December 12, 2009 by carlatsaunders
When we were in England, we went to a Point to Point Race. Sometimes the object I am drawing changes my story. One time I was drawing a little berry plant. I had drawn the leaves and glanced up to look at and draw the berry. It was gone! My three year old daughter had walked by, picked the berry, ate it and walked on. In this instance, I was drawing the horse and rider. I looked up to see what my next drawing stroke was going to be and saw the horse falling. With eye to hand coordination I kept drawing. The story had changed.
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December 7, 2009 by carlatsaunders
“Sculpture’s Shadow” placed in the top ten of BetterPhoto.com’s Masterpiece Membership entries. Masterpiece Membership is made up of a group of people from around the world who participate in monthly assignments, exchange of ideas and critiques. For this assignment, Visual Creativity, I worked with light, shadow and color. Instead of taking a photograph of the statue I took a photograph of it’s shadow. To me the shadow almost looks real.
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December 3, 2009 by carlatsaunders
I took this with my iphone then blurred it using Photoshop 6.
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December 1, 2009 by carlatsaunders
Do I want a beer at 9:30 in the morning? Nope. So what am I going to do while I’m with the guys in a crowded pub in Seattle watching live soccer? Well, I’ve got a lot of models to draw while I keep track of the game on the big screen. And I’ve got my iphone in my purse. That’s all I needed. There’s an application called Brushes which gives you the tools to draw and paint with your thumb. David Hockney has perfected the process. I’m working on it. Here you see the guys at the pub in the foreground with the TV screen and soccer field in the background. The Fullers sign is reminding me it’s time for a beer.
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November 17, 2009 by carlatsaunders
Only in New York would you see a scene like this, two people going by a walking painting and not even looking! The guy is carrying a huge painting that reminds me of the work of 16th century Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The shape of the boy being lead in one direction is echoed in the painting. The aritist has tied his pants at the ankle. Do you suppose he carried this painting on a bicycle? If I followed the rules of a good photograph I’d probably toss this one. The car is in the way. I could clone it out in Photoshop. I’m leaving it. This is a moment captured in New York City, November 2009.
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October 26, 2009 by carlatsaunders
When you take a picture always turn around and check out what is behind you. The light may be working its magic there, too. After taking a picture of the amazing sunlit fog floating between the buildings, I turned around in order to leave. But, right there, the sun, landing on a black stone sculpture, was casting its shadow on the wall. I just kept clicking. It was an exciting half hour.
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October 18, 2009 by carlatsaunders
This morning the fog was very dense as it crept past my window. The fog cleared rapidly. This was followed by the sunrise. The fog was just dense enough to be illuminated by sunlight that passed between two buildings. I ran to get my tripod, set it up and got this picture before the sun and fog moved on.
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October 16, 2009 by carlatsaunders
Last year Colin, along with Barnaby and Sheri, founded Foodista.com. Colin is the technical wizard and idea man behind the scenes. Miles. his weimaraner, can usually be found nearby.Foodista Accepts a Challenge
the New York Times and TIME Magazine. I was quoted, and to provide a counterpoint, so was Christopher Kimball of Cook’s Illustrated. Between these two articles, Condé Nast announced that they were shutting down Gourmet, and in response Mr. Kimball wrote thisOp-Ed piece in the New York Times. Let me start by saying that I have deep respect for Mr. Kimball and what he has built, but I also disagree with his assessment of the Internet, Wikis, and how it all works. I was thinking about a writing a response to the Op-Ed, and then earlier today noticed that Mr. Kimball issued the following challenge on his blog:
The current rage is the WIKI recipe notion — a community of on-line foodies who can select and tweak recipes to come up with the best possible version. Then there is the opposite contention — I think that only a professional test kitchen with substantial resources, strict testing protocol, and lots of time can develop the very “best” recipes, all things being equal. So, I am willing to put my money, and my reputation, where my big mouth is. I offer a challenge to any supporter of the WIKI or similar concept to jump in and go head to head with our test kitchen. We will jointly agree on a recipe, on the rules, on a time frame, etc. At the end, we will ask a panel of impartial judges to make and test the recipes and declare a winner. Should be fun! Who is interested?
I posted a response comment on his blog accepting the challenge, it is awaiting moderation. This should be interesting! What do you think?
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October 13, 2009 by carlatsaunders
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October 3, 2009 by carlatsaunders
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