Gypsy Doll
I was really drawn to this gypsy doll I came across at choir practice today. I sing with the fab London Lucumi Choir.
photography
Valentine, shmalentine!
But I like photographing hearts in various guises … here’s one I found in Highgate a while back: And today at Bar Italia Dini and the guy with a rainbow hat get playful with the Valentine heart …
Re-presenting found imagery
This is a huge subject and source of inspiration for me. Here are a selection of re-presented images taken in the last few months, drawn from bus shelters, underground stations, advertising flyers and posters and general “roaming” around cities ….
Windsor Castle reflected, and a surreal tree trunk…
It was grey and grim all day and then the sun came out. Here’s a shot of Windsor Castle reflected on the flooded grass. I’ve cropped it so the proportions are reminiscent of a type of Venetian narrative painting (well, at least to me!). The next picture is more of a contemporary abstract with a … Read more
Painterly Landscapes
Walking along Windsor’s Long Walk yesterday at sunset I took a series of images of the flooded grass. I’ve taken quite a few flood-related images over the past couple of weeks, but this was the first time at sunset. I was crouching down (quite a usual position for me when I photograph!) when a woman … Read more
Sunlight on a Persian Rug
I like the fact that graphically this is about rectangles within a rectangle so it has an abstract feel, but it’s also decorative as it’s a picture of a beautiful antique Persian rug:
Red Lanterns
Looking up in Chinatown, London these red lanterns caught my eye with their tassel-like fringes blowing in the wind…
Torn poster in Soho, London
Came across this yesterday – love how the effects of time contribute to the resulting image…