2020 – Gunpowder In The Desert
‘Gunpowder In The Desert’ – A love of ‘bokeh’ in photography has inspired these photo / paintings. Amazing what can be done with A2 acrylic paper and paints, watercolour paper and paints, some coloured gels, 3 daylight bulbs, a homemade softbox, a Nikon DSLR and a Nikon 50mm lens!
The Images
The Descriptions
| Gunpowder In The Desert Digital image 3192 x 4514 px Edition of 50 | Gunpowder in the desert, On the road to Damascus. Long since gone. This image was inspired by a trip to Jerusalem last year. For me, Jerusalem, is a place where the desert just rolls… |
| On The Nature Of Evolution Digital image 3301 x 4668 px Edition of 50 | We are all experimental, All with wonky steering wheels. For evolution is not normal. Evolution is not a finite condition, there are no finite people. We all invent ourselves with what we have |
| Lazy Solutions Digital image 3246 x 4591 px Edition of 50 | Problem after problem, With no obvious answers. Just lazy solutions. The toy boat is from “The Big Snooze,” a Bugs Bunny classic cartoon. Creativity is sometimes so slight it’s easy to ignore. I write down my ideas on my phone as soon as I have them, regardless of what I’m doing at the time |
| Passport Control Digital image 4385 x 3100 px Edition of 50 | At the border control. “Let me through, My passport is in order.” It’s me! At the Albanian border control. I like the idea of border controls, especially if going somewhere new. It represents a kind of barrier between what you know and what you don’t know |
| Avoir Or Etre? Digital image 3259 x 4609 px Edition of 50 | To be something is to not have it. To have something is to not be it. Avoir or Etre, that is the question. When I first learnt French in school I learnt avoir and etre at the same time. I’d never connected these two things together before but they are two sides of the same coin. Just depends on your direction! |
| For Sale Digital image 4636 x 3278 px Edition of 50 | Who will buy My lovely produce? Fresh from the sea. I used to draw this face in my rough books at school. I called him ‘Happy Face.’ He might look a bit sinister here but I’m not so sure. I like him and I felt like I wanted to revisit him here |
| Magic In The Middle Digital image 3307 x 4677 px Edition of 50 | Truth to the left, Beauty to the right, Magic in the middle. Give truth to the sciences so we may plan our solutions. Give beauty to the arts so we may solve our problems. Give magic to the compassionate so we may know who we are and what we can do |
| The Call Of Nature Digital image 4513 x 3191 px Edition of 50 | Focussed on the enviroment, I adjust my exposure And shoot into the framework. Just a reminder, for me, of how to approach the call of nature in case I forget what I’m doing |
| Stories In Stories Digital image 3225 x 4561 px Edition of 50 | Painted lorries in printed books. Sharing stories, Finding confidence together. Customised lorries and such things, on the road, adventure, inside and outside. Gaining momentum… |
| Mathematical Squares Digital image 3346 x 4732 px Edition of 50 | Rules are for squares, The mathematics of certainty. No room for the living. Rules are very good for maths and the sciences. We also need to make rules for us humans but they are variable, temporary guidelines, to be argued about. Creativity can help |
| A Winter’s Walk Digital image 4516 x 3193 px Edition of 50 | Morning pine smells, In the winter sunlight. Walking north today. Need a quick break? Just go for a walk, doesn’t matter where. Shift through your sensory systems as you go and imagine you’re somewhere else in the world. Instant holiday! |
| For The Sea Digital image 3200 x 4525 px Edition of 50 | Tiny vibrating bubbles, Popping quietly by the shore. Causing an almighty roar! Saw this excellent science documentary called ‘The secret life of waves.’ So the great roar of the sea and other watery sounds are caused by millions of tiny vibrating bubbles. That is all! |