Sunday, 3 January 2021
Still Life with Begonias in a square composition
Gently drooping, creamy white begonias in my garden. I have recently started using the "square frame" option on my phone for something different to try, and so far it seems to be working quite well for anything floral. Apart from these prolific buds, this begonia has gorgeous leaves too. They are soft, smooth, glossy, and almost triangular in shape. The triangular leaf leaning down into the picture creates an (accidental!) triangular negative space between the next leaf. The little bunch of white buds on the top right provides a counterpoint to the larger white areas. And I like the branching patterns made by the stems of these prolific begonia buds, too. But, as usual I wasn't thinking any of this at the time, I just thought wow look at all those buds, I'll take a photo.
Little Succulent Garden
My first new year's project was repotting various potted succulents from around the garden, many of them having outgrown their old homes. Now I have my very own mini succulent garden and hopefully my little plant friends will thrive in their new, sunnier position! Maybe this is a metaphor for my artistic life as well?? I feel like my creative work has been crammed into a tiny space between paid work and the process of everyday living and all those boring but necessary tasks like paying bills, cooking dinner, remembering to fill up the car with petrol etc etc. Wouldn't it be nice if clothes washed and ironed themselves? Well it would be pretty weird, really, when you think about it. But a little more creative time would be nice. Can I find a way to do this in 2021??
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