Photography – Page 10 – Muttering Retreats

Chasing Zen

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.Lao Tzu And so it goes, this lovely vacation of mine, nearly at its end. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro, black and white filter.

Oh Willow, Titwillow, Titwillow

Anthem Community Park – Anthem, AZ Life teaches us toBend like the willow during a stormGlide like an eagleUnder the sun mighty and warmBut to stand togetherNo matter the weatherUnity is all for the betterMarie Helen Abramyan There’s something about stumbling upon a willow, in the midst of the palms, that lends itself to aContinueContinue reading “Oh Willow, Titwillow, Titwillow”

Lines We Can Cross

Anthem Community Park – Anthem, AZ These ivory spaces‬‪between those somber lines ‬‪I saved them just for you.Laura Chouette, When Dusk Falls Shot on Pixel 6 Pro, black and white filter.

The Tralfamadorian

Smartest duck in the room – photo taken @ Anthem Community Park I was rather excited to get this shot. Wise, slightly aloof duck finds the best spot in the park. Fully sheltered from the sun and looking down on his feathered friends who now have to swim toward the other bank, and cope withContinueContinue reading “The Tralfamadorian”

Wandering Again, Naturally

Getting my travel fix again this week (because if there’s one thing the month of February does well, it’s convincing me to head to warmer pastures), this time to the Phoenix, Arizona area. Prepare to be bombarded with more shots like this. Shot on Pixel 6 Pro, black and white filter.

The Art of Making Art

“The Strong Man” by Honore Daumier (1865) @ Through Vincent’s Eyes I like landscapes very much, but 10 times more these studies of everyday life, sometimes of terrifying truthfulness, [that artists such as] Daumier […] have drawn with such mastery.Vincent van Gogh Posting this one for all my Renaissance Festival, recovering street performer, theater producingContinueContinue reading “The Art of Making Art”

Making Our Faces As We Go Along

“Self-Portrait at the Age of Fifty-Six” by Anna Bacherini Piattoli (1776) @ By Her Hand I want to grow old without facelifts… I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I’ve made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you’d never completeContinueContinue reading “Making Our Faces As We Go Along”

Pulling Our Leg

“Mary Magdalene” by Orsola Maddalena Caccia (1620-30) @ By Her Hand At first, this strikes the viewer as yet another depiction of a Biblical figure at a time when that was all the rage. Then, you see her face, with a look as difficult to pin an adjective on as Mona Lisa’s smile. Then, ifContinueContinue reading “Pulling Our Leg”

Along Comes Mary

“Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy” by Artemisia Gentileschi (1620-25) @ By Her Hand Can’t we look to Mary Magdalene as simply an early church leader whose rightful place next to Christ should have been acknowledged? There are no Scriptures to place her anywhere but right next to Jesus. Even a cursory reading of the Bible showsContinueContinue reading “Along Comes Mary”

Masters of Heavy-Handedness

Portion of “Preparing for the Soiree” by Adophe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1870) @ Through Vincent’s Eyes “I paint for thirty years from now,” responded Adolphe Monticelli to critics of his thickly textured brushstrokes and vibrant colors. Of all the various works in the Through Vincent’s Eyes exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art, from VanContinueContinue reading “Masters of Heavy-Handedness”