Variations

 The following couple of pics are variations of those I posted recently, taken during a visit to the Modern 2 Gallery in Edinburgh.

I'm always looking to add some of my own aesthetic into the images I capture. However, I have to admit that, to date, I have never been able to pin down just exactly what that surreptitious aesthetic actually is; it seems to me that I have a very eclectic compendium of 'styles' in my head dark, contrasty mono's, soft milky landscapes that might (if they were good enough) border on Pictorialism.

It's while contemplating these things, that always seems to bring my thoughts back to what is, for me - a foundational question: why did I take that picture in the first place? What did I see? Some of the pics I take are just utterly non-descript, so I have to imagine that I saw something there which my aesthetic eye wanted to capture, but which the resultant e-neg proves was not there.

Anyway, I ruminate. 

Here are the pics with a kinda misty look that I enjoyed bringing together in PS.

There will be no miracles here.

 

My friend, Don Paul (a keen painter) and I had been talking about taking a wee trip out to visit a gallery for some time. Now, with Spring in the air, it was determined that we could get to Modern 2 Gallery in Edinburgh’s Belford District and, if the weather held, would have time after visiting the exhibition to take the cameras for a dodder around the West side of Dean Cemetery – a short walk along a connecting path.

  The exhibition comprised of a small collection of works by Scottish Artist Joan Eardley, entitled ‘The Nature of Painting’. There should be some copied examples of these at the rear of this zine – all copyright the artist herself.

  Following our appreciation of the works, we headed off for a cuppa and a scone before facing the very bright – but equally chilly – East side of Dean Cemetery.

  Unfortunately, the sun was very bright and made for extremely contrasty pictures, but I found a few worth saving, and these are reproduced here.