….this week’s theme for Word Press’ weekly photo challenge is experimental
WPC – Experimenting with Cropping, Filters, Light and Colour
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Category Archives: Art
Wordless Wednesday – November 15, 2017
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Silent Sunday – November 5, 2017
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The Mighty Charles
….Charles is a wild born western lowland gorilla who resides at the Toronto Zoo
Charles turned 45 this fall and has sired 15 offspring while living at the Toronto Zoo. He came to Toronto in 1974 when he was only 2 years old. In the 90s he created quite an uproar because he wouldn’t interact with offspring that weren’t his own and wouldn’t allow the prodigy from other gorilla groups to socialize.
In order to allow the others to interact Charles was sent away for a brief period of time each day in solitude. In an effort to keep Charles contented during these intervals away from his harem, he was given access to large sheets of paper and non-toxic coloured paints. His painting were sold for $400 to $1000 a piece and the money raised ($37 000.00) was used for a new gorilla exhibit. Check the link below to see some of his work.
On our visit Charles rested comfortably at the base of the enclosure looking over his harem and the other families. He is clearly the dominant male there. The other large silver back males have to be kept away from him. When his own male offspring reach maturity they have to be sent away so that father and son don’t fight each other for control of the harem.
As Charles watches the females guard their offspring and the young ones climb and play with each other.
WPC – Scale
scale
[skāl]
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scales (plural noun)
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the relative size or extent of something:“no one foresaw the scale of the disaster” · “everything in the house is on a grand scale”
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a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan:“a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building” · “an Ordnance Survey map on a scale of 1:2500”
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mathematicsa system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base:“the conversion of the number to the binary scale”
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photographythe range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.
This week’s theme for WordPress’ Photo Challenge is scale.
- This last shot was taken by my son on his way back from Chicago to London. The island at the north end of the shot is Christian Island where our cottage is situated.
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Butter and Sand Sculptures
….this year’s CNE featured the traditional butter sculptures and next door there was a large display of sand sculptures
Ink and Toilet Paper Art
…..that’s right, toilet paper
As part of Carla Sonheim’s on-line class, 365: 2017 Year Long On-Line Class we were shown how create drawings using liquid ink and toilet paper. First you fill a dropper with ink and then use it to draw an object. The lines will be thick and thin and sometime bubbly. Once the drawing is complete (the simpler the better) you take one ply toilet paper and place it carefully over the drawing. Let the ink absorb through the paper and then remove it. You should notice that the line quality of the drawing changes. Once it has dried completely the fun really starts. Using a fine tip black marker you can now add details to your drawing. If you have a white gel pen you can also play with it by adding detail on the black lines. Here are some of my creations. I warn you that this can be very addictive.
Art – Liquid Drawings
……what are liquid drawings you ask?
This was a technique introduced to me by Carla Sonheim that I loved doing. First you tear up some paper into an irregular shape, then you find a subject to draw and finally you draw that object (bicycle, glass bottles, butterfly) within the edges of the torn paper. You literally make the object take on the shape of the paper. Try it. It was fun to do.
WPC – Ooh, Shiny!
…..what am I easily distracted by?
There are probably a lot of things that distract me, make me lose my focus but one of them is seeing art. I’m fascinated with abstract artists and I can get lost in their paintings. This happened to me last year when I had the opportunity to see numerous famous works of art at the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery in Venice.
Check out other WPC – ooh, Shiny! posts.
Picasso Elephants
…..thanks to Carla Sonheim for getting me back to drawing
After weeks of inactivity in making art I’ve finally opened my art journal and made two new entries. I’m participating in Carla’s 365: A Year Long On-line Class. Every day there’s a new video with interviews, quotes from artists or art assignments.
