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Have a great weekend you all

10 July 2020

Tags:   North sea light Sunday mrtungsten62 Fr@nk Boat Sand Mood atmosphere

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There is gold to be had for free. The kind that will make you rich far beyond just owning money. You just need to know where to find it. :)

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Queen Anne's Lace - Yellow Swallowtail

Well not today for me, but something to look forward to one day. One of my doggie babies is very ill. They thnk she has a brain tumor but due to her age, they advise against doing any surgery. She is having seizures for the last week. Both my Boston Terriers are about 14.5 years old now. The other has back problems.

I Can See Clearly Now
writer: Jimmy Cliff


I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
Oh, yes I can make it now the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies
Look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies
I can see clearly now the rain is gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny…day.

Tags:   Topaz Studio Marie Brown Overlay Butterfly Overlay by me from another image

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BREAKTHROUGH. It always, always comes from changing perspective. Two days ago I picked up a paint brush. I made the first brushstroke even though that ancient voice echoed in my mind saying, "You don't know how to do this". Then I remembered my dad.

Every night before bed, he would ask me to draw a line on the chalkboard that hung on my childhood wall. Any line. Straight, short, long, squigly, anything. I would draw one single line. Every night, he would come in and continue the line until he finished a whole drawing. Sometimes they were silly, sometimes cute, sometimes sweet...but he always finished it.

The lesson I learned is this: Just start. Everything can be made into something beautiful. It doesn't have to start out as something great to become something great. And so I take that lesson into my art. I begin. I don't worry about whether that first brushstroke is good, because "good" is a lie that keeps people striving for mediocre. I strive to make work, regardless of how someone else will categorize it.

This image is a breakthrough for me. It is everything that I love about imagery and everything I didn't realize I was missing in my art. I made a 21 minute video to go along with it, documenting the whole process of creating it. youtu.be/lYmZ8A3kiRk

Tags:   fine art photography conceptual surreal abstract self portrait paint mixed media

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Costa Quebrada, Cantabria.
Portafiltros (Filter Holder LucrOit) 100mm.
Filter hitech 0.9

Tags:   broken coast sunset sea spain north cantabria beach ice

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