26 Saturday Jul 2014
Posted in Abstract Art, Art
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abstract, abstract art, art, brown, browns, burnt orange, calming, candle, candles, carmel, coffee, coffee color, contemporary, earth toned, earthtone, earthy, fire, fires, flame, flames, heat, high contrast, hot, metal, metallic, modern, orange, orange and yellow, soothing, tone, warm, warming, warmth, yellow
31 Monday Mar 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
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abstract, art, black, century, contemporary, dark gray, darkness, gray, gunmetal gray, light, metal, mid, mid-century modern, modern, nambe, nambe bowl, reflection, revelation, sharon cummings, shimmer, shimmering, shimmering light, silver, slate, slate gray, ultra modern, wall art, white
My work tends to focus on bright and vivid colors. The brighter the better as far as I am concerned. I am not afraid of red and orange and use them copiously within my paintings. So it is definitely “different” for me to produce darker imagery. But I do have a “dark side” and enjoy eliciting a feeling from my viewers using just shadow, highlights and shape.
The piece displayed above titled “Revelation” started as a photograph of a Nambe bowl which is a solid shiny silver. I then used a variety of processing to achieve the end result. It “revealed” itself to me and now I to you. Enjoy!
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13 Monday Jan 2014
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abstract photography, art for sale, big boy toys, big hooks, black, building, bulldozer, bulldozers, buy art, claw, claws, construction, construction site, contemporary, contrast, cool, crane, cranes, dig, digging, dirt, dirty, Fine Art, gray, ground, hook, hooked, hooks, industrial, industrial art, industrial photography, interesting, land movers, loft, machine, machinery, metal, metal hooks, modern, photo, photograph, photography, sharon cummings, teeth, textural, texture, unique, urban, urban loft, urban photography, william patrick
One of the things I am learning as a photographer is that there are no “ugly” things. Through the lens of my camera the entire world is becoming one beautiful thing after another. Even dirt has shape, shadow and form that create interesting imagery. The above piece is just the front end of a bulldozer but upon closer inspection it has a wonderfully curved shape and interestingly detailed teeth. The light and soil create contrast and shadow forming an abstract image that is very pleasing to the eye.
Two massive hooks used on a crane create a dance of beauty in a spectacular blue sky. They seem to hang there weightlessly. Just waiting for their work to begin….
Here in Florida we pass by huge cranes doing their work almost daily. Construction is an ever present condition of our roads and buildings. Usually these machine wouldn’t be considered works of art, but when you take notice of all of their lines and detail, suddenly there is an explosion of intrigue. Bright red lights up the frame with provocative cables leading to…..
No……there are no “ugly” things and that is a “good” thing!
