Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
If you've followed posts in this blog or in my social media you'll know that I have a long standing fascination with mirroring and overlaying landscapes and nature. These three pictures are the latest incarnation. We were in Dalarna, Sweden, for the autumn of 2022 and here I've tried to capture - through overlays -... 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 →
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 →
A couple of weeks ago I posted this picture on Facebook. It's one of my favourite trees catching the warm sunshine: full of twisty arching shapes. At the time my good friend Harry Owen said he could see an artwork coming on .... he was right. I've managed to find some time to work with... Continue Reading →
The past eight months of Kate’s cancer treatment have seen our lives turned upside-down. Seemingly by chance I started a photo project - Symmetry - and it’s proved to be a therapeutic space where I can turn away from day-to-day concerns and focus my creativity on beauty and harmony. As I have been working I’ve... Continue Reading →
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