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A couple of years ago, I designed this image and sent it to family and friends as a Christmas greeting. The photo is of a stained glass window in a lovely old Catholic church in southern Louisiana.
Doorway at St Joseph’s Oratory, Montreal. I want to explore Montreal some more :)
To Joseph- a wonderful talented artist and a great loyal supporter and friend- forgive me?
To All My Guides, Who Work To Inspire Me Catharine Crowe once said.. / A great many things have been pronounced untrue and absurd, and even impossible, by the highest authorities in the age in which they lived, which have afterwards, within a very short period, been found to be both possible and true. / Painting with acrylics, pigment and gold leaf. Painted in January 2007
St Joseph’s Church and Presbytery / Nikon 40X. 18-200mm / The Church is typical of a number of churches designed in the Inter War / Gothic Style and built during the 1920s and 1930s in Perth, which illustrate / that during this period the Gothic Style of architecture continued to be / perceived as the style most suitable for religious buildings. For a discussion of the Comparative Information refer to Naomi Lawrance / Architecture & Heritage, ‘St Joseph’s Church and Presbytery, Subiaco: / Conservation Plan’, prepared for St Joseph’s Church Parish, 1998.
Taken at Lake Joseph, Catskills, New York
It’s stinking hot here today, humid and sweltering…...so here’s a shot from New Zealand’s Franz Joseph Glacier to help cool things down a little Canon 5D, 16-35mm at 16mm, f/11, 1/50”, ISO 50. New Zealand / Real Estate Series / Lensbaby / Infrared / Beach / Industrial / Spam / Panoramas / Landscapes / People
I introduce you to one of My Spiritual Guides – Joseph Lister who first made himself known to me four years ago. I have experienced some very profound and life changing directions due to this astonishing man. Conditions in operating theaters in hospitals were very unhygienic at the middle of the nineteenth century. As a result some 50 percent of patients died due to infection after surgery. / In 1865, Lister read about the work done by Louis Pasteur on how wine was soured. Lister believed that it was microbes carried in the air that caused diseases to be spread in wards. People who had been operated on were especially vulnerable as their bodies were weak and their skin had been cut open so that germs could get into the body with more ease. / Lister decided that the wound itself had to be thoroughly cleaned. He then covered the wound with a piece of lint covered in carbolic acid. He used this treatment on patients who had a compound fracture. This is where the broken bone had penetrated the skin thus leaving a wound that was open to germs. Death by gangrene was common after such an accident. Lister covered the wound made with lint soaked in carbolic acid. His success rate for survival was very high. / Lister then developed his idea further by devising a machine that pumped out a fine mist of carbolic acid into the air around an operation. The number of patients operated on by Lister who died fell dramatically. / Edward VII came down with appendicitis two days before his Coronation. The surgeons did not dare operate without consulting Britain’s leading surgical authority. The King later told Lister “I know that if it had not been for you and your work, I wouldn’t be sitting here today”. Due to Joseph’s guidance, for what reason, it is yet not apparent to me; however, I too would not be sitting here today, writing and painting without his intervention. I owe him a great deal and share this picture with you all. / I end this with on of his own quotes: / Sir Joseph Lister [1827-1912] / Father of antiseptic surgery, first to wire fractures, developed dissolving sutures / “I am a believer in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity” This painting I dedicate to Joseph Lister Music – Bach Painting using water colour, inks and graphite 7th January 2009
Shot this lighthouse at St Joseph, Michigan just before sunset. Very cold that day. Windy. But it was exciting to venture out there and capture this.
Thutmose III (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis III and meaning Son of Thoth) was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twenty-two years of Thutmose’s reign he was co-regent with his aunt, Hatshepsut, who was named the Pharaoh. While she is shown first on surviving monuments, both were assigned the usual royal names and insignia and neither is given any obvious seniority over the other. He served as the head of her armies. After her death and his later rise to being the Pharaoh of the Kingdom, he created the largest empire Egypt had ever seen; no fewer than seventeen campaigns were conducted, and he conquered from Niy in North Syria to the fourth waterfall of the Nile in Nubia. After his years of campaigning were over, he established himself as a great builder. Thutmose III was responsible for building over fifty temples in Egypt and building massive additions to Egypt’s chief temple at Karnak. New levels of artistic skills were reached during his reign, as well as unique architectural developments never seen before and never again after his reign. The mummy of Thutmose III now resides in the Royal Mummies Hall of the Cairo Museum, catalogue – number 61068. This painting I dedicate to the memory of Thutmose III 2nd February 2009
I researched the life of Joseph Merrick know to the populous as ‘The Elephant Man. His story was astonishing and his courage was indescribable. The words below have been attributed to him…......... .....’Tis true my form is something odd, / But blaming me is blaming God; / Could I create myself anew / I would not fail in pleasing you. / If I could reach from pole to pole / Or grasp the ocean with a span, / I would be measured by the soul; / The mind’s the standard of the man….. by Joseph Merrick (1862 -1890) Music – John Morris Painting using acrylics, inks, pigment, graphite and gold leaf 16th February 2009
FEATURED IN THE GROUP: Nostalgic Art and Photography Camera Canon 400D / Lens: Canon 18 – 135mm /
Desire we past illusions to recall? / To reinstate wild Fancy, would we hide / Truths whose thick veil Science has drawn aside? / No, – let this Age, high as she may, instal / In her esteem the thirst that wrought man’s fall, / The universe is infinitely wide; / And conquering Reason, if self-glorified, / Can nowhere move uncrossed by some new wall / Or gulf, of mystery, which thou alone, / Imaginative Faith ! Canst overleap….... Words by William Wordsworth Painting using acrylics, graphite, pigment and acrylic inks. / 102×42cm on paper June 4th 2009
This is a piece I did in college. I really like it a lot. The charcoal and paper were singing to me as I drew this. Unfortunately it was damaged a little during a burglary to a house i lived in four years ago.
A TRIBUTE TO THE MAN WHO WALKED ON THE MOON WITHOUT EVER LEAVING THE EARTH……. / MICHAEL JACKSON / A LEGEND THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER
In 1871, as the chief of the Wallowa band lay dying, he had this to say to his son: / / “My son, my body is returning to my mother earth, and my spirit is going very soon to see the Great Spirit Chief. When I am gone, think of your country. You are the chief of these people. They look to you to guide them. Always remember that your father never sold his country. You must stop your ears whenever you are asked to sign a treaty selling your home. A few years more, and white men will be all around you. They have their eyes on this land. My son, never forget my dying words. This country holds your father’s body. Never sell the bones of your father and your mother.” / / Six years later, these words and their influence on Chief Joseph, will lead to the greatest battle of the Indian Wars, the plight of the non-treaty Nez Perce. The battle will lead to many deaths and involve two divisions of the U.S. Military, General McDowell’s Division of the Pacific and General Sheridan’s Division of Missouri. Eight different battle grounds will have blood shed on them. / / To have explained the Nez Perce and how they were treated sets the tone for the battles to follow. The Non-Treaty Nez Perce have often been described as the most magnificent band of Indians to have ever been pursued by the U.S. Cavalry.
THE PROMISE / Best viewed large. / / The Frenchman Joseph Permet-Ducher is credited with the first discovery of yellow roses around the 18th century. After approximately 20 years of attempting to breed a hearty yellow rose and “THE PROMISE” to create one, Joseph stumbled upon a mutant yellow rose in a field. With this specimen, he was able to duplicate its structure and create the first yellow roses! / / A beautiful interpretation of yellow roses is the notion of renewal; yellow roses are a perfect way to apologize and to make amends. A bouquet of yellow roses reflects calm contentment, undying love, and comfort. Yellow roses tell a spouse or partner that you value them everyday and that you see them as the fulfillment of your needs. This flower and color are aptly associated with wedding anniversaries, especially for the fifteenth year of marriage. / / Nothing conveys real love, companionship, renewal, reconciliation, and friendship quite like yellow roses. These flowers stand alone in their meanings and serve a beautiful purpose for communicating messages of hope and “THE PROMISE” of love with the utmost sincerity. / BETTE MIDLER:THE ROSE Some say love, it is a river / that drowns the tender reed. / Some say love, it is a razor / that leaves your soul to bleed. / Some say love, it is a hunger, / an endless aching need. / I say love, it is a flower, / and you it’s only seed. It’s the heart afraid of breaking / that never learns to dance. / It’s the dream afraid of waking / that never takes the chance. / It’s the one who won’t be taken, / who cannot seem to give, / and the soul afraid of dyin’ / that never learns to live. When the night has been too lonely / and the road has been to long, / and you think that love is only / for the lucky and the strong, / just remember in the winter / far beneath the winter snows / lies the seed that with the sun’s love / in the spring becomes the rose. Photo taken with my Canon EOS 40D camera.
We arrived here just as the sun was setting and I loved these statues in silhouette against the sunset on the Mississippi River in Historic Nauvoo. These Statues stand on the hill where the Nauvoo Temple has been restored. They are statues of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum on their horses as they might have appeared back in 1840 or so. / Historic Nauvoo is National Historic Landmark / in the Historic Places group august 2009
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to to it. Say not unto they neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou has it by thee. The Bible, Proverb 3:27 -28 Dedicated to Eagle Feather Music – Léo Delibes – Lakmé – 1883 Painting using acrylics, pigment, graphite and wax. August 28th 2009
And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!” / Luke2:10-14 /
Details: / Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II / Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM / Exposure: 5 exposures (-2,-1,0,+1,+2 EV) / Aperture: f/11 / Focal Length: 16mm / ISO Speed: 100 / Accessories: Expodisc, Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote / Date and Time: 15 October 2009 05.05pm Post Processing: / Imported into Lightroom / Exported 5 exposures to Photomatix / Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option / Exported to CS3 / Lucisart 3D SE filter / Contrast adjustment / Unsharp mask filter / Re-imported back into Lightroom / Spot removal in Lightroom / Added keyword metadata / Exported as JPEG
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