in the right light~

"In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary." Aaron Rose It is the right time for me to be infatuated with the lush beauty of ranulculus. tissue like petals that unfurl... from tightly budded whorls... when the light is just right... so when this last lesson was to reflect on light and abstraction... my choice would be easy. Easy,because I find these extraordinary blooms so intensely romantic... and reflective of Spring. and this photography challenge has a been an extraordinary opportunity for me to step out of the box... I have learned that even with a very busy schedule one can see things in the right light, and find the right time to explore different venues... and realize that you are only a landscape photographer at the seaside... because everything there is in the right light. at the right time, and to me,everything there is extraordinary. So thank you to Carolyn and Camilla for the offer of a chance to try something new.. here is a bouquet of ranunculus... curvy stems and feather-like leaves for you... and for you ALL.

I went in search of a color and a name~

"The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color " Hans Hofmann Our world is a spinning blur of color. I took a moment to stop the spin and went in search... of a lesson on color... and a name for it... I went to find the name of the color of my Atlantic. My place of vast solitude and peace... my retreat from the maddening spinning world... I found the color of the sea, reflected in a book... in some yarn, sometimes darker... sometimes lighter... just as the sea itself. and reflected in a scent lightly held against the skin... and in a vase holding the light scent of a flower... the realm of color of a woman in a favorite sweater... and in the aged painted wood of an antique ice cream churn... in the visual experience of some new silk threads... and of the color woven in throughout new fabric... the color reflected in a cup of tea... and in a card to buy some tea... the color of spring.... the color of April sky's through colored glasses... a blend of blues and of greens... lights and dark's... this this the color of my Atlantic. And you thought I would wrap myself in grays.... {smiles} well...I did... along with the color of my Atlantic. So what is this name? The name of the color of my Atlantic? We will call it the mystical color of water~

comp perception~

"It is one of the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive." C.W.Leadbeater hmmm~~ I made one of the commonest mistakes.. thinking that my perception... of this weeks lesson ... was all there was to perceive. it was composition and perspective... not just perspective... As I had incorrectly thought. it is always good to read thoroughly... and double check... I should have taken my own advice...{smiling} then I thought... after realizing my error... that still life doesn't have to be created with many objects... and I stood fast in my minimalistic approach... and then switched modes quickly ... in a lame effort to cover ... and display the baby socks I just knit.... a little gift for a new baby boy... Handmaiden yarn in shades of pale baby blues... and muted browns..perfect colors... and a stack of some muted blues and browns for a little something sewn as well... My perception is that I may have saved this ?? or am I failing again to consider all there is to perceive? Either way... it was another fun challenge... and Easter Greetings to all who celebrate!