One of the practices I have committed to as a photographer is to seek out places where I can submit my work for publication. Last year I submitted my first photos to Shots Magazine which publishes 4 issues of black and white art photos per year. Each issue has a Read more…
A photographer friend and I are working through a list of challenges from a Popular Photography article. Our current challenge is “The Golden Ratio.” Design Ideas — The Golden Ratio Whenever I start one of these challenges with her, the first thing I do is to look up the term Read more…
I’ve heard over and over again that people want to work on creative projects but they do not. Recently I noticed that I too have experienced this problem. Last fall I took a watercolor painting class. Then I took another watercolor painting class. Now I am working on continuing my Read more…
Saturday Musings… on winter, ordinary days, new computers, creativity and curiosity, and playing around for the joy of it. On winter… I’ve taken many photos of the prayer flags tied to our deck railing but never before with snow almost up to them. What started out to be a mild Read more…
Make a Joyful Noise! When I sat down to paint today I felt like making a joyful noise. This is my joyful noise. Using ideas from the book Paint Yourself Calm: Colourful, Creative Mindfulness Through Watercolour by Jean Haines, I totally let go of needing to make my painting look like Read more…