Forest abstract

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Many viewers (perhaps most!) will see this picture as a representation of chaos  –  or, less politely, as ‘rubbish’!

I like it’!

The subject comprises dead leaves and grasses, with signs of new growth breaking through.  It was a small area just ahead of me as I walked through the New Forest.

But it is not the subject matter that attracts me, it is the way in which various pictorial elements  –  line, colour harmony, shape, texture, balance etc  –  combine to create a natural abstract.  The rhythms of the contrasting lines guide the eye through the ‘canvas’.  I also like the ‘feel’ of the image  –  my instinctive, non-analytical response.

The picture is ‘as taken’, except for a touch of saturation.

Dune Grasses 6

See earlier Dune Grass images.

Abstract 188 ‘After the rain’

An abstract pattern derived from raindrops on Cotinus leaves.

Abstract 191 ‘The Protest’

This abstract picture is derived from reflections on a swimming pool.  I feel it conveys a sense of tremendous energy, almost communal defiance  –  hence the possible title.

Abstract 158

There is a struggle of mythological proportions taking place in this picture.

Or, alternatively, it is just a photo of garlic cloves!

Abstract 157

Glassware, seen through the frosted panels of the cabinet, produce a pleasing, colourful abstract picture.

Abstract 127