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Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.This image, I think, shows this concept very well. I went out with my shooting partner Bill Leahy and we happened upon this area behind a large grain elevator and it produced many fine geometric shots for us that day.
Waxing Poetic
"Moon of White Light" "Oh moon of white light How will you shine tonight Waxing full and round Glowing light sky and ground A beacon you are To all those wide and far With eyes turned above Searching for luck and love” ~LuAnn Ostergaard © 2017 LuAnn Ostergaard
NEW WORKS AT NEW HOTEL
One of ten pieces of my work at the brand new Hampton Inn in NW Portland! Titled 'Hotoke', 40" x 30" mixed photo media.One of ten pieces of my work at the brand new Hampton Inn in NW Portland! Titled 'Hotoke', 40" x 30" mixed photo media.
Life of an Artist
Imagine heading into your art studio to create works of art. You are there every day, I mean every day, with coffee in hand - in the studio with your thoughts, ideas and plans - that spark of inspiration for the next great piece of art you hope to create. Paint brushes in the sink, straight rulers on the kitchen table, artwork lined up in the hallway, staged for the next art show. Holidays, weekends and down-time are meaningless, you are an artist and your life’s work is all that matters. You were born artist and it is your purpose...
Connotations
"When paper is soiled or lacerated, when cloth is worn, stained, torn, when wood is split, weathered, or patterned with peeling coats of paint, when metal is bent or rusted, they gain connotations which unmarked materials lack."—William Seitz