A pencil on a blank white page. Another image inspired by my lack of any good ideas for my image of the day. And now as I write, add to that the scarcity of words to go along with it. However, I have learned that the best way to get over creative (or writer’s) block…… Continue reading Pencil on a Blank Page
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Happiness is
Happiness is a smiley face coffee cup full of pens, pencils, markers, brushes, highlighters, and a ruler sitting on an artist’s desk. As my wife and I were reading stories to my son tonight (well, she was reading and my son and I were listening), I noticed this happy little guy on her desk…… Continue reading Happiness is
Magic Screen Duet
The Ohio Art Etch A Sketch with the “magic screen”. First sold in the 1960s, I believe, it was (and still should be) in just about every kid’s toy box. It was hours of fun, turning the knobs left and right, tongue stuck out in extreme concentration, trying so hard to create a masterpiece.…… Continue reading Magic Screen Duet
Day 108 – Chalkboard
I was too busy to shoot much today. This is just a quick scribble on my son’s chalkboard. Day 108 of 365.
Hands Drawing Hands
Today, while staring at a blank sheet of paper on my desk, trying to write out a to-do list and thoughts about future photo shoots, I had the idea of trying to create something reminiscent of M.C. Escher’s work, “Drawing Hands”. So much for the lists! It was a very simple setup. Actually, it wasn’t…… Continue reading Hands Drawing Hands
64 Colors
Peach. Lavender. Thistle. Orange-Yellow. Or was it Yellow-Orange? Some very obvious names and some that made you scratch your head. I think it would have been great fun to be paid to name the colors of each crayon. Which was/is your favorite color? This shot came about after I spent the better part of the…… Continue reading 64 Colors
Crayons
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” –Al Hirschfeld Nothing brings back more childhood memories than a plastic tub filled with hundreds of old, well used, multi-colored Crayola sticks from the 1970s. Shot on my Droid Turbo and processed in Photoshop. Day 10 of my 365 photo a day project. If you…… Continue reading Crayons