"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Henry David Thoreau, (although I've read some arguments that he didn't write exactly those words). What do I see? When I'm out and about in the landscape I see art. I see colour and texture, shapes and lines, expansive views and tiny details, connections and compositions. The art in nature invites me, invites us, to slow down. To be still. To re-establish connection. I was reminded how much what I see matters when, for a while, I couldn't see much of any of it. Long story short: persistent doctors were able to 'crack the code' to treat my recurrent and mysterious eye condition and vision is restored! There aren't enough synonyms in the thesaurus for 'grateful'! So now, when I work (and play) with acrylic paints, watercolours, oil pastels, and my cameras, every photograph, sketch and painting is a celebration. As an artist and photographer with an educator background, of course, it's all about the learning. Learning to see. It never stops. (I'll natter on about that in future posts.) Yesterday, I listened to artist, illustrator and author, Dub Leffler give a Book Week talk, explaining to fascinated primary students that each piece of art he creates is a learning experience, from tiny quick sketches in a journal to final paintings for book illustration, and each one is practice for the next one. (Go check him out, by the way. Read your kids some of the books he's worked on!)
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We'd better start with some introductions. I'm Kathy, the "Author" over there in the right sidebar. Behind the Light Splashes lenses with me are Moreno and Kieran. I'm often found at an easel as well. (Not in that white jacket though!) Photography informs my art practice which in turn transforms how I look through a lens. It's all learning to see, and noticing where the light splashes. To keep the black and white theme going, here's Moreno, from April this year, with a couple of photographers' models, who rocked up as soon as they saw the camera come out at Evans Lookout in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. And above, that's Kieran, testing out a new Nikon in Kiama, on a wintry August day.
The LightSplashes photography collections are our "postcards from home" (wherever we lay our hats). View and shop collections in the Gallery. From the mountains to the sea, we chase sunrises, and seek out the art in nature: light and shadow, colour, texture, line and shape, celebrating the stunning vistas and intricate details of our landscape. We'd love to hear from you, but please be patient if your blog comment doesn't appear immediately. Can't be online 24/7, so comments are moderated and require approval. You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram at the social links below. The first post is always the hardest. Let's get it out of the way. A few years ago I wrote a Haiku about putting stuff out there in the wild world - it still applies today.
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