Miscellaneous activity or lack thereof
14th July 2019
It is July 2019 and I am taking a pause .. ....
In these troubled times, it requires a bit of focus for me to block the impact of the news. Working on visual files is an escape. I pulled up this image because of the dog -no other reason really - animal energy is joyful.
This dog appeared suddenly as dogs do. He galloped up the ridge and stopped to wait patiently. The simple narrative made me stick around a bit as the weather was deteriorating rapidly. The dog's person came into the scene a few minutes later trudging up from the beach - ritual complete.
On the outer cape, November.
I finally focused some attention on the image below declaring it finished.
I have been playing cards with this collage for 6+ years. It would have gone the way of the trash heap if I hadn't finally added that fog in the foreground.
I pulled into this private drive to turn around. The atmosphere was enchanting - the fog thick and mysterious. I kept driving a bit.
On principle, I mostly do not add data to my digital capture. In this case, I softly erased it.
Two related collages to the beach/doggie scene were chosen by this year's Julia Margaret Cameron competition exhibition in Barcelona in their single image category. Looking at all the winners (and there are many many) makes me aware of the huge amount of work out there in the photo arena. These two images -(one in Gloucester, MA, and the other in Provincetown, MA) have interested viewers so far. If you scroll down in my News posts you can see them in a larger size.
On exhibit now is my image Into the Light at the newly opened Danforth Museum as part of their permanent collection exhibit. Danforth Art is now part of Framingham State University and is a modern space. The forced abandonment of the old Danforth turned out well it seems.
Of particular interest to me in the new Danforth is the permanent installation of work of an African American sculptor Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller - she is generally unknown. This separate room includes a re-creation of the artist's attic studio. The project was spearheaded and designed by curator Jessica Roscio. I was very touched by the display. Bravo. The artist's sculpture "Emancipation" can be found at Harriet Tubman park in Boston.
In these troubled times, it requires a bit of focus for me to block the impact of the news. Working on visual files is an escape. I pulled up this image because of the dog -no other reason really - animal energy is joyful.
This dog appeared suddenly as dogs do. He galloped up the ridge and stopped to wait patiently. The simple narrative made me stick around a bit as the weather was deteriorating rapidly. The dog's person came into the scene a few minutes later trudging up from the beach - ritual complete.
On the outer cape, November.
I finally focused some attention on the image below declaring it finished.
I have been playing cards with this collage for 6+ years. It would have gone the way of the trash heap if I hadn't finally added that fog in the foreground.
I pulled into this private drive to turn around. The atmosphere was enchanting - the fog thick and mysterious. I kept driving a bit.
On principle, I mostly do not add data to my digital capture. In this case, I softly erased it.
Two related collages to the beach/doggie scene were chosen by this year's Julia Margaret Cameron competition exhibition in Barcelona in their single image category. Looking at all the winners (and there are many many) makes me aware of the huge amount of work out there in the photo arena. These two images -(one in Gloucester, MA, and the other in Provincetown, MA) have interested viewers so far. If you scroll down in my News posts you can see them in a larger size.
On exhibit now is my image Into the Light at the newly opened Danforth Museum as part of their permanent collection exhibit. Danforth Art is now part of Framingham State University and is a modern space. The forced abandonment of the old Danforth turned out well it seems.
Of particular interest to me in the new Danforth is the permanent installation of work of an African American sculptor Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller - she is generally unknown. This separate room includes a re-creation of the artist's attic studio. The project was spearheaded and designed by curator Jessica Roscio. I was very touched by the display. Bravo. The artist's sculpture "Emancipation" can be found at Harriet Tubman park in Boston.