“Your story is what you have,
what you will always have.
It is something to own.”
Michelle Obama
orange
Sharp Relief
“Nothing’s boring if it’s in your soul…”
David Drake
Strive
“Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible.”
Shakespeare
Star in Shadow
“One naked star has waded through
The purple shadows of the night,
And faltering as falls the dew
It drips its misty light.”
James Whitcomb Riley
Fear
“Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But
let us never fear to negotiate”
John F. Kennedy
Rise
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
Irish blessing
The photo that became the pattern
Subway platform - BEFORE
Subway to Soup Bowls
One of my goals for this year is to become comfortable with both Photoshop and Illustrator, so I hope to have many more posts like this - with much improved technique - as the months roll by. I was struck by the LOVELY rust on the subway platform today, and snapped a pic about five seconds before my phone died. (Poor thing.) So I've spent some time playing with the palette and composition in Photoshop.
Subway platform - AFTER # 1
I think this is strong, but hard to digest in areas. Does your eye rest? Does it have a clear journey, or just bounce around? This is a good start, but it's not making a clear statement.
Subway platform - AFTER #2
Ahhhh... Am I right? This is digestible, but not boring. The overlays give structure, without eliminating the textures we had before, which allows it to keep the depth. I would use this palette for housewares (soup bowls!) or as a pillow case design.
Summer Vacation XXXVII
Summer Vacation XXXV
Summer Vacation XXIV
Summer Vacation VIII
Summer Vacation VII
Summer Vacation VI
Summer Vacation V
Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve XX
Landing VIII
Landing VII
Landing II
Listening to Silence VII
Listening to Silence VI
This leaf interests me. It's obvious, I spent nearly a week now showing you pictures of mostly this leaf. (And there's one more day's worth to go --) Today's series is a different perspective, though. It shows you the leaf's attachment to the branch. The wind blows, the leaf goes horizontal stretching away from the branch, as if trying with all its might to get away and fly free to parts unknown. But the branch isn't the one holding it back.
The leaf is holding itself back.