Early Start; Eagles Play at 8:30; Priorities on Creative Arts Three Day Weekend, Spiritual Light
In the Spirit of Spiritualty, I offer the following.
Castles in the Sky
© A. Mac /A.G
A Light in the Forest
© A. Mac/A.G.
RED BOX RULES: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER
From time-to-time, I should remind all members of NT, etc., that when posting photos, artwork, etc., it's important, when posting, that you own, and/or legally represent the licensing, copyright, etc., of what you post, and TO PROTECT YOUR WORK, TO INCLUDE YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL/INFORMATION; and/or, WHEN POSTING COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY BELONGING TO PARTIES OTHER THAN YOURSELF, TO …
• BE SURE YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO POST, TRANSMIT, etc, SUCH PROPERTY, and,
• IF/WHEN SUCH PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED, TO PROPERLY AND CLEARLY ATTRIBUTE THE COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNER(S).
VERY IMPORTANT … IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REMEMBER TO POST THIS CAVEAT REGULARLY.
Thanks, A. MAC
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Good Evening … earlier than usual.
Nice photos.
Early is good.
ditto, plus bonus art day ...
One could say those are "heavenly" images. Is that a meteor falling on the left of the bottom image?
It is.
Kyoto
(All images © G. Gam)
I think I'm heading down to the optometrist today - I believe I need a stronger pair of glasses.
Just kidding.
Although my name before was Buzzy
I still enjoy what's looking fuzzy
The original photos were a bit blurry, so this is me trying to make the best out of them because I still like the images. The middle one isn't blurry in the original photo but I was playing around with it and liked the result. Actually, I've been looking at a lot of contemporary photographer/artist websites recently and blurry is definitely in.
I like all 3, and I like the blurry. it gives those photographs a french impressionist feel that enhances them ...
Thanks, dev. I think the same thing about the Impressionist feel. When I'm working on some pieces on my computer that have an Impressionist feel, I will set them large at maybe 12 to 24 inches or more on the longer side (I have a fairly large computer screen), and step back 10-20 feet to see how they look from that distance. That's often the best distance from which to view an Impressionist painting, although I also like to view the paintings up close to study the brush strokes and technique. Of course, that doesn't work on here.
that's so funny you would mention distance in relation to impressionist paintings. I had an elderly client years ago that was a big shot with the denver art museum and she invited me to an impossible to get tickets for touring show that featured all the major impressionist names and artwork. it was so fun going with her. we bypassed the half block line waiting to get in as she was ushered thru the doors by staff with me in tow. we spent all afternoon up close and back 20 feet looking at the art, especially monet, discussing the brush strokes and techniques involved. at the time I had no idea that monet's eyesight was so bad, but was mesmerized by the idea that somebody could sit so close creating a piece that looked best from such a distance. and now, I'm convinced that he had just about invented the concept of pixels with his brush strokes decades before any video applications.
The value of viewing Impressionist paintings from a distance and close up is well-known to people who appreciate Impressionist art.
up close, a bunch of colored dots. 20 feet back, water lilies ...
A Little of This, A Little of That
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Let\'s play a little with the PotUS to be...
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Froggy went a courtin'
Froggy plucked his magic twanger and ruptured himself.
That's from Smilin' Ed's gang a kids' TV show from the 50's!
Hya' kids, hiya, hiya, hiya!
Yes, it is Mac. Damn your old…LOLOLOL
This is a photo of my 5x removed great grandmother, Angelique Gourneau (Folle-Avione) Aka Nowananikkwee (pretty woman). DOB 1775 this photo was taken around 1800 and was a painting and a photo was taken of the the painting sometime in the 1800’s and is owned by a wealthy family in Quebec City, Canada.
The baby in her arms is one of five children that she had and I believe it is Chief Broken Arm or Chief Wabasha.
That is fantastic!
That is a treasure.
Wow!
This is my great grandmother born in 1833 in Red River Settlement, Ruperts Land (now Manitoba, Canada). The photo was taken in the US after she and her Fur Trapper (French Voyager - Metis) husband left Red River Settlement and headed south to MN to escape the upcoming troubles there. The Red River Settlement is huge in Canadian history, Louis Riel and the Red River Uprisings. She told one of her daughter Evangeline Baptiste Paul, my grandmother who told me that they traveled only at night and had to grease the wheels of the Red River Wagon to keep from making noise. The troubles were many between the French/British/Metis/Indigenous at that time. And they being mixed, He Metis (French/Indigenous) and she indigenous, Ojibwe/Cree were right in the middle of it, their first stop was Pembina Dakota Territory now the state of ND which had a large Metis population and Ojibwe, Cree and Metis population there they would be safe.
Nookomis had 17 children in 28 years of marriage. That is not a misprint, LOL. Great Grandma spoke, French, English, Metis, Ojibwe and Cree, but could not write in English so all written communication was in French or Metis as was my great grandfather.
Her husband, my great grandfather name was Pierre Paul - Hus
I pulled the old Waterbox Clear Mini 16 (16 gallon) tank out and set it up for a new black crowntail betta fish.
That is a beautiful tank, E.
The new plant for the tank - Echinodorus Rainbow - arrived in today's mail. I'll get it planted tomorrow.
Arvo...not quite on par with your great creations but this is the first time I have had two water lily flowers out together..
Lovely.
That fish appears to be aptly named with those two white "crowns" on a black tail.
I saw this piece of art on the back of a shelf at some random antique store and was so impressed that I took it home. The artist’s business card was taped to the back, but I haven’t been able to find any information about him. The medium is a charred slab of wood, with the image meticulously carved in to expose the lighter, unburned wood beneath. I don’t know what the artist sold if for originally, but it came into my possession for twenty bucks. A great find in my book.
That is pretty cool!
What a find and what a bargain..
That is a magnificent piece of art - worth IMO a lot of multiples of what you paid for it. I discovered myself long ago that antique dealers don't necessarily know the true value of such items.