By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity , How-To
In the art world different mediums and techniques of paint are used. Most of the mediums are opaque and forgiving. Take oils for instance – should an artist make a mistake, he may wait for the oil to dry and apply another layer/layers of oils over it and correct his mistake, as the medium itself […]
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By John Wilson | Art & Creativity
For several years I lived in North Vancouver at the eastern end of the north shore of Vancouver Harbour. It is a beautiful area at the foot of Mount Seymour, replete with forests, plenty of wildlife, salmon spawning streams and rivers and a little gem called Deep Cove. To get to North Vancouver you must […]
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By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
It’s time for our regular challenges to end. Let me explain why. Let us end brilliantly. And let me tell you why that is in fact great news 🙂 You see, in spite of being a loner who enjoys nothing more than being alone at the top of a mountain with only clouds and the […]
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By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity , Uncategorized
My photographs I suppose would fall into the broad category of nature photography, but with a twist. I call it “serendipitous rambling,” and it was particularly useful during a pandemic when I was hobbled by Achilles tendonitis, especially at the outset. Nothing systematic, nothing planned except for general locale—it’s little more than stopping to look […]
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By Ian Varkevisser | Art & Creativity , How-To
There is a story that Italian artist and Picasso contemporary Gino Severini willingly gave his broken (and therefore useless) camera to Picasso, who was curious about the odd images it produced. Picasso played with his new toy and ultimately realized that it showed him a new way to paint. Thus cubism was born. In the […]
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By Lad Sessions | Art & Creativity
What have you done during this interminable pandemic? Most of us had a list, or at least dreams, of accomplishing something significant with so much time on our hands. We were going to read countless books and articles, clean and organize our house top to bottom, watch endless educational videos and classic films, take extra-long […]
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By Nancee Rostad | Art & Creativity , Travel Photography
Even though I’ve traveled to nearly every part of Oregon over the years, I’d never ventured into the south-east corner of the state. A little research yielded scant information about the area, but two things did spark my interest: a dry lakebed and wild horses. In mid-October 2018 I chose to spend several nights at […]
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By Claude Hurlbert | Art & Creativity
Earlier this year, before the pandemic, I traveled to the southeastern coast of the United States, to Georgia and South Carolina, to what is commonly called the “Lowcountry.” Inspired by the work of photographers who have created remarkable images of the weathered trees and driftwood of the area, I made it a project to photograph […]
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By Lani Edwards | Art & Creativity
Colour beguiles you and can be a sly mistress that easily conceals or misleads. In the words of famed street photographer Daidō Moriyama, I find colour obscene. It carries such strong emotions and in most cases, does all the work for you. A black and white image, has to stand on its own merits and […]
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By Paul Barclay | Art & Creativity
The images included in this post are a continuation of the window shopping series I shared a few months ago. I was planning to share the color versions of the earlier series. But a few days ago I met a friend for a photo walk, and after we parted, I stopped in the Queen Anne […]
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