The more I looked at yesterday’s squirrel, the less I liked it. It is misshapen and the colors look flat and childish. Another third grade attempt. About sketchbooks. You can buy a fully bound sketchbook. Many of these bound books… Read More ›
Photography
IF YOU DON’T USE PHOTOSHOP, WHAT DO YOU USE?
FOTD – January 17 – Amaryllis I have been using Photoshop for a really, really long time. Like, 30 years, give or take. I’ve watched it “grow” over the years. My son bought me — as a “permanent birthday gift” —… Read More ›
YELLOW ROSES
FOTD – January 16 – Yellow Rose Not long ago, before inflation came and tried to kill us, flowers were affordable and my favorite were indeed yellow roses.
MIDWEEK MADNESS AND THE COLOR IS WHITE
CMMC January Color White The two colors I find the hardest to get “right” are red and white. Red because the subtle variations in the color can be difficult to see and it changes depending on the light — especially between… Read More ›
BUSY DAY FOR ME AND GRACKLES: SKETCHBOOK 3
Despite their menacing appearance, grackles are easily startled. If I tap on my window very gently — so lightly even the ever-nervous doves don’t pay attention – the grackles will be in flight while all the other birds will keep… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE GRACKLES
CBWC: Birds A lot of pictures I take of grackles look black and white until I do a lot of lightening. They are dark and are inevitably against a lighter background, so unless it’s a very tight shot, it looks… Read More ›
GRACKLES AT HOME
I can’t get them to leave, so I might as well enjoy their beauty. This was the second sunny day in a row — a near miracle! — and they were back.
THE VIEW: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE
A Photo a Week Challenge: View Through the front window, the back window, and the top of a very tall building along the wharf in Boston.
BLUE JAYS IN THE SNOW
We didn’t see them all summer. Some unknown fungus was making them sick — and blind. A blind bird is not a pretty sight, so I was relieved when late in the fall, a couple of Blue Jays showed up…. Read More ›
WHAT’S A SKETCHBOOK?
For those of you who have never encountered a sketchbook, it’s basically a diary with drawings. Your drawing. You carry it wherever you go and when you see something, you draw a picture in your book and maybe also write… Read More ›
PRETTY RED BIRD
Cardinals are always very pretty birds, both the girls and the boys, but of course the boys usually get all the attention. Male cardinals are really RED. Even their feet and beak are red — with just a black eye… Read More ›
MORE WINTER IN THE VALLEY- GARRY ARMSTRONG
Our driveway — even after serious plowing, is still an icy mess. It defrosts just enough during the day to refreeze at night. Especially tomorrow night because that midwestern deep freeze is coming to the valley tomorrow night — with… Read More ›
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