reluctantly closing windows
succumbing to the reality that it is not getting any warmer today
[perhaps... tomorrow?!?]
we are in a new and glorious season
"Behold, I make all things new"
Revelation 21:5
last week's hot afternoons
that made the 'creek crawl' possible
have come to their end...
we drove up to the 'burgh last night
to make a little convalescent visit
and noticed how dark it was as 7:00?!?
today is the baptism in the Spirit
"a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord"
Acts 3:19
tomorrow is the second of the three intoductory sessions
in my hon's lecture series
for adult formation
"why Christian? why Catholic?"
and this week I am preparing for
my first exhibit of photographs!
As part of the ARTS Walk
windows may be closing, but doors are opening...
"Arts Walk - October 1st, 2010
Arts Walk is sponsored by Main Street Morgantown,
Arts Walk is sponsored by Main Street Morgantown,
Monongalia Art Center (MAC)
and Arts Monongahela
and takes place in downtown Morgantown.
Arts Mon and MAC are information points for the Arts Walk.
You can get the inside scoop on where the artists are
and what’s happening downtown.
Plan the perfect Friday night.
From 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
and Arts Monongahela
and takes place in downtown Morgantown.
Arts Mon and MAC are information points for the Arts Walk.
You can get the inside scoop on where the artists are
and what’s happening downtown.
Plan the perfect Friday night.
From 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
you can visit over forty downtown businesses
and see artwork from local artists.
As you stroll through downtown,
collect four fantastic bookmarks
featuring Morgantown Area Artists.
and see artwork from local artists.
As you stroll through downtown,
collect four fantastic bookmarks
featuring Morgantown Area Artists.
These artists are culture-makers
who challenge the status quo
and advance our region’s Arts… plus they are your neighbors.
You can find them at Arts Monongahela, MAC,
Main Street Morgantown
and pretty much every other business downtown!
who challenge the status quo
and advance our region’s Arts… plus they are your neighbors.
You can find them at Arts Monongahela, MAC,
Main Street Morgantown
and pretty much every other business downtown!
Enjoy music at numerous locations
and a variety of unique dining choices."
and a variety of unique dining choices."
It has been difficult
choosing which prints to show?!?!?
but it is a wonderful feeling walking
into my freshly cleaned and 'repurposed' studio
and seeing my images framed!
I know there are so many great artists out there
manipulating and creating with photoshop
and textures and layers
and I've taken the classes
and I've tried to imitate their wonderful wispy images
I so love the images they create...
but somehow for me it seems disingenuous
impure
maniputaled
for me it's about capturing what is actually there
changing apertures and shutter speeds
rather than post processing
composing thru the lens
gathering the existing natural light
and not staging or posing subjects
but shooting what exists naturally around me
my coffee cup and journal
in the morning
the hand towels embroidered by Nana
that always hang next to my sink
the light on a bedspread that has been in our family
for generations
as it lays folded
ready for my daughter to take it into her life and home
shells and buckeyes
brought in from outside
the leaves overhead
the thistles and queen anne's lace
along the side of the road
a cat in a window
as I walk into town
my images are probably overly sentimental
and cliche
and they look shallow and flat
compared to some of the richly textured
moody
colorized ones
...I'd love to create when I grow up...
but right now to me this is what I know
and essentially the images are true
[although I admit that sometimes I want to capture something I see
but do not have the courage
and so I will shoot something around the subject
rather than the subject
letting an object possess the memory
rather than shooting straight on]
I love the freedom digital gives me
the ability to shoot
till I've exhausted whatever it is I find beautiful
in whatever I happen to find beautiful
at the moment?!?
is it the colour of the hydrangea or the rose
that makes them my favorite?
or their delicacy
or is it the soft morning light?
I love what light does to subjects
creating a natural sepia at times
creating blind spots and flares sometimes
and I love making the light part of the composition
I love capturing the fleeting moments of flickering sunlight
and fleeting moments
and movements
frozen in time
a warm breeze against a piece lace
hanging at a window
my nephew's feet
swinging over my head
the bride as she rushes past me
the toddler as he rests for an instant while
jumping from bed to bed!
my brother says "it's what my little eye spys"
I just try to capture whatever beauty I see before me
everyday
of my God given life
nothing more
2 comments:
For some reason, I wasn't able to access this yesterday ... your photos are so artistic and gentle. I wish you well on your exhibit.
So glad to see your "intimates" showing, for all the world to see. I see a little ali in most of your compositions. Yes it takes courage, the feelings or thoughts that draw you towards a subject can sometimes reveal so much about what goes through your head. I did the company picnic this weekend (1000 pix in 5hours), and saw alot of good photos that could not be taken, the nape of a neck gets a who's that, the motion of a hand gets a what is that, the slightly out of focus gets a to bad it's not in focus. Because you just know the "viewer" will not see as deep into the subject as the photographer does. But all in all you end up with good pictures that can be enjoyed by all, and I can record the memory of the missed shots in my head and look to try to capture it in the future. Kinda like living a well tempered life??
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