Share Your World 23rd of May I don’t care what anyone says. Time IS going way too fast. I need to talk to the Monks who manage time and tell them to please slow it down. It has been a difficult… Read More ›
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HEADS AND FACES IN BLACK & WHITE
CBWC: Heads or Faces in Black & White Some new, some old. The Duke is always black & white. It’s his thing.
THE CHANGING SEASONS – JUNE 2022
The Changing Seasons, June 2022 June went by so fast it almost disappeared before I grabbed a piece of it. It came in like a lamb and went out like a rabid lion. It was a dry month here, moving from… Read More ›
PORTRAITS OF THE OTHER HALF
After Marilyn took pictures of me, I took some of her. They are more casual, but she’s not looking for a job in the moving picture or television business. She makes an interesting subject. I don’t like posed pictures, so… Read More ›
PORTRAITS OF THE LEGEND
It was Kaity who first gave him his “legend” title. I liked it so much, I bought him a shirt that has “legend” printed on the front. I sort of designed it, though the tee-shirt company provided all the pieces… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 59 – A NEW SQUIRREL AND A PROFILE
Among the things I have struggled with — other than squirrels — are people. I haven’t gotten people right yet. My main problem seems to be drawing an adult face rather than a child. My faces always appear to be… Read More ›
PORTRAIT OF THE (SKETCH) ARTIST By GARRY ARMSTRONG
My wife, Marilyn, has always been a skilled wordsmith. In fact, Marilyn has been my editorial ‘Max Perkins,’ polishing up all the things I’ve written in recent years. She knows my voice and her edits make my work much better…. Read More ›
PORTRAITS OF THE HUSBAND IF YOU ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WIFE
Every now and again, Garry needs a new “head shot.” Back in the old days, this was almost always a black & white head and shoulder pictures. Black and white because these were often inserted into newspapers which until lately,… Read More ›
MEMORIAL DAY: THEN AND NOW, THE DAY AFTER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Time changes everything. It’s a given. Memorial Day is no different and that’s a shame. When I was a kid, Memorial Day was usually a family affair. It seems as if it was always sunny and warm for the gathering… Read More ›
BLACK AND WHITE: FROM THE SIDE – Marilyn Armstrong
This week the topic is: The Sides of Things.
FAMILY PHOTOS – Marilyn & Garry Armstrong
It was a lovely day and we went to take pictures. But there wasn’t anything going on in the parks. It was hot — as it has been all month — and everyone is staying home with their air-conditioning. So… Read More ›
BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: BLOOM I remember being 16 and blooming, but I didn’t know it. I thought everyone else was more beautiful than I was. It took me years to realize that there’s beautiful and there are other kinds of… Read More ›
THREE OF A KIND – OR VERY CLOSE – Marilyn Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Three of a Kind Last week, it was the rule of three, but this week, it’s three of a kind. This is pretty easy because I take the same pictures over and over hoping at least… Read More ›
THE WHITE ELEPHANT PARTY: A TAGALONG FROM MELANIE B CEE – Marilyn Armstrong
Look what that MELANIE B CEE gave me? What a sweetheart! That’s not a white elephant. That’s a saving grace! From Melanie: Okay, my gift recipients are … cough, cough … VICTIMS … cough, cough, cough …are the following: Marilyn (yeah I’m… Read More ›
BROADCASTING – LIFE IN THE FAST LANE! – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Tuesday: Broadcast More than 40-years in professional broadcasting and Garry still can’t post for a still portrait. He is so used to being shot on videotape or film, he feels he has to move and while that may look… Read More ›
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: THE OTHER HALF – Garry & Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Other Half Garry and I are shooting the waterfall. It’s him and me, so of course, we have to take pictures of each other shooting each other. Our two halves!
ATTITUDE – A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – #FOWC- Marilyn and Garry Armstrong
A Photo a Week Challenge: Attitude & #FOWC I once took a series of pictures of Garry. All of them came out kind of dull. He looked at them. I looked at them. He said, “Why didn’t you tell me I… Read More ›
HOME AND HUSBAND – Marilyn Armstrong
I really haven’t been getting out there to take pictures. Between Garry’s surgery and the intensely hot, steamy weather, it just hasn’t been all that inviting outside. But, yesterday, because Owen had just hacked down the insanely overgrown forsythia hedge… Read More ›
TELL MR. DEMILLE I’M READY FOR MY CLOSE UP! – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Close ups There was a time not so long ago when head shots — close-ups — were standardized in black & white. That’s the way they were done. Possibly, it was because they were… Read More ›
PORTRAITS IN BLACK & WHITE – GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Heads or Facial Features
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 