating above the land, syphoning up water from the surface of the sea. Eyes staring with disdain at a terrified population. Or perhaps visiting in friendship and hope.

When I was a child I helped with the washing up. I would spend ages stacking plates and cups and knives and forks into ancient or future landscapes. Maybe that’s why I do this to my photos?

Winter trees

Posted on November 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Hue, Life, Negative, Photo, Photography, Sepia, TreesLeave a comment

Winter is beautiful, photos of winter trees are skeletal. When you change the hue to a sepia or negative option you can get spooky results.

The trees also remind me of X Ray’s of blood vessels. Either lungs, or possibly the brain.

I’m sure I could do more but sometimes a simple treatment is better.

What Spode means to me.

Posted on August 13, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Art project, Eleanora street, Life, Photography, Spode, Spode site, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trent, what does Spode mean to me2 Comments

Series of photos taken at Spode today, 13.8.19. I will select one or more image to paint. The idea is to paint industrial archeology and also sky. Some include reflections and sights through to windows on the other side of a building. Many have clouds reflected in them….

I also did close-ups of things like hooks and taps and an old pair of rubber gloves.

Which is your favourite if any?

Sky and?

Posted on August 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Duplicates, Micro poem, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Sea, SkyLeave a comment

You know I like creating these pictures by putting usually 4 duplicated photos together so you get a fantastic or puzzling image floating in the middle of a sky.

Flying mountains

Fiery roof,

Limestone ufo,

Floating in the seat.

Mist and shadow

Stone built wall

Mountain landscape

Sky reflected on sea.

Bright and sunny

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Bright and sunny, Cheerful, Colour, Heavy rain, Life, Pastels, Photo apps, Photography, SummeryLeave a comment

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Playing with the sketch app and photo editing app. Trying to create pattern and colour, a summery feel to cheer me up after the heavy rain we had over the last couple of days. A rainbow effect after flooding and dark clouds.

Looking forward to a brighter day tomorrow.

A recurring theme

Posted on July 17, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colour photography, Colours, Contrasting colours, Design, Flowers, Layout app, Photo, Photography, Red/green, Yellow/purpleLeave a comment

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I decided to join three photos together and duplicate them as I see the joined photo as similar to a mandala. The pattern concentrates my mind and I see faces in the resultant image. The green/red and yellow/purple of contrasting colours makes it all the more vibrant.

I’m also doing this because I want to avoid getting my paints out! I’ve got a craft stall in a couple of weekends and I have to admit I’m prevaracating. I know I’ve got to do art but I’m not sure what to do. A bit of an artists block again. I think it’s because I’ve been doing so much lately that my mind needs a rest. I will be ok though, just taking a breather.

Bluebells at Rode Hall

Posted on May 7, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Bluebells, Environment, Flowers, Garden, Photography, Plants, Rode hall, Rode heath, Walk3 Comments

Rode Hall is a beautiful place and the gardens are blooming with bluebells. The last day of the bluebell walks is today. 8th May 2019.

There are other plants on display including rhododendron, campion, tulips, and even some narcissi that are still flowering.

The hall is open on Wednesdays and Weekends. They have a farmers market which I think is on the first Saturday of the month? They have a good tea room that offers hot food, cake and drinks. They are having a plant collectors fair on 27th May. (Bank Holiday).

Rode hall is off the A34 North of Stoke-on-Trent at Rode Heath. It is along a road on the left hand side and is signposted.

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