Mountain Photography from Kimberley

Here are a collection of my favorite “arty” photographs taken at the Kimberley ski area in mid-February 2024:

Some interesting photos from the chair lift:

More images of trees and snow:

Mountain Photography from the Sun Peaks Ski Resort

In this post I am sharing some of my favorite photographic images captured at the Sun Peaks ski area in British Columbia, Canada in the first week of January, 2024.

The natural beauty of trees and snow:

Some photo images that are particularly interesting because of the processing or perspective:

Photos of the ski resort in action:

Finally, a photo from the day of fresh snow, processed for an antique-look:

Rocky Mountain Beauty in Early-December

I recently visited the Sunshine Village ski area in the Rocky Mountains near Banff (Canada). I was struck by the beauty and here are some of the photos of the mountains, the infrastructure and activity, that I captured:

A January Day in Photos

Here are a collection of my favorite winter photos from January 3rd, 2023 in Edmonton’s river valley:

Falling Into Winter 2022

Here are a selection of my favorite photos taken in late-September, October and November 2022, in Edmonton:

And some abstracted photos from mid-October:

Into November, with a rather sharp transition to winter:

Bending Space and Light to See the Unimaginable

I was doing some experimentation with transforming an image. In this case, I found a simple photo of light shining through some blinds onto my kitchen floor to be interesting – but not that interesting. However I thought that there might be something there, so I played around with the image on my phone, primarily manipulating it in various ways using the Tiny Planet app. I came up with a variety of compositions that I think are quite intriguing.

The original mundane snapshot

And visual variations after different digital manipulations:

I like the way these camera apps can let me see differently, to envision compositions that I couldn’t have imagined and which could be quite successful as references or inspiration for paintings.

The Best of My Summer 2022 Photos

Here are some of my favorite photos (in a variety of styles) taken in July, August and early-September of 2022, in the Edmonton’s: river valley:

Edmonton’s Muttart Conservatory with downtown skyline (Aug 2022).

Flowers of summer:

Here are some favorite black and white or monochrome photos:

In early August I captured some interesting geometric abstracts mostly from at MacEwan University:

and in an abstract vein, using Intentional Camera Movement:

And a few more nature-y images from late summer:

Finally a monochrome photo of Dawson Bridge, with a late-summer evening haze:

Landscape/Nature Photo Art – Spring/Early-Summer 2022

Here are a collection of photos captured from late April into the middle June, 2022, mostly from the river valley at Edmonton, Canada.

The following set of photos are of flowers in bloom at the St. Albert Botanic Park (2022 June 20)

Back in the Paint

I’ve been in a bit of a painting slump for many months (dare I say years?), but recently I’ve been inspired to finish off a few abstracts that I had begun quite a while back, These are all non-representational works using acrylic paints and media, on 30 by 30 cm (12×12″) canvas.

Crackle Grid

Weave

Patchwork

I am expecting/hoping to exhibit these works as part of a group show in September 2022.

Landscapes of Early Spring

In this post I share some of my favorite nature/landscape photo images from late-March into early-April of 2022.

These images were captured in the North Saskatchewan River valley near the centre of the city of Edmonton in western Canada:

The following images are from early April, after most of the winter snow had melted

Tawatina Bridge in Edmonton