Showing posts with label metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label metal. Show all posts

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Industrial units and petri dishes


When I looked over the fence at these industrial units in Ross on Wye what caught my eye was the lines on every surface - on the walls, on the ground and even in the sky. On the ground I liked the way the parking bay lines ran the opposite way to the lines on the near metal walls. When I looked closer I realized the aircraft vapour trails paralleled the lines on the distant unit. Then I counted the vapour trails and lamented that the number of such trails seemed to be increasing daily, a sign that more and more people were putting their own self-interest and desire for a foreign holiday above the world's wider interest and I imagined each aircraft that passed over as a flying petri dish.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon D5300

Friday, 5 February 2021

Metal paint palettes


When I looked at our shiny, metal paint palettes loaded with watercolour, brushes resting across them, it occurred to me that they would make a good subject for a painting. Or even a semi-abstract photograph. So I took them to various locations in search of good light, reflections and backgrounds. After much trial and error the best location proved to be the interior window sill of the study. Here the blue sky, orange of the curtains and white of the window frame brought them to life.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10