Tag Archives: art

Abandoned!

Posted on June 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

 What is it about that word? Abandoned isn’t just an adjective, it’s a feeling. Maybe one of sorrow, or loss, or rage, or even gratitude at the forsaking of something that should never have existed to begin with. Abandoned places … Continue reading →

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Whimsical Art

Posted on June 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Whimsy isn’t comedy, though it may make you smile. It isn’t a “message,” though it may make you think. It isn’t meant to confuse, though it may make you scratch your head a bit. It’s all of the above and … Continue reading →

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Aging Gracefully

Posted on May 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Scarlett Carson of Scarlett’s BPD Corner. Diagnosed with BPD, graphic artist and writer Scarlett has learned to make lemonade from lemons by exploring life, our world, and the power of hope through her extraordinary … Continue reading →

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The Canyon

Posted on March 1, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Tim Harlow of Tim’s Viewpoints & Visuals. Tim is an investment advisor by trade, but he’s also a passionate outdoorsman, and that passion is alive in his superb photographs. See for yourself!

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Winged Water World

Posted on February 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Sylwiaiwan Merchut of Dragonfly Effect. Apart from the fact that Sylwiawan is Polish, I only know one other thing about them: their photography is remarkable. But then, you can see that for yourself!

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Look Out Your Window

Posted on February 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

Our bedroom window faces east, so we capture some beautiful sunrises while sipping our morning coffee (I’ve included a few of those images below). But sometimes when I’m longing to travel, I think blithely back on the views I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve Seen: Color and Light

Posted on February 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is photographer Jane Lurie, whose About page begins with the quote “Photography helps people to see.” Indeed, when she and her husband Bob left the eastern U.S. coast for the west, Jane brought along her … Continue reading →

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Patient Optimism

Posted on January 11, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is artist, illustrator and graphic designer Liza Hartman. Liza not only regularly shares samples of her marvellous work, but lets us in on the techniques and themes she’s employed in creating them. Result? Our appreciation … Continue reading →

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How an Idea Takes Root and Persists

Posted on January 4, 2023 by mitchteemley

Skip to content My Featured Blogger this week is Austrian artist Friedrich Zettl. I admit to being picky about abstract art. Too often, it seems, there is little going on in abstract art but abstraction. The opposite is true of … Continue reading →

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Buildings: Beautiful and Bizarre

Posted on December 9, 2022 by mitchteemley

I love architecture. Houses, office buildings, churches, museums–the beautiful and the bizarre. Just don’t bother me with the boring! What’s that? Haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet? How about a nice new home or headquarters for your booming business? Here … Continue reading →

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