Still life with Blue Glass...

Blue and white coloured glassware on a tiled table top makes today's still life image. The glass is vintage, probably Japanese Kamei glassware.  The yellow tiles on the table top are complementary to the surrounding blues.

More Fading Hydrangeas...

 Still life with Hydrangeas III

Still life with Hydrangeas IV

Still life with fading hydrangeas...

Still life with Hydrangeas I

Still life with Hydrangeas II

Flowers may fade, but they can also become more interesting with age....

Lines and Form

This agave plant caught my eye with its attractive lines and form.

lots of lovely lines here too...

Today's Still life - Lemons in a net

Here are today's still life images - netted lemons. Although the lemons have a pleasing form in themselves, the net adds another layer, both visually and conceptually.I like the duality implied here - the natural and the artificial, growth and constraint.

Jewels from the Garden...

 Begonias

Clivea seed pods

Snail shell

Treasures can be found in any garden if you know where to look....

Still life with Michelle's beads...

Glass Beads in colour

Glass Beads in Monochrome

Meeting with friends for a catch up and coffee is one of the nicer things in life. Yesterday I had coffee with my friends and fellow artists Michelle, (who I noticed was wearing a beautiful beaded necklace), and John (who not wearing a necklace). When I asked Michelle if she would please take off her beads for me to photograph, she happily did so, without requiring any reason or logical explanation from me. She just knew. This is why artists sometimes like to spend time with other artists.

Chair in Monochrome

Just a chair in a corner - but I thought the combination of lines and shadows made an interesting composition, especially in monochrome.

Australia - A Dry Continent

Another still life photo - emphasising the harshness of the elements in the dry Australian climate

Still life with gum leaves...

 Each Summer the Eucalyptus trees near my house shed leaves and branches. They are a lot of effort to sweep up, but they are also quite beautiful.

From my kitchen...

A still life from my kitchen - tomatoes and sea salt on a plate.

Still life with Candy Canes...

Post Christmas, these candy canes sitting in a bowl looked bright and colourful plus there was an interesting combination of line and pattern. I photographed them on a tiled table surface.

Acorns in a bowl...

Another day, another still life.  Acorns in a bowl.

A gift of flowers...

My 3 year old nephew picked these flowers for me. Thank you Jack! Another still life…

From the garden ....

Another still life from the garden - mini tomatoes in an egg cup

More succulents from the garden...

It takes lots of TLC and just a little bit of imagination to grow succulents like this one, or the one below....

A pink succulent...

A pink succulent - why not??

Still life with dead roses ...

Oops. Forgot to throw out these flowers before we went away. Never mind, it's inspiration for a another still life.