They say you can see the soul of a man through his eyes. If I look closer, I can also see a cloth of color, embroidery, and clues to his heritage. His is a Voladore: a man of the sky, who flies upside down, tied at his heels, a person performing a ritual to ensure [...]
Archive for the ‘Portraiture’ Category
Seeing Their Souls
Posted in Culture, Photography, Portraiture on December 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There is More to a Hat than a Hat.
Posted in Culture, Photography, Portraiture on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Creating a “body of work” can begin small with just one photograph but can “blossom” into a series of related photographs, making a story. In the case of the first entry on blog, a close-up of a hat was the featured photo. Some of the details were obscured or not present. Part of other hats [...]
Art is a Way of Seeing
Posted in Photography, Portraiture, tagged photography, Saul Bellow, Visual Arts on November 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Almost 30 years ago, when I took my first classes at the Victoria College of Art director, Joseph Kyle, stood in front of the class with his “trademark” pipe in hand and stated: “Art is a Way of Seeing”. This one small statement set the tone for my becoming an artist. It may sound simple enough, [...]
What’s in a Hat?
Posted in Culture, Photography, Portraiture, Urban Portraits, tagged Artist Motivation, Composition, Image, photography, Still Life on November 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“What’s in a Hat?” was chosen as the title of this portion of my blog because it deals with three questions about my work and the subjects I photograph: How? Why? and What? However, the primary focus will deal with: What and Why. I will try to provide some basic answers to questions about my artistic motivation [...]
Culture Creatures May 2010
Posted in Culture, Photography, Portraiture, tagged Bagpipe, Celtic, Kilt, Victoria on May 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The “parade” continues in Victoria. This time I was privy to seeing a group of musicians, dressed in kilts, replete with drums, bagpipes, batons, and gloves march down Government St. from City Hall to the Provincial Legislature. These “highlanders marchers” boldly proclaimed their Scottish roots and demonstrated the adage that the sum of the parts [...]
