View from Skegness Pier.
Waiting for the storm on Northern California beach near Monterey
The next in my mini series “Taking me Home. Another b/w infrared photo taken on my recent trip to somewhere deep inside of myself. A journey is not always just a trip away. Sometimes a journey is the path that we must take to find something within ourselves in order that we can grow as souls while on a pilgrimage back to our hearts. Sometimes in order to grow and reach our full potential we need to put ourselves into difficult situations so that we can find the truth at the centre of our very beings. This is often very difficult to do or even to acknowledge as it means allowing ourselves to be taken to the outer limits of our potential, and sometimes risking ridicule and not only that. Sometimes it means risking ecstasty and real self knowledge. In order to come to self knowledge we sometimes need to put aside sensation and come to a place of real feeling. Contemporary culture discourages us from venturing in to these tricky realms. We are supposed to consume extreme experiences, but not to live them. We are bombarded with messages that encourage us to lose our truth in idle sensation in order to supress and dull our real feelings. And so our experiences become synthetic and not really satisfactory. But we can take another path…. if we so choose. This image is then a metaphor for leaving on a journey of self realization. If I leave the shore then can I be sure that I will know myself as a result? No I can’t be sure but I know I need to try. If I can be sure of only one thing as an artist then that is I need to risk the annihilation of all ego and expectation of any reward in order to achieve the mysterious and profound that makes my art powerful. This image of a ship so still berthed in this calm harbour is also then me saying to myself …. I am sure that my ship will come in and that when it does it will take me to a place of light/enlightenment. Nothing else will sufice or I can not in truth call myself an artist.
The fourth in my Sea Cave Series, taken by the entrance to the Broadwater, The Spit at the Gold Coast. ! / / /
This was taken in Broome, Western Australia. Dedicated to a truly lovely Redbubbler, my dear friend Sally Omar across the seas in The US xx Thank you for looking.
Lighthouse West Coast Scotland / /
Gdynia coast, Poland
Gdynia coast, Poland
Water Abstract
Sunset off the coast of Darwin, Australia. The little tree somehow grows in the ocean… Winner of The Best of Darwin challenge in The Northern Territory group. Finished 7th in the August Tree of the Stillness Speaks group. Featured in The Northern Territory group. Featured in the SEA group.
Water Abstract.
This was taken after sunset at Nightcliff beach. /
From Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland looking west to the lighthouse and down the Moray Firth. Nikon D80 / 1/10 sec. at f16 / ISO 100 / 18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5 at 29mm / 0.6 ND soft Grad. / Manfrotto tripod / hand release
Illustration night landscape with stars and the moon
From the same shoot as ‘Pink Dawn’ and again looking over the River Lossie towards the dunes and the bridge leading to the East Beach. The sun was up by now and the pinks had changed to oranges. This is in Lossiemouth, Moray Scotland. Nikon D80 / Aperture Priority / 1/10s at f11.0 / ISO 100 / 18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5 at 18mm / 0.9 ND soft Grad. / Exposure compensation -1 stop / Tripod / Hand release
Featured in Out of the Blue This is from the harbour of Narvik
Taken with a Fuji S1000fd / f/3.3 / ISO – 64 / Exposure 2.1 secs. General editing using PhotoScape.
acrylic on canvas…a very quick painting (20mins) from a photo I took at the marina at Tweed Heads on Saturday morning. I love the way the people line up for the fresh fresh fresh seafood. / 21cm x 30cm / I want to learn to sail… /
Taken from St Kilda pier, Melbourne..looking back at the city. - FEATURED in: Going Coastal
Pre-Sunset / Skyscape / Coast of Chile, Pacific Ocean Canon Powershot G1
This is a twilight shot of Freshwater Beach, Sydney, Australia, as viewed from the headland.
My first oil painting! Naturally it had to be my favourite subject…the sea. Oil on canvas paper. / 8×12 inches. For sale.
Nikon D300 / Nikkor 18-200mm / HDR (-2,-1,0,+1,+2), handheld on rail / in Photomatix Pro / and PP in PS CS3
Canon 50D / Sigma 10-20mm
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