A trip with a fellow enthusiast to look at all the boats out of water for repainting was well worth the effort. We were lucky enough to choose a sparkling cold sunny day which provided lots of watery texture, and ample opportunity for finding abstract compositions to add…
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Every year, I post an image a day for the Advent period for my friends and followers on Facebook. This year, I am basing my theme on the Waterline exhibition I held with a friend at the Gallery in Symondsbury earlier this year. Welcome to the official start…
I’m currently hosting an exhibition at The Gallery, Symondsbury Estate near Bridport – here is a taster of some of the images you’ll see if you visit. Visitors have been intrigued by the abstract and painterly nature of the photos, and have enjoyed reading their own interpretation into…
It must be the time of year and the recent Biblical weather, but drips have been a recent theme of my photos. Drips on early morning boats, drips on the paint skip at the recycling centre, and drips of wet silt along the concrete walls Church Cliff Walk.
I’m trying out a smartphone with a camera on the principle that I don’t always have my proper camera with me and miss things. So far, quite liking the images, but disliking having to carry around a big slab instead of my little dumb phone that fits comfortably…
The winter is a good time to find boats out of the water – I find they make excellent subjects for abstract studies of colour and texture. Layers of peeling or sanded paint, drips, marine growth and light and shade can all contribute to “accidental paintings”. These images…
Not such a common sight today – small fishing boats drawn up on the beach. This happens at Beer, a few miles along the coast from where I live. One’s just coming in and the seagulls are getting excited.