Red Roses for the Holidays (Light and Shadow series #5098)

                Red Roses for the Holidays, #5098

Feathers & Vessels

Feathers and Vessels, 2013

Chinese Lantern Still Life

A Collection of Ceramics

Black and White still life, 2013

Black &  White Still Life, 2013

The Muse

Muse, 2013

Figurine in Shadow and Light 2013

Cooking with Homegrown Carrots B&W

Cooking with Carrots - Color

Light, Shadow and Bowl

Light, Shadow and Bowl, 2013

Carrots: Garden to Pedestal

Glasses in the Afternoon Light, 2013

Glasses in Black and White, 2013

Ceramics in black & white, 2013

Ceramics, 2013

Ceramic Vessels on Gold, 2013

Black and White Floral, 2013

Light and Shadow series begins, 10/2013

Light and Shadow 2013

Look at Everything As If For the First Time

Floral Bouquet for St. Patrick's Day 2012

As much as I loved this image in color with a blue background, I've fallen in love with black and white imagery all over again.

I've always been a "seeker of light, still seeking."  This is a perfect example of how the spirit of the image comes alive and more 3D with the light as the main focal point instead of the colors.

I feel the need to reconnect with my photography and reconnect with the light source that guided my photographic journey.

"On each and every one of these 365 days, 
I will look at everyone and everything
as if for the first time,
especially at the smallest things."

                        Paula Coelho
                        Chronicle - As If For The First Time

Floral Portrait #1, 2004

Another exciting journey begins on the world wide web.  Have you heard about The Art Stack?  A new social media site to view the classic "master" photographers, painters, sculpturist and endless more.

My husband, Karl, appears to be all excited about it.  Is it the next shiny object, or something that may have some longevity?  The founders are following 30,000 artists so how much attention does any one artist get, or need.  That's an interesting question all by itself.  How much attention does any one artist need? I'll think on that one later.

But since Karl is generously encouraging me and my photography series I should give it a try. He just started uploading a couple of my Floral Portraits so I might as well get on board, too.  However, being the eternal businesswoman and entrepreneur and taskmaster, I'm going to upload the photos here as well because this is my blog and I have some control over what I have here and where it's going. So, drumroll please....

Floral Portrait #1, 2004, B&W HandColored

Thank you Rebecca Pavlenko for the hand coloring weekend workshop I took from you "back in the day."