Bottle Caps…..Bats…..and Unique Cars…..

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Today we went to the Human Rights Festival in Athens, Georgia….while there we saw two unique autos.

The first one was an old truck completely covered in Bottle Caps…

The second car was a hatch back cover with….well…I really don’t know what the theme was except a mixture of images…..frogs…horseshoes….devils…

bats……

Angels and Saints…….

Must confess the frog and bat are my favorite…..but the spirit of these artists really captured my attention and imagination….they acted with full courage to bring their vision to the public and the tenacity to make their visions came to reality.

There is definitely a lesson in there for me….

Sabi….

Pink House with Green Shutters…..

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I want to live in a PINK house with GREEN shutters….in PARIS.

Today on Instagram @vuthears a very talented artist living in Paris….posted a Parisian street photo…he is always posting beautiful pictures of Paris…and today’s photo of a little pink cafe really made me want to go back to Paris….like right now!

So in my own little way I salute Paris….and it’s artists….with this simple drawing.

September Harvest Moon….

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This shot of the moon was taken with a Nikon D5200, a kit lens, and a tripod….settings were ISO 400, 300mm, f5.6 and 1/200sec.

To get rid of the haze…I bumped down the saturation and upped the black in post processing…also cropped it in to get the moon in full frame of the picture.

The best part of this photo…was getting to be outside in the dark on a still night!

University of Georgia….

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On Instagram there is a young Parisian by the name vutheara. He is a young designer and photographer….and his photographs are of beautiful Parisian streets…usually early morning shots casting long shadows of perfectly placed cyclists or lovely pedestrians.

Inspired by his photographs I set out for the prettiest town near my home….Athens, Georgia. The University of Georgia makes its home there and North Campus has a charm of its own…

These two photos were taken in front of the Chapel…the sun was right over the building and made for interesting lighting…

These is the Academic Building….

Musical Teens in their Element….

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Some shots of a high school percussion group….

Pre-show tuning…

two friends sparring 2….

Meet Mr. Turtle and Mrs. Slime Mold….

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Went on a Bird Walk with the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society this Saturday and was suppose to be looking up for birds and getting their pictures…..but I couldn’t keep my eyes off the ground. It had just rained and the forest was a mixture of beautiful greens and browns…occasionally the sun would lend some dabbled patches of light…and the forest floor would radiate with song. Oh yes…I really enjoyed seeing the birds…even got to see a Yellow-Billed Cuckoo…but the things on the ground made better pictures….

So here is Mr. Turtle….a new red eyed friend I made….I think I caught him in the middle of eating his lunch.

And here is Mrs. Sime-Mold….she is doing her thing…her little arms (the small strands of yellow) are busily looking for a new source of food….she’s got to keep the family happily nourished and together.

Sabi

So What Do You Do……

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So what do you do? That question has caused me much grief over the years….not that it is a bad question….but how do I answer it?

You know…all the stuff that goes behind such a loaded question like this one. Am I successful? Do I measure up? Is the person asking me the question…sizing me up?

I come from a long line of Jack-of-all-Trades…my ancestors weren’t drifters…but they did have a bit of gypsy in them. My Dad’s side came from the mountains of North Carolina. My Dad’s brothers taught me how to fix cars, roof houses, and generally how to fix almost anything. My Mom’s side came from northern Alabama and almost all of them had a stubborn artistic streak of one kind or another.

So what do I do? ….instead….I like to think in terms of what I have become. I have become a person that I like hanging out with…I have the freedom to be artistic on my own terms…I get to go on adventures with my family…and most importantly I get to view life from a different point of view….

I do have a job…but what my paying job is…is not important.

Instead…I’m an explorer of life and I have all the fun of capturing life as I see it….even if it’s a cow’s nose.

I love the creative life and the freedom of creativity…

Love in Orangies…..

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Sabi…..

Bad Weather and Creative Output….

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Georgia had crazy weather this past week. North Georgia temperatures were down in the single digits….because of the cold I didn’t have to go to my day job….so I had two days of studio time. I was able to do several Indian Ink drawings to add to my bird book.

Smoothed Billed Ani

A few weeks back while watching a movie, I saw in the background of a living-room scene a black and white print of a flamingo. So I really wanted to make one of my own. The next set of photos are about the working process I took to make an Indian Ink Flamingo.

After getting the drawing down…..I used watercolor-masking fluid to save the spaces intended to remain white.

Here you can see that the Indian Ink is still wet….the ink was allowed to pool in areas….this makes those areas a super black.

Finished piece…

close up….

This was not all….on Wednesday I started a little book called “The Purple Martin and a Snowy Day.” Will up-date you on this project when I have a more polished look.

Then Saturday after spending the entire day locked behind a computer screen…my daughter asked to visit a little pond behind our house…on our way back up the sun had almost set and the sky was very intriguing. Below are a few photos of the trees against the sky..

Living life creatively…
Sabi

Re-Thinking the Selfie…..

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We all have seen a lot of selfies….so going beyond the quick snap of ones self in the car showing off a new hair cut is in order. This selfie was snapped with my phone and turned into B&W photo….. I like to think of this as a story-selfie….this pic goes beyond me trying to show off my good looks, but I’m inviting you to see a story in your head.

Now that is the kind of selfie I can get into…..

Sabi