….thanks to Hugh from Hugh’s Views and News for hosting Sunday Stills this week
All these windows are in London, England. They start at Heathrow Airport and include Buckingham Palace, storefronts, museums, churches and the train station.
…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo a Week Challenge
…thanks to Cee for hosting the Fun Foto Challenge
I had lots of photos of yellow and lots of photos of blue but the two colours together proved challenging.
…thanks to Traveling at Wits End for this week’s photo challenge Under Cloudy Skies
It almost looked like the city was burning but the dark cloud over the waterfront just left a dusting of snow.
…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo a Week Challenge
Nancy’s photo of a broken down wall in the middle of nature reminded my of the lighthouse keeper’s old home on Christian Island. The lighthouse has been automated for years and the home is a pile of rubble where nature has take over. Trees are literally growing out of the centre of the stone cottage.
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
I love how some plants embrace the trunks of trees for support.
….a new photo challenge
Going through my emails this morning I discovered that two blogging friends have started a new photo challenge and are inviting bloggers from around the world to join in. One of the bloggers is Snow from The Snow Melts Somewhere and the other is Amanda from Something to Ponder About.
This week’s theme is inspiration. What inspires me? There are so many things; my husband inspires me with his daily drawings, other artists inspire me, photos from around the world inspire me to travel, my friends inspire me to be a better person, reading books inspire me, music inspires me, etc., etc..
I saw these two sculptures at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto last week. They inspire me to get my hands on some clay and mold an image from my imagination. The only thing holding me back is not having access to a kiln.
….is producing 177 pieces of art in one year a failure?
Last year I had decided to produce one piece of art a day or at least work on an art piece every day for 365 days. I created my own personal challenge of 365 Days of Art. In the middle of November I stopped drawing and painting. Was I discouraged by the fact that I was very much behind my goal or was it something else?
I think that being so far behind was part of it but life just seemed to get in the way, especially in November and December. There were things that I hadn’t planned on like getting ill, my father going into the hospital, the plumbing breaking down and my sister coming for a visit. Then there were the things that just happen, like Christmas parties, concerts and trying to get ready for Christmas.
I recognize that all of these things are just excuses because I see people out there who manage to create a piece of art every day but I’ve decided that I should rejoice in the 177 pieces that I did create. Here are some of my favourites from 2018:
So what is my art goal for this year? I will definitely continue making art but the question is how much and should I even put a number on it. What do you think I should do? I have some ideas that I will share later today.
Cheers!
Mama Cormier 