Norm and others have posted colorful and creative doors for Thursday Doors this week. Here are some colorful doors mostly from the De Pijp neighborhood of Amsterdam, which I don’t think I’ve posted before. If I have, so be it – they’re worth having another look!
Read More Thursday Doors: AmsterdamThe Sandy Chronicles’ weekly Friendly Friday challenge this week is Street Art. Street art has become more popular in recent years, and one can find good street art almost anywhere. Sandy says there are several kinds of street art:Spray Painted Murals – large scale pictures drawn on walls and colored with spray paint.Graffiti – one of the […]
Read More Friendly Friday: Street ArtFor Day 6 of Becky’s July Square Perspectives challenge, I look at the artistic angle of perspective: Art – the method by which solid objects drawn or painted on a flat surface are given the appearance of depth and distance. A few years ago, we took a cruise from Boston to Montreal, and one of our […]
Read More Square Perspectives: 2-Dimensions Meet 3-DimensionsCee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is anything painted.
Read More CFFC: Painting of Many Kinds, Times & PlacesFor Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the topic Murals and Graffiti, I have a wealth of photos in my archives, because I love photographing public artwork! I include here a sampling of each location. Note that I have blogged about most of these places before, so there will be some duplicates. Tucumcari, New Mexico: A town […]
Read More CFFC: MuralsThe Iowa state capitol in Des Moines is atop a hill and offers a panoramic view of the city’s downtown. The exterior is entirely of stone with elaborate columns, cornices and capitals. Looking up inside toward the top of the dome Posted for Becky’s April Squares with the topic TOP. The Iowa state capitol building […]
Read More April Squares 29: Iowa State CapitolThis is the photo for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Pick a Topic #3. She suggests: Public transportation, bus, RV, trees, bird, whale, tent, grass, bridge, water, white, green, window, or come up with your own topic. bus gull whale portable mural
Read More CFFC: Pick a Topic #3Cee posted this picture and her Fun Foto Challenge this week is to use the picture to find subjects for this week’s challenge. Some of her suggestions are: Mural, covered bridge, car, green, grass, vintage car, people, trees, road, flowers, landscape, sidewalk, or come up with your own topic. Covered bridge […]
Read More CFFC: Vintage Cars, Covered Bridges, Flowers & MuralsOn the 4th of July, the day we spent the morning in Passau, Germany, we opted for an afternoon tour to the small town of Schärding, Austria (population approx. 5,000). Passau and Schärding are essentially border towns. We even crossed a bridge on the Inn River that had a small metal plaque in the middle […]
Read More Thursday Doors: A Walk Through Schärding, AustriaToday’s selection of photos feature both lines AND squares, for Becky’s October Square challenge.
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