Recent content by Futurist49

I have had a Canon EOS Rebel T6 for several years, and have generally focused on nature and landscapes. I have avoided portraits since it involves human interaction, but lately I have become more daring in asking strangers for permission to photograph them - never been turned down (yet). These...

Yes, the scarlet and crimson were rather close - in retrospect I should have chosen something more orange than Scarlet but deeper than the Yellow Orange. And yes, the vertical alignment of like colors also introduces the concept of "repeats" - in other words two squares of the same color one...

Five Numbers The Dadaist movement in the early 20th century experimented with a number of techniques intended to reflect natural processes rather than intentional creative processes. This sometimes took the form of arrays of objects or shapes in a tabular format. Examples of Jean Arp’s work...

Thanks! I appreciate the comments. I checked out your website and liked very much your work. I would like to develop my photography in the way you have done - I tend to line things up as if they were being photgraphed for a sales catalogue. I hope to develop a better eye (comes with...

Thank you! Yes, Matisse has been a strong influence. I facetiously titled this cut-out "Gnu Bleue", a reference to Matisse's Nue Blue. It is, however, quite different in many ways: static instead of fluid, passive instead of active, representational instead of abstract, and with the subject...

Thanks Donna! I enjoy the "pop" that wax gives to watercolor washes - every kindergartner has seen this, I'm sure. More to come.

Hi! My name is Mike, I am 72 years old, retired from a scientific profession. Always felt drawn to create but hampered by laziness and lack of talent. I am now experimenting in an unfocused way with cutouts, photography of found objects (such as driftwood), melted crayons, and ceramics (see...