Capture 52 - Week 47: Combination

"So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear." — Diana Krall

Week 47: Combine any 2 (or more!) prompts from this year’s list for your capture this week. #capture52 #capture52week47 #combination #pipermarie #beagle

Week 4: The Color Green 🌿• Week 5: Portrait 📷• Week 7: Love ❤️• Week 9: Pets 🐶• Week 11: NQR 🙃• Week 18: Femininity 🎀• Week 21: Creatures 🐾• Week 31: In My Backyard 🏡

Capture 52 - Week 46: Bird's Eye View

“Always remember, a bird’s eye view is different from a worm’s eye view, when in fact, they’re looking at the exact same thing.” — Paula Peralejo

#capture52 #capture52week46 #birdseyeview #paris

Capture 52 - Week 45: Square Crop

“The square is not a subconscious form. It is the creation of intuitive reason. The face of the new art.” — Kazimir Malevich

#capture52 #capture52week45 #squarecrop #blackandwhite #roses

November • Colors of the Month

“Colour is everything, black and white is more.” – Dominic Rouse, photographer

November naturally represents an absence of color as the world turns brown and gray and the days get shorter and darker. Natural light becomes a precious commodity while artificial light distorts color and clarity. In the past, I struggled with my November photographs as my work day begins and ends in darkness. Years ago, I decided that, I would embrace the lack of color in November and post only black and white images to focus on light, shadow, texture and composition.

October 2020 in Pictures

“It was October again... a glorious October, all red and gold, with mellow mornings when the valleys were filled with delicate mists as if the spirit of autumn had poured them in for the sun to drain — amethyst, pearl, silver, rose, and smoke-blue.” — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Links I Love • October 2020

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” — Winston Churchill

Iconic green chairs in the Luxembourg Garden — October 2019

• The History of Fermob’s Luxembourg Chair (as seen in this post’s feature photo)

• My Perfect Day in Paris with Lina Nordin Gee — I really like Lina’s art and her cool Parisian/Scandinavian style.

• And speaking of our Nordic friends — What Scandinavians Can Teach Us About Embracing Winter.

• A Le Creuset Dutch Oven Is Worth Every Penny — We really enjoy ours.

• What Have You Cooked? We have certainly expanded our menu repertoire during the pandemic. Of course, we still do our tried and true, quick go-to recipes, but we have definitely ventured into uncharted territory this year. Ask me about Saturday night themed dinners!

• How Quarantine Killed the Weekend: With work changed and play curtailed, what does “time off” even mean anymore?

• Standing Tall: 7 Buildings that Shaped Wisconsin's History — I’ve only visited four of them.

• Google Maps to Gain New 'Live View' AR Features — Someday when we can travel again, this will be very useful.

• How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries — This story is equally well-written and compelling.

• The Ballet Flat Has Made its Comeback…The Proof in 8 Looks — When did it go away? These are my go-to shoes almost everyday.

• Gilmore Girls 20th Anniversary — Pop Culture References

  • Books (My results: 184/339 | 54%.) — My own list and reflections on the blog.

  • Films (My results: 206/303 | 70%)

  • Complete Soundtrack

• Pride and Prejudice Miniseries With Colin Firth Turns 25: Which Adaptation Is Best? Of course, it’s Colin Firth!

• Little Audrey’s Daydream by Sean Hepburn Ferrer - a children's book that tells his mother's story for a new generation - I preordered this book. The story and the illustrations are lovely.

• The Palais Galliera Reopens with a Major Exhibition Dedicated to Gabrielle Chanel — What are the chances that I’ll make it to Paris before this show closes in April? A girl can dream…