Transition 2 (Winter to Early Spring)
In a cream jug harking back to the owner’s childhood, hints of changing seasons are here. Winter flowers mixed with those from early Spring.
Musings
Pilgrim
There are often moments in life when we become pilgrims either physically or metaphorically. We take time exploring new ideas or directions in our lives. These pilgrimages can be life changing.
This piece is my tribute to the pilgrim in whatever form their journey takes.
But is it Art?
According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the term “art” encompasses diverse media such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, decorative arts, photography, and installation. (https://www.britannica.com/art/visual-arts)
Simply put, fine art photography is photography created by an artist. That artist uses a camera to express their creativity, encompassing their idea, message or emotion.
A vase, is a vase, is a vase
Those of you who share my love of the old Dutch and Flemish Masters’ work will inevitably have recognised that they often used the same prop any number of times in their work. Be it a roemer glass, a particular plate or bowl, a certain vase or even a whole stag or swan.
A Close Encounter in Great Yarmouth
Recently I had a rather fulfilling experience in Great Yarmouth and I don\’t think I’ve ever said that before! A collector of my work told me about the tour that a very important painting was making around the country courtesy of The National Gallery and suggested us meeting up to see it together. Flowers in a Terracotta Vase by Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) is currently travelling and being displayed in unusual places – not the normal galleries or museums that one would expect to be the “right” place for an eighteenth century work of art.
Just A Pretty Picture?
Welcome to my second piece musing about my practice and what my photographs mean. We are now past Easter and
Spring Time Thoughts
I am often asked why I do what I do and what led me to be so all consumed by