Lines

January 13, 2018 (013/365)

"Line is a rich metaphor...It denotes not only boundary, edge or contour, but is an agent for location, energy, and growth. It is literally movement and change..." - Lance Esplund

Les Soldes

le 12 janvier 2018 (012/365)

« Je dépense donc je suis. » - Descartes de Crédit 🤣

Unlike in the US, sales in France are regulated by the government. The annual Winter Sales -- Soldes d'Hiver and Summer Sales -- Soldes d'Été are the only times during the year when French shops are legally allowed to sell items for less than cost and use the word sale or soldes in their windows and ads. The 2018 Soldes d'Hiver run from January 10 - February 20. Anyone want to go shopping in Paris?!

Wishful Thinking

January 11, 2018 (011/365) "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?" - Percy Bysshe Shelley

It certainly feels like spring this week  (52º today with rain showers), so I'm leaning into it...until winter returns tomorrow (17º - yikes).

Week 2 - Composition: Color Harmony

January 10, 2018 (010/365) "Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing?" - Picasso

Week 2 - COMPOSITION: Color Harmony [Get out your color wheel. Do opposites attract? Can there be harmony with opposite colors? Does the Hulk wear purple pants? Mix warm and cool colors.]#dogwoodweek2, #dogwood52, #dogwood2018 • f/6.3 1/800 16mm ISO100

This week's prompt should have been an easier one, but it was a challenge for me. Isn't that exactly the point of these exercises? Saturated color is really not my aesthetic; in fact, I often pull color out my images. Even when I do focus on color, I prefer monochromatic palates. When I look at the color wheel, I don't really like the combination of complimentary colors with two exceptions: pink+green and blue+yellow like this intensely blue sky against the building's golden bricks.

Birthday Girl

January 9, 2018 (009/365)  "A house becomes a home when you add one set of four legs, a happy tail, and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog. " - Roger Caras

She's smart and funny, sweet and sassy, and she's three years old today! Happy Birthday, Piper Marie! XO 🖤

I learned to use Adobe Spark today. Here's my first project (inspired by today's occasion)

January Thaw

January 8, 2018 (008/365)

"There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter.  One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogues." - Hal Borland