It started with two wonderful bunches of alstromerias ("Peruvian Lilies"), one purple and one yellow. On the alstromeria flower, the blossoms have exterior petals that are mostly solid colors (e.g.,…
The upper image shows Anemones and Alstromerias ("Peruvian lilies") from my garden, both pink flowers, and if you look carefully, two butterflies as well. I used a slightly modified technique…
To create this design for a stained glass window, I started by laying down a series of mallow blossoms in a loose spiral (the magenta flowers). Next, I filled in…
Tondo is a Renaissance term for a circular painting. To create my floral tondo, I started with a circular pattern on my light box. I arranged an array of petals---mostly…
2014 has been an exciting year for me photographically, from many viewpoints, including the geographic and chronological. When I am not suffering from temporal displacement syndrome (otherwise known as jet…
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From my garden I cut some Papaver rhoeas, a single Papaver nudicaule, several varieties of Ranunculus, alstromeria in profusion, forget-me-nots, hardenbergia, a lupine, and a few Orlaya grandiflora “Minoan Lace”…
Since the world is always changing, photography is largely about capturing states of things---scenes, objects, or people---in the process of change. A single image can intimate the before, and the…