Category Archives: Creativity
Quotes On Color, Form And Art From Vasily Kandinsky
“Color directly influences the soul. Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammers, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another purposively, to cause vibrations in the … Continue reading
Inspiring Photography Ideas From Creative Sparks Photographer Bill Lord
Here’s a fascinating color photograph from Creative Sparks photographer Bill Lord. Bill has been exploring the use of water droplets and color lights in his “science project” setup inspired by the abstract color photography of Wynn Bullock. I really like the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aric Attas, Bill Lord, color, creative, ideas, photography
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Interesting Quote On Painting Sensation From Paul Cézanne
Here’s a great quote from the painter Paul Cézanne on the meaning of Impressionism. “For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.” – Paul Cézanne In his book, What Are You Looking … Continue reading
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Tagged art books, impressionism, Paul Cezanne, quotes, Will Gompertz
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Creative Sparks with Special Guest Mo Fallon from Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
We had a great time at Creative Sparks last night with special guest Mo Fallon. Mo is a Director of Photography for Anthony Bourdain’s fantastic travel and food show on CNN Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Mo shared several clips from the Emmy Award … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Food, Photography
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Aric Attas, creativity, Mo Fallon, Parts Unknown, photography
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Creative Photography from Creative Sparks
We had an amazing Creative Sparks group last night! There were so many interesting photographs I couldn’t publish just one. Here’s a small gallery with a few selections to give you a taste of what we looked at. Enjoy! The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aric Attas, Bill Lord, Bob Webster, color photography, creative sparks, ideas, Jenna Lanam, Kim Dahan, Lee Chestnut
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Creative photography ideas from Creative Sparks photographers Bill Lord & Bob Webster
This week I am featuring 2 amazing photographs from Creative Sparks. I just couldn’t choose between the two! They are both straight photographs expressing the beauty and mystery of nature. Enjoy. Creative Sparks is a unique photography class and creativity workshop … Continue reading
Abstract Color Photography Ideas From Creative Sparks Photographer Bill Lord
This week’s featured image from my Creative Sparks creativity/photography class comes from Bill Lord. Many of Bill’s images are abstract, some using post-processing techniques in Photoshop and NIK, others are straight photographs using only the the camera to create abstract yet … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, Bill Lord, color, ideas, photography
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Photography classes, creativity workshops & art gallery tours
Here are some great opportunities for you to learn how to use your camera, get creative and check out the Miami art scene. Creative Sparks – I am at my studio every Thursday from 7:30-9pm to provide constructive critique and facilitate … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity workshops, gallery tours, photography classes
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Creative Photography Ideas From Creative Sparks Photographer Bob Webster
This week’s featured photograph from Creative Sparks comes from Bob Webster. Normally Bob is trekking through the U.K. and other locations around the world making beautiful photographs of flowers, gardens and rustic country landscapes. This week Bob took advantage of an … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Webster, creative, creative sparks, fog, ideas, landscape, photography
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Creative photography idea from Creative Sparks photographer Bill Lord
This week’s featured image from Creative Sparks comes from Bill Lord. Bill attended the Vero Beach Air Show over the weekend and brought in a number of very interesting photographs last night. I particularly like the simplicity of this image and … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, Bill Lord, creative sparks, curves, lines
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