The Call: Summer on Deck — Cheryl I think I could fill entire days—wait, more accurately, nights—with the creation of abstract images in Photoshop. This particular one was made with three different multiple exposure/ICM images of my spray-painted deck, the catkins that have been blown all over the deck, and lilacs swaying in the breeze.
The Call: Lilac Time of Year — Cheryl We have one lilac bush that actually blooms. It could use some pruning, because cutting lilacs involves a lot of stretching and reaching and cutting away of flowerless twigs. I think it’s worth the effort. Not only do I appreciate the splash of purple in the living […]
The Call: It’s Hard to Go Wrong with Flowers — Cheryl Bridget and Henry received lots of flowers after the final performance of The Merchant of Venice. I shot multiple exposure images of them yesterday and liked the results so much, I did it again today.
The Response: Paper Flower with Stars, No. 1; a Flower as a World —Cheryl She [Georgia O’Keeffe] painted flowers as no one else painted them: in enormous close-up. You feel the flowers pressing against your face; you smell them; you sense the silky petals. The flowers are partly realistic … and partly abstract. … The […]
The Call: Amaryllis in Process — Cheryl If Stella doesn’t come along to Bridget’s orthodontist appointment, I can stay in the car and read or draw. Such was the case today, and it was a lovely respite from the ordinary.
The Response: Rosebud in November — Cheryl Even with snow on the ground, it looks like I’m in for more roses! : )
The Call: Remember to Water — Cheryl When my flowers are so dry they droop, I realize that it’s time to respond with water. The problem is that the thought flitting through my mind doesn’t always lead to giving the flora a drink.
The Call: Three Yummy Cookies — Cheryl “I have cookies, three yummy cookies, … but you may have one.” — Larry the Cucumber
The Response: Old, Little Red Wagon — Cheryl This is the wagon my brother, sister and I used to ride down the sidewalk on our street. My brother sat in front and steered with the handle (which has gone missing); I sat in the middle (the safest position: I’m the youngest), and my sister sat […]
The Call: Sometimes I Forget — Cheryl I planted a packet of seeds a few years ago. In fact, I’ve planted many seeds over the years, and plenty have come to naught — perhaps that’s why the return of my forget-me-nots takes me by surprise nearly every spring.
Cheryl The only thing nature has been giving us is snow, so I have to settle for purchased vegetation.
Cheryl Dennis always says, “There’s a reason February is the shortest month.” Sometimes you need flowers to get through it.