Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
I've been making symmetrical images for many years now. Usually of trees, grass, leaves, ferns and clouds - you can see plenty in my Symmetry in Nature book download. Recently I have been making them much more complex by dissolving nude female figures into the composition. Here's a good example from this years's #NAF19. It's... Continue Reading →
Here's the large picture that's drawn the crowds and the comments at my #NAF19 exhibition 'Symmetry'. I did a photo shoot last year of the Fountain Court at the 1820 Settlers National Monument because it's my favourite part of the building. The title picture's taken as if you were lying on your back looking up to the skylight... Continue Reading →
I've had several requests for hard copies of Symmetry in Nature but unfortunately they're sold out. So here's a decent quality free download: it's the pdf file of the whole book: If anyone would like to purchase the high quality pdf of the book (R75) please contact me.
One of the most frustrating things about curating right through the Arts Festival is that I get a lot of inspiration but there's no time to act on it until quite a bit later. This year was no exception. Many people have commented that a lot of my pictures resemble fractals - and I agree... Continue Reading →
Now the Arts Festival is all over and the dust has settled it's time to share a few of my faces from the exhibition. My former student, Meagen, was a welcome visitor towards the end of the 11 day run. The eyes in the frame behind give a fun effect to her picture. The young... Continue Reading →
Here's the complete catalogue of the photographic artworks for my Symmetry exhibition. Click on the images for a full-sized view. If you want to purchase, or would like further information, please use the contact me form and I'll respond to your request. Print orders take 24 hours and will then be couriered to your address: the price includes... Continue Reading →
One of the things I wanted in the exhibition was a small set of pictures that show off my love of harmony and beauty. The dryad series covers a whole wall and they're quite dark. So I set about shooting some much lighter pictures with clean lines that can be simply mirrored. I've combined them... Continue Reading →
This post's about the Dryad series. They are the seven images that make up almost a quarter of my exhibition - Symmetry - which is at the Carinus Arts Centre for the National Arts Festival from 29 June to 9 July 2017. I wanted to explore what happened when I placed a person into my images... Continue Reading →
My solo exhibition - Symmetry - is at the Carinus Arts Centre for the National Arts Festival from 29 June to 9 July 2017. I've decided to write a series of posts about the images that are in it so that you can see what it is about. When you walk into the exhibition you'll immediately... Continue Reading →
We've been having lovely autumn weather with clear air, blue skies and low angle light that brings out all the changing colours. I've tried to capture this in these images and combined them into one pattern of autumn harmony. Going clockwise from the top right the inspiration was a bare tree in front of the... Continue Reading →
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