The Old Copper Tea Kettle
The Old Tea Kettle | a Still Life
The Old Copper Tea Kettle is one of my most recent Still Life compositions. I've had had the copper pot for some time and always thought I would use it…
Mandawa, India
Shadow Play
We have all heard of the Golden Hour, aka the Magic Hour... that hour or so after sunrise and before sunset. During that time the sun is low in the…
Lines and Cleats
Lines and Cleats – Still Life
The foredeck of the wooden day sailer, "Egret," the patina of her brass fittings compliment the warm wood tones of the deck. There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so…
From Lines to Patterns – From Here to There
Technically, a line connects two or more points. Visually, a line leads our eye across the image we are seeing. A series of lines, straight or curved, form a pattern.…
Using Elements of Composition to Focus our Viewer’s Attention
As visual artists and photographers, we often try to focus or draw the viewer's attention to certain areas or elements of our image. For example, in the above photograph, I…