Very beautiful photos Mac. It is always fun for me to see what things looked like in their early days compared to today. I tend to prefer the warmer look of the days gone by compared to the rather cold, sterile look of today's sci-fi world.
Thanks G. Most of the ones that I post on Thursdays are oldies, and I save the new ones for posting on Fridays. I share the new ones on the Anishinaabe group on Fridays, as I have done for several years before posting them to this group.
But, we are getting new members along the way who have not yet seen many of the older creations, so I go back to the early days that show the transitions made along the way to where I am now.
Also, even some of the older members may not have seen those what were only posted in the Anishinaabe group in the beginning. So hopefully, they will enjoy seeing them for the first time as well.
Creating the new artwork can take hours, days, or even weeks, depending on how long it takes to put them all together as I want, with a lot of trail and error. So adding in the older ones as well fills two purposes. (smile)
Something a little diffferent than usual - a group, but why does the woman have to be smaller, indicating she is in the background? Very nicely framed, by the way.
but why does the woman have to be smaller, indicating she is in the background?
Yes. Out of respect for the men, women walk a ways behind the men, especially, when they are talking. Not that they don't want the women to hear necessarily, but, when the men are talking the women usually give them space out of respect.
My Granddaughter's 8th grade teacher had two pet snakes, non venomous of course, and she wanted to make a new habitat for them. I had made one for the 3 classroom pet turtles for her 7th grade teacher, and so her 8th grade teacher asked me if I would help with one for her snakes.
Mind you....I am not a snake person (shiver). Although, I do believe firmly in live and let live, and "Yo! Don't bite me or I bit back! And you are more likely to be sicker than I will be!"
So working in a close proximity with the belly walkers was a bit unnerving at first. Especially, when they slithered up close to my hands while I was working, out of curiosity I guess. But, after a couple of days it got to be old stuff for them and they didn't pay me any mind.
The snakes were of a desert nature so I wanted to give them as natural a habitat as I could. Not being a professional at all on such stuff, I did a lot of research on the type of environment they preferred. And I noted that, I need to be careful what kind of items I needed to create the environment, as creating a tedious environment can actually make the reptiles sick.
I enjoyed working with the project, and in the end, the teacher, the snakes and I were all happy.
She got pneumonia once and we had to give her drops of medication. That was fun!
Oh....my.....
Thanks EG. When I was a young girl I used to keep toads and lizards. Just the regular yard type, but, the dogs and cats were always doing them in. When I found my first lizard I wanted to fix it a 'home' for it so it would be safe. But, I wanted it to have the feel of being in 'nature'. I didn't have a fish tank to use, so I just built the 'home' with wood and screening.
I studies where in the yard they hung out most and then tried to embrace that environment in the box. It had lots of fresh air and good light with the screening. In East Texas there is always an abundance of bugs and insects that they liked, so feeding them was not really an issue. I would spray some water on the ivy I put in there for them so that they could have good water as well in the way they were used to drinking.
It was a lesson well learned, and even after I gave them up and returned them to their normal habitat, which was a good time later when there were no longer 4 legged predators to bother them, I remember their little faces as they roamed around the box and seemed happy. Not like being free of course, but, at least they managed to live.
When I was a kid I created one as a home for salamanders that I collected beside a little stream in a forest near my home that I spent a lot of my time in. They were little orange guys, like this one:
There was this one horned toad that was really feisty. And when I would walk in the room I always talked to them. This one would always run over the screen and look out at me with this look of "Hey! You talkin' to me ?"
My cats were always messing with them when they came into the room, tapping on the box and screen to watch them run around. One day as my Siamese was sitting and starring at the feisty toad, the toad jumped up on the screen right in the cat's face and the cat almost fell off the table trying to get away from the toad he thought was attacking him.
Then the cat came over by me and in the usual Siamese yowl, began to tell me all about how the toad tried to bite him.
Photos of the most remote U.S. National Park. American Samoa National Park. 4700 plus miles SW of Los Angeles CA. It is both underwater and above water and is stunningly beautiful. I did many dives there and hiked the land portion which is quite dicey. You had best be careful because it is remote and if you're injured it can be super dangerous to get out or get someone to you.
Really beautiful photos Kavika. The underwater photo is really awesome. I am so glad to know that there are still so many of these beautiful places in existence, as it seems that Man and Mother Nature are are in a battle of preservation.
Mother Nature is doing her part the best she can. Man needs to step up and do their part a whole lot better if we want to these kinds of natural beauty still around for our Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren to see and enjoy.
Grey and I went fishing yesterday, and this time, I actually remembered the camera. We were anchored just off the island in Morrison Lake, between 5 and 10 miles from home. Right near the boat launch is an RC car and plane park and a takeoff/landing site for parasailing.
Usually fairly good fishing close along this side of the weeds or close along the other side, depending on the wind direction.
I missed getting them. Only three for the day anyway. I got a small Bluegill, Grey got a really small Perch and a nine inch Catfish. The Cat was the only one big enough to photograph and I was too busy getting him off the line without getting stung to take any shots.
Absolutely. Of all the photos I took back in the early 1980s when we were in England and Wales, this one of a hillside sheep farm in Wales was the only one I brought with me - the rest are back in storage in Toronto.
Here is another oldie that some might find interesting. This was one of my first creations...about 12 years ago. It was one of the first ones I shared on the Anishinaabe group after I started posting them there.
Thank you G. Sometimes when I look back at some of the really early creations I even surprise myself as to how far I have come over the years. My thoughts of what I am looking for, what I want the artwork to project, what my imagination sees as the project develops and how it can change mid way into something much different than my original idea.
Thanks Buzz. The background/frame is a wood burl, an unusual one that I found and had backed up for a different project. But, I was having trouble finding a good background for the image and ran across the wood burl during my searching. I didn't think that it would work very well, but, with a bit of trial and error it turned out much better than I had anticipated.
So...I always believe in the saying..."Never say never" (grin)
Thanks G. Something a bit different for the framing. I thought it would give a bit of flow to the dancers regalia, and add a little grace and charm to the dance.
I do, too. There were some beautiful jacarandas blooming this year. That one was at the Sepulveda Basin Community Garden Center in Encino.
Many years ago, when I commuted for work, one of the streets near my office was thick with purple blossoms every spring that had fallen from the jacarandas lining the street. It was gorgeous. The flowers are sticky and messy, though.
There are amazing jacarandas like that all over L.A. and Southern California. They start blooming in the spring. That one is not in my garden. I planted two a few years ago, but they are still much smaller. I always look forward to jacaranda season. Some neighborhoods have several. Whether there are several or just one as in that photo, it is always a spectacular display.
Very cheerful Nature atmosphere, with lots of Spirit Totems and Spirit Guides, that represent all levels of Mother Earth and her charges. Lots of bright, happy colors to lift the spirits. Very nicely done.
I was thinking that I can almost feel it staring into my soul.
As I have mentioned before, I recently had a long stare down with a coyote that was walking towards me from a slope on our property. At first, it stopped and stared at me for a very long time. As it was moving away up the hill, it kept stopping to look back. One moment, it partly hid behind a bush. I think it wanted to make certain that I was not a threat. The last time before it finally ran away, it faced me squarely and we looked deeply into each other's eyes. It had a very beautiful face.
Very interesting story, G. I think your coyote was carefully assessing you from a distance. As you did not approach it, or make any more in its direction, and the fact that it hid in the bushes to further observe you, then finally leaving, you may have someone watching your back from the unknown.
Once you prove you are a friend and not a foe, they will not fear you.
At first, it got very close, no more than maybe 25 to 30 feet I would say, apparently without realizing that I was there, so I clapped my hands once and shouted out. It stopped suddenly and gave me a very unhappy look. I did not make any more noise or movement after that, except to silently ask it to leave. It seemed like a long time before it finally started to move away, and it did so slowly, stopping several times to check me out. It was probably more scared than I was. The final look we had between us when it was a bit further up the hill was amazing. That did feel like we were looking into each other's souls.
Also, I was not certain if it was a male or female.
Also, I was not certain if it was a male or female.
I think it safe to say that, if it had been a female and there were babies nearby, She would likely not have been as patient with you. So, it was good that it was either a male, or a female with no young to protect.
I have always had a very good rapport with most animals. I think it is like a connection of the spirit and/or soul. I have been around horses all my life, and even horses I have never been near before will perk their ears up and whinny at me when I walk their way. Birds will follow me around and chirp at me, some even come and walk around with me.
We just seem to have a 6th sense or understanding about our connection with each other. It has always been that way for me, and I have often wondered why.
Thank you Buzz. As you may remember, when I first started posting the artwork to the Anishinaabe group I worked mostly with wood burls. I wanted to work with the basics of Mother Earth and her own artwork.
It was about a year later that I began to stretch my imagination and started to work with other types of backgrounds, but, still using Mother Earths workbook. My framing began to grow and gave me a better means to enhance and improve the spirit of the primary subjects.
The backgrounds also have their own special meanings that add to the overall 'theme', if you will, of what I want to artwork to inspire. No two people always see the same thing the same way, so there can be no just one 'story' to the artwork. But, there must be a collaboration between all areas of the artwork so that nothing is left out, nor anything that undermines the primary subject. The blending of all things to reach the final goal of what I want to achieve is really the hardest part.
I want my work to be more than just eye candy, there are many things that need to be learned and are represented by the artwork itself. At least, that is what I am trying to achieve. And, hopefully, I can at least make a reasonable showing of it.
Thank you very much for your very kind compliments, Buzz. I truly do appreciate them. By sharing my artwork with those who find them enlightening and expressing some of the Spiritual and traditional areas of Native American life, then I have achieved my purpose for creating and sharing them.
I am simply an amateur who has found a way to express myself and my heritage in a way that, hopefully, others can learn from as well. That is the best reward for me. (smile)
Well, then; there's a remote portion of a mountain stream that's worth the trip into the deep woods of the Poconos. The Native Brook Trout are fairly easy to catch … but there's ANOTHER CATCH involved …
It's now just after midnight Sunday in NYC, although it's been Sunday for half a day here already. I think if I were putting a caption to this photo it would be "A Sea Turtle Beyond Reflection".
Ahh...I see. But, it does have a very nice affect with the presence of the turtle as well.
I am going to try working with such overlay effects and see what I can come up with. Layering has its own set of rules and techniques, so I will have to see if I have enough expertise to work with it.
Most all artwork is a matter of trial and error on many levels, so this challenge should be fun.
I was in the middle of typing a reply to you and the power went off for an hour - hardly happens here because the local infrastructure is modern as is our building, but a commercial building near us is just having its insides finished so the power break could have been to enable them to make connectons - or were the spirits telling me I shouldn't be telling you what I was writing? No way. I was telling you that you have an uncanny talent at matching your backgrounds and framing to your images, as I see in this early work of yours. But I also was telling you that it was amazingly prescient that your early image was wearing a face mask, and maybe that's why I got stopped.
But I also was telling you that it was amazingly prescient that your early image was wearing a face mask, and maybe that's why I got stopped.
LOL!! Thanks Buzz. Yes, masks of all types are a part of much of the Native American regalia, especially those that are to represent Spirits and animals. But, at a time like now with the COVID-19 raging all around the world, it does seem a bit familiar to see a Indian dancer wearing what looks like a face mask.
The photo at the top of the article is of Brigantine, New Jersey (today, a part of)
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
I like the old photos.
Then you might like to look at other articles on Creative Arts as there are a number that are worth viewing, for example this one:
Unfortunately, some of he aticles posted on the Creative Arts group don't get anywhere near the attention that the Thursday/Friday one does.
There, A.Mac. Did that for you.
I just took a look. Very cool.
Show your stuff be it THEN or NOW.
Very beautiful photos Mac. It is always fun for me to see what things looked like in their early days compared to today. I tend to prefer the warmer look of the days gone by compared to the rather cold, sterile look of today's sci-fi world.
Something for Thursday.....
Very great.
Thanks G. Most of the ones that I post on Thursdays are oldies, and I save the new ones for posting on Fridays. I share the new ones on the Anishinaabe group on Fridays, as I have done for several years before posting them to this group.
But, we are getting new members along the way who have not yet seen many of the older creations, so I go back to the early days that show the transitions made along the way to where I am now.
Also, even some of the older members may not have seen those what were only posted in the Anishinaabe group in the beginning. So hopefully, they will enjoy seeing them for the first time as well.
Creating the new artwork can take hours, days, or even weeks, depending on how long it takes to put them all together as I want, with a lot of trail and error. So adding in the older ones as well fills two purposes. (smile)
I enjoy seeing all of your art!
Thank you G, I am glad that you like them. (big smile)
Something a little diffferent than usual - a group, but why does the woman have to be smaller, indicating she is in the background? Very nicely framed, by the way.
Yes. Out of respect for the men, women walk a ways behind the men, especially, when they are talking. Not that they don't want the women to hear necessarily, but, when the men are talking the women usually give them space out of respect.
Getting things together for a new project... my first riparium. Think shoreline or riverbank. I still have no idea how this will turn out. LOL!
My Granddaughter's 8th grade teacher had two pet snakes, non venomous of course, and she wanted to make a new habitat for them. I had made one for the 3 classroom pet turtles for her 7th grade teacher, and so her 8th grade teacher asked me if I would help with one for her snakes.
Mind you....I am not a snake person (shiver). Although, I do believe firmly in live and let live, and "Yo! Don't bite me or I bit back! And you are more likely to be sicker than I will be!"
So working in a close proximity with the belly walkers was a bit unnerving at first. Especially, when they slithered up close to my hands while I was working, out of curiosity I guess. But, after a couple of days it got to be old stuff for them and they didn't pay me any mind.
The snakes were of a desert nature so I wanted to give them as natural a habitat as I could. Not being a professional at all on such stuff, I did a lot of research on the type of environment they preferred. And I noted that, I need to be careful what kind of items I needed to create the environment, as creating a tedious environment can actually make the reptiles sick.
I enjoyed working with the project, and in the end, the teacher, the snakes and I were all happy.
The End.
(grin)
Great story Raven Wing. I would love to see the habitat. If I ever get a "fish room" I'm getting a turtle.
I had a red tailed boa before my son was born. She got pneumonia once and we had to give her drops of medication. That was fun!
Oh....my.....
Thanks EG. When I was a young girl I used to keep toads and lizards. Just the regular yard type, but, the dogs and cats were always doing them in. When I found my first lizard I wanted to fix it a 'home' for it so it would be safe. But, I wanted it to have the feel of being in 'nature'. I didn't have a fish tank to use, so I just built the 'home' with wood and screening.
I studies where in the yard they hung out most and then tried to embrace that environment in the box. It had lots of fresh air and good light with the screening. In East Texas there is always an abundance of bugs and insects that they liked, so feeding them was not really an issue. I would spray some water on the ivy I put in there for them so that they could have good water as well in the way they were used to drinking.
It was a lesson well learned, and even after I gave them up and returned them to their normal habitat, which was a good time later when there were no longer 4 legged predators to bother them, I remember their little faces as they roamed around the box and seemed happy. Not like being free of course, but, at least they managed to live.
Belly walkers, love that term.
When I was a kid I created one as a home for salamanders that I collected beside a little stream in a forest near my home that I spent a lot of my time in. They were little orange guys, like this one:
There was this one horned toad that was really feisty. And when I would walk in the room I always talked to them. This one would always run over the screen and look out at me with this look of "Hey! You talkin' to me ?"
My cats were always messing with them when they came into the room, tapping on the box and screen to watch them run around. One day as my Siamese was sitting and starring at the feisty toad, the toad jumped up on the screen right in the cat's face and the cat almost fell off the table trying to get away from the toad he thought was attacking him.
Then the cat came over by me and in the usual Siamese yowl, began to tell me all about how the toad tried to bite him.
Photos of the most remote U.S. National Park. American Samoa National Park. 4700 plus miles SW of Los Angeles CA. It is both underwater and above water and is stunningly beautiful. I did many dives there and hiked the land portion which is quite dicey. You had best be careful because it is remote and if you're injured it can be super dangerous to get out or get someone to you.
Hopefully you can post Samoa of these.
Beautiful! My Samoa photos are in a box somewhere in the garage.
Really beautiful photos Kavika. The underwater photo is really awesome. I am so glad to know that there are still so many of these beautiful places in existence, as it seems that Man and Mother Nature are are in a battle of preservation.
Mother Nature is doing her part the best she can. Man needs to step up and do their part a whole lot better if we want to these kinds of natural beauty still around for our Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren to see and enjoy.
Grey and I went fishing yesterday, and this time, I actually remembered the camera. We were anchored just off the island in Morrison Lake, between 5 and 10 miles from home. Right near the boat launch is an RC car and plane park and a takeoff/landing site for parasailing.
Usually fairly good fishing close along this side of the weeds or close along the other side, depending on the wind direction.
Where the heck are the photos of the fish. You can see parasailers any old time, but fish is a whole other story.
I missed getting them. Only three for the day anyway. I got a small Bluegill, Grey got a really small Perch and a nine inch Catfish. The Cat was the only one big enough to photograph and I was too busy getting him off the line without getting stung to take any shots.
Those parasailer shots are FANTASTIC!!!
Nice work making the most of a unique photo op!
© G. Gam 2020 A Cotswolds' village on a cloudy morning
What a quaint, pretty little village. It looks so peaceful. Makes me want to take a deep relaxing breath just to look at it. Very nice.
It was beautiful there. England has a lot of pretty towns and villages like this.
I really enjoy visiting the old villages. There is just something very refreshing about them. So simple, yet, rather efficient for the times.
I love them, too. My wife often asks if we can move to a village like that!
Absolutely. Of all the photos I took back in the early 1980s when we were in England and Wales, this one of a hillside sheep farm in Wales was the only one I brought with me - the rest are back in storage in Toronto.
Has a bit of an Andrew Wyeth feeling.
Mmmm Cotswold, one of my favorite cheeses.
Well, I'm lactose intolerant so...
© G. Gam 2020 Dawn, the Andaman Sea near Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia (with a local fishing boat heading out for the day)
Beautiful photo G. The various islets give a sort of another worldly effect.
Thank you!
Very moody.
Here is another oldie that some might find interesting. This was one of my first creations...about 12 years ago. It was one of the first ones I shared on the Anishinaabe group after I started posting them there.
That's terrific. I can see how your art has progressed.
Thank you G. Sometimes when I look back at some of the really early creations I even surprise myself as to how far I have come over the years. My thoughts of what I am looking for, what I want the artwork to project, what my imagination sees as the project develops and how it can change mid way into something much different than my original idea.
All fun stuff.
A true artist
Thank you! (smile)
I don't recall seeing it, but the frame is a perfect match for the image.
Thanks Buzz. The background/frame is a wood burl, an unusual one that I found and had backed up for a different project. But, I was having trouble finding a good background for the image and ran across the wood burl during my searching. I didn't think that it would work very well, but, with a bit of trial and error it turned out much better than I had anticipated.
So...I always believe in the saying..."Never say never" (grin)
HUMMING right along …
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Female
©A. Mac/A.G.
Beautiful photo
I was always fascinated by how thay appear to be standing absolutely still in the air.
What a beautiful little hummer! Such an array of varied colors.
Magical Flora
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Really nice!
Beautiful foliage and floral photos Buzz. Very tropical looking. All very nicely framed as well. Well done!
A great series of photos.
I new edit on a photo taken 4 years ago today.
So peaceful and calming. Lots of quackers and a beautiful environment to play in. It makes me take a deep, relaxing breath.
Thank you for sharing.
That is really nice. I agree that it is very peaceful and calming.
Both the framing by foreground plants and the changing tint of the water do a good job of creating depth to a peaceful scene.
And here is a new creation for Friday .
Super nice!
Thanks G. Something a bit different for the framing. I thought it would give a bit of flow to the dancers regalia, and add a little grace and charm to the dance.
It does.
What flashed through my mind the instant I looked at that image was the first line from Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man".
That is a very interesting relation to the artwork. It could indeed work with that song from a visual POV.
© G. Gam 2020 Jacaranda in bloom
Love jacaranda and that one is a beauty.
I do, too. There were some beautiful jacarandas blooming this year. That one was at the Sepulveda Basin Community Garden Center in Encino.
Many years ago, when I commuted for work, one of the streets near my office was thick with purple blossoms every spring that had fallen from the jacarandas lining the street. It was gorgeous. The flowers are sticky and messy, though.
Such a beautiful jacaranda. So full and lush. Seems I can smell it from here. Ahhh.....
I don't recall ever seeing a tree that colour. Fabulous. Is it in your garden?
There are amazing jacarandas like that all over L.A. and Southern California. They start blooming in the spring. That one is not in my garden. I planted two a few years ago, but they are still much smaller. I always look forward to jacaranda season. Some neighborhoods have several. Whether there are several or just one as in that photo, it is always a spectacular display.
Keeping things moving …
© A. Mac/A.G.
I guess with the world in such a mess, a picture of a collage of animals, a zoo image, is appropriate.
Very cheerful Nature atmosphere, with lots of Spirit Totems and Spirit Guides, that represent all levels of Mother Earth and her charges. Lots of bright, happy colors to lift the spirits. Very nicely done.
Here's one for deh girls.....
Now come on, RW, that's being discriminatory. LOL
Now, Now Buzz. Judge ye not.....as thou has't not yet seeds deh one for deh boyz......
Hey Ladies! I posted this very nice Native American Warrior as a treat for the Ladies, and so far three guys have voted on it.
Does he need a 'nother feather? ??
Good eye sandy.....
Can we take this into Saturday?
Birds of a Feather
© A. Mac/A.G.
Sure can - I'll help. "Birds of a feather"....Swim together.
Very pretty Buzz. Very cheerful and relaxing.
Sounds like a good deal to me.....
As dehs says in Joisey.......Boids of'a fedder....cwoid ta'getta.....
LOL. That is a PERFECT response to A.Mac's post.
Are those young gold finches ?
House Sparrows.
Saw Palmetto, S. Fl. 12/2018
Purple Trumpet Vine, S. Cal 08/2020
That Saw Palmetto is really a beauty, Pat. Looks almost surreal.
Pat, your second photo is nice, but the top one deserves a.....
Thank you, Buzz !
That Saw Palmetto is really a beauty, Pat. Looks almost surreal.
Thank you, I love the symmetry in nature.
Same here. There are flowers called Math Flowers, and they're really a-mazing.
Arizona Lily....
Dropho...
Fractral Cabbage...
Romanesco Broccoli...
Aloe...
Perfect, aren't they ? Thank you for the eye candy.
You're welcome Pat. They are very interesting. I never saw an Aloe like the one above before.
Great examples of symmetry in nature.
Mother Nature does like to challenge us humans with all her wondrous little tricks. It's fun to see what surprises she can throw our way. (grin)
Really awesome photos!
And one for deh boyz......
How many "thumbs up" can I give this?
For you, as many as you like, but, on here, only one is allowed. However, one is enough as long as you enjoy it.
Thank you! (smile)
YES!!!
Glad you like it Buzz. (big grin)
OK....here's one for Saturday....going back a good ways......my first creation. We all have to start someplace.
Nice. He's staring right at me!
Thanks G.
Wolf logic;
Spirit Wolf peers deep into your soul to see if you are friend or foe.
If you are friend he will protect you. If you are foe, he will be your predator.
I was thinking that I can almost feel it staring into my soul.
As I have mentioned before, I recently had a long stare down with a coyote that was walking towards me from a slope on our property. At first, it stopped and stared at me for a very long time. As it was moving away up the hill, it kept stopping to look back. One moment, it partly hid behind a bush. I think it wanted to make certain that I was not a threat. The last time before it finally ran away, it faced me squarely and we looked deeply into each other's eyes. It had a very beautiful face.
Very interesting story, G. I think your coyote was carefully assessing you from a distance. As you did not approach it, or make any more in its direction, and the fact that it hid in the bushes to further observe you, then finally leaving, you may have someone watching your back from the unknown.
Once you prove you are a friend and not a foe, they will not fear you.
At first, it got very close, no more than maybe 25 to 30 feet I would say, apparently without realizing that I was there, so I clapped my hands once and shouted out. It stopped suddenly and gave me a very unhappy look. I did not make any more noise or movement after that, except to silently ask it to leave. It seemed like a long time before it finally started to move away, and it did so slowly, stopping several times to check me out. It was probably more scared than I was. The final look we had between us when it was a bit further up the hill was amazing. That did feel like we were looking into each other's souls.
Also, I was not certain if it was a male or female.
I think it safe to say that, if it had been a female and there were babies nearby, She would likely not have been as patient with you. So, it was good that it was either a male, or a female with no young to protect.
I have always had a very good rapport with most animals. I think it is like a connection of the spirit and/or soul. I have been around horses all my life, and even horses I have never been near before will perk their ears up and whinny at me when I walk their way. Birds will follow me around and chirp at me, some even come and walk around with me.
We just seem to have a 6th sense or understanding about our connection with each other. It has always been that way for me, and I have often wondered why.
His eyes follow you no matter what angle you look at him, he's looking at you.
You started off a winner.
Thank you Buzz. As you may remember, when I first started posting the artwork to the Anishinaabe group I worked mostly with wood burls. I wanted to work with the basics of Mother Earth and her own artwork.
It was about a year later that I began to stretch my imagination and started to work with other types of backgrounds, but, still using Mother Earths workbook. My framing began to grow and gave me a better means to enhance and improve the spirit of the primary subjects.
The backgrounds also have their own special meanings that add to the overall 'theme', if you will, of what I want to artwork to inspire. No two people always see the same thing the same way, so there can be no just one 'story' to the artwork. But, there must be a collaboration between all areas of the artwork so that nothing is left out, nor anything that undermines the primary subject. The blending of all things to reach the final goal of what I want to achieve is really the hardest part.
I want my work to be more than just eye candy, there are many things that need to be learned and are represented by the artwork itself. At least, that is what I am trying to achieve. And, hopefully, I can at least make a reasonable showing of it.
Your work is not only artistically superior, it is unique, significant and representational. High score in many aspects.
Thank you very much for your very kind compliments, Buzz. I truly do appreciate them. By sharing my artwork with those who find them enlightening and expressing some of the Spiritual and traditional areas of Native American life, then I have achieved my purpose for creating and sharing them.
I am simply an amateur who has found a way to express myself and my heritage in a way that, hopefully, others can learn from as well. That is the best reward for me. (smile)
I looked this guy in the eye right up close and I wasn't at all scared....
But, he looks like he is!
Yeah, I have that effect on statues. LOL
Well, then; there's a remote portion of a mountain stream that's worth the trip into the deep woods of the Poconos. The Native Brook Trout are fairly easy to catch … but there's ANOTHER CATCH involved …
Stare this boy down …
© A. Mac/A.G.
Great photo. Looks like it's debating whether you'd taste good or not.
Beautiful photo Mac. And indeed, he does look like he is sizing you up as to whether or not you'd make a good lunch.
I bet that if you only had a wide angle lens with you, instead of a telephoto, we would never have got to see that shot.
Or he would be able to smell Amac long after he was gone!
That particular day, I had my 200-500mm lens and my Old Spice Deodorant …
Stare this boy down ...
YIKES!!!
Another good week of contributions and commentary … a sincere "THANK YOU" to every one … and let's see if we can carry this into Sunday.
It's now just after midnight Sunday in NYC, although it's been Sunday for half a day here already. I think if I were putting a caption to this photo it would be "A Sea Turtle Beyond Reflection".
Great photo Buzz. From here, it looks like a possible double exposure. Very nicely done.
It's a reflection on the seaquarium glass.
Ahh...I see. But, it does have a very nice affect with the presence of the turtle as well.
I am going to try working with such overlay effects and see what I can come up with. Layering has its own set of rules and techniques, so I will have to see if I have enough expertise to work with it.
Most all artwork is a matter of trial and error on many levels, so this challenge should be fun.
OK...it's Sunday here. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
From the beginning.....
Love this one Raven, well done.
Thank you Kavika. I'm very glad that you like it.
Spectacular!
Thank you G. I think that was the third or fourth one I did in the beginning.
I was in the middle of typing a reply to you and the power went off for an hour - hardly happens here because the local infrastructure is modern as is our building, but a commercial building near us is just having its insides finished so the power break could have been to enable them to make connectons - or were the spirits telling me I shouldn't be telling you what I was writing? No way. I was telling you that you have an uncanny talent at matching your backgrounds and framing to your images, as I see in this early work of yours. But I also was telling you that it was amazingly prescient that your early image was wearing a face mask, and maybe that's why I got stopped.
LOL!! Thanks Buzz. Yes, masks of all types are a part of much of the Native American regalia, especially those that are to represent Spirits and animals. But, at a time like now with the COVID-19 raging all around the world, it does seem a bit familiar to see a Indian dancer wearing what looks like a face mask.
Well.....Sunday afternoon here, so one more for the road.....back to the future.....
Awesome !
Thanks Pat. I'm very glad you like it.
It's not as clear as it is on my phone or desktop.
It's not available, Pat.
Okay, please delete my post and comment. I'm having trouble with Youtube.