The trunk of a pink gum in the local bushland in Waitpinga:
This was made on my last visit to this bushland in the early morning. The grass seeds were everywhere and it was well nigh impossible to walk with the poodles in the bushland. Kayla ended up being covered with grass seeds in the legs, ears and body. It took me ages to pick them off her body.
At Kings Head, Waitpinga, southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. The background context is this online exhibition at Encounters Gallery.
Suzanne is away in Brisbane and I am minding the 2 standards poodles. So the poodlewalks are within contained areas. Hence the walk along the Heysen Trail to Kings Beach and Kings Head.
This picture is part of an ongoing series from which emerges a forthcoming online abstraction exhibition at Encounters Gallery.
Made on an early morning poodlewalk with Kayla along Depledge Rd in Waitpinga.
This is an abstraction of a piece of driftwood lying on the Esplanade Beach at Victor Harbor.
I came across it on a recent early morning poodlewalk with Kayla.
Another image in the sea abstraction series that emerges from my daily walks along the coast of the southern Fleurieu Peninsula:
This was made in the summer of 2018 whilst on an afternoon poodlewalk with Maleko. I recall that I got very wet as a large wave swept over my feet and legs.
Below is the converted black and white version of the digital file:
There is not that much difference between these two interpretations.
As can be seen from the earlier images in this series---- here, here, here and here--- I do struggle with this series. Their emergence from my daily walks indicates that these abstractions reject the common view that abstraction is a withdrawal from the modern world, almost a safe house for art. Maybe this series refers to chance---standing on the rocks amongst the swirling sea waiting for the formation of a visual form/image?
This abstraction was made at the bottom of the western edge of Kings Head, Waitpinga. It is almost to the point. It was made whilst I was on an afternoon poodlewalk in January, 2018:
At the time I was struck by the light across the face of the granite as well as the complexity of the shape of the granite formation. The picture was made with a digital camera, and it was a study for a possible large format b+w photo. I've never been back to do the b+w photo session as the Sinar f1 camera wasn't ready.
Another recent attempt at a sea abstract:
I am finding making these kind of sea abstractions a bit hit and miss as the sea is constantly changing its shape. The waves move very quickly as well.
Made on an early morning poodlewalk with Kayla
These rocks are just around the corner from Petrel Cove.
This picture was made whilst on an early morning poodlewalk with Kayla:
It is amongst series of rocks that mark the end of Dep's Beach.
