Texture #4: Rust
"If you rest, you rust." Helen Hayes
Texture #3: Faded Masterpiece
This image was taken on a bridge in Mill Lane in London. It was originally painted by the local school children in the year 2000. Some of the paintwork is showing signs of decay and added texture, but the hard work of the children remains. This particular section of...
Texture #2: Pressed Steel
For some contrast to yesterdays organic picture, here's something man-made. I think, even the ugliest and most banal of objects can look attractive when viewed in isolation. You can see more of my abstract and editorial photography here.
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Ugly On The Outside
"Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly." Ambrose Bierce Gallery
Pastel Coloured Rainbow
Written by: Martina Egli There's something about pencils that I love. Ever since childhood I've relished breaking open a brand new box of coloured pencils. I think it's a combination of factors, the smell of the wood, the vibrant colours and the promise of artistic...
Bokeh Martini
Bokeh (Vodka) Martini Recipe: Hmmm Tasty! Loved by James Bond, Harry Bosch, Chuck and Morgan to name but a few- but it's not just for fictional characters... it's also loved by me! Preparation Time: About 10 minutes. Difficulty: Easy Peasy. Note: Chill Vodka and the...
True Love
"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction." Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Cello
"Without Music, life would be a mistake." Friedrich Nietzsche
Communication
"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said." Peter Drucker 1909-2005
Standing Out
"A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself." Loretta Young
Loch Or Lagoon?
''Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon." Oscar Wilde
Peak
"I look upon Switzerland as an inferior sort of Scotland." Sydney Smith Written by: DJ Martina is away on business in Switzerland, and I have offered to look after the blog in her absence. I hope when she sees this entry that she will forgive my gentle leg pulling...
In A Dark Dark Forest…
In a dark dark forest, There was a dark dark path, On the dark dark path there was a dark dark bridge...