When we aim our camera, the frame becomes our canvas. To create captivating images, we must carefully consider what’s inside that frame. Our goal is to ensure that nothing competes with our main subject and supporting elements. Here are some things that naturally draw attention. Use them strategically around your main subject and remove or […] The post 9 Tips for Crafting More Powerful Photos appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

I’ve been pondering the significance of SPACIOUSNESS. In art, it would seem to be about giving the subject room to exist without distraction. It might also be about allowing the eye breathability and movement. Perhaps it is also about communicating expansiveness or the exquisiteness of being. Spaciousness seems to say a lot, with very little. […] The post S P A C I O U S appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

Don’t you love that creative moment when you step back to look at what you have created and feel a glow of satisfaction grow in your body? You feel that there is a communication between what the world has spoken and what you have done. You were successfully able to express a message, to show […] The post In Between All and Nothing appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

I have been enjoying working with Gelatine printing to produce some cool textures and designs. It is an easy, cheap and fun way to get creative and make some art. Gelatine printing or Gelli-plate printing, is a mono-printing technique that works with a plate made out of glycerine and gelatine. The plate is inked with […] The post Gelli-Plate Printing appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

I stumbled upon a book that has got me quite excited about the potential of putting its practice in place. It’s called New Moon Astrology by Jan Spiller. In it, Jan describes how to use the energy of the New Moon to wish for things. I’m going to summarize the system here, which will give […] The post New Moon Wish Casting to Make Your Dreams Come True! appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

One of the most amazing things to photograph is Star Trails. In essence, it is a photograph of the Earth’s spin on its axis – as shown to us by the night sky. Capturing a picture like this gives me pause to remember that the Earth is spinning close to 1000 miles per hour. Yet, […] The post Algrave Star Trails appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

I had taken a photograph of a Great Egret from my peddle boat on the small caiman-filled Tortuga Lake that gently flowed behind my home in Panama. I loved photographing birds from the boat when I lived there. The seasons of the year were marked by their presence. Tanagers, Grosbeaks, and Flycatchers migrated there in […] The post The Egret’s Gift appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

I heard the best time to photograph butterflies is early in the morning when their wings are still heavy with dew, and they move slowly. I came across this one in the middle of the day. She was much too busy feeding on the wild Rhododendrons to pay me any attention. She turned and twirled […] The post Butterfly, Butterfly appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

When I look at this photo, I hear birds chirping, and I’m not sure whether they are outside my window or in my memory. I can hear the crunch of the earth under my NIKEs as I walk the open field, sweltering in the heat, even though the sky is cloistered in clouds. It is […] The post Arrival of Summer appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more

Kim LeClair has been writing a poem a day. Some are sketches that touch the edges of the reader’s life experience and offer a hint of something just out of reach. Some seem to come from experienced joy or longing. Some are storied from a place of magic and wonder. Characters often inhibit Kim’s poems […] The post Peter The Bee Brings Joy to Me appeared first on The Everyday Artist ..read more