Thoughtfactory’s Notes on abstraction

rethinking the tradition of photographic abstraction

quartz abstraction #4

This macro abstraction of quartz was made on an afternoon  poodlewalk with Maleko along the rocks west of Dep's Beach:

This was made a week or so before the January heatwave in South Australia when it was possible to walk amongst he coastal rocks  in the late afternoon sun. 

orange granite

This abstraction was made on an early morning  poodlewalk with Kayla 

I just happened to see it whilst working on a still life nearby.  

granite abstraction #10

 This picture was made on an early morning  poodlewalk with Kayla: 

It is an abstraction of granite rocks near Petrel Cove on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula. 

on Kangaroo Island

This is an abstract I made whilst I was wander around the foreshore of the Baudin Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island:

I was filling in time whilst I was waiting   for the ferry to take me to  Cape Jervis.  

canvas abstraction

This abstraction was made whilst on an early morning   poodlewalk with Kayla around the  township of Victor Harbor: 

It was near  one of the hotels the edge of Warland Reserve. It was a rubbish bag for a big beer barn that sells junk hotel food.  

cacti abstraction

Along Jetty Road in Encounter Bay, Victor Harbor:

Dead leaves of a wild cacti plant growing on the side of the road. The picture was made whilst I was on a poodlewalk in May 2018 with Ari. It was on one of his last walks. 

iron abstract

A building site along Franklin Parade, Encounter Bay:

The picture was made whilst on a poodlewalk with Kayla.