Creative Superstars

Well. More tips on creative folks.

I came across a team of top American photographers
named Marcus Klinko and Indrani this week.
The pair shot Naomi Campbell for the cover of
the November-December 2009 issue of
American Photo. There is a story on them inside
the magazine. They shoot fashion and celebrity
subjects. Top accounts they have landed include
Beyonce, Iman, David Bowie and L'Oreal.
See their web-site at www.markusklinko-indrani.com.
Their styling is spectacular.

Another find is floral and event designer Preston Bailey.
He is featured discussing his route to success
on the blog of interior designer Vicente Wolf.
See vicentewolfblog.com. The date of the blog
featuring him is October 29th, 2009.
Also visit his web-site
at www.prestonbailey.com to see his work.
His designs are so creative is would be fun to
hear the process he goes through for each job.
His clients include Joan Rivers and Ivanka Trump.

Enjoy looking at the work of these
creative dynamos.

Helen.

Design Stars

Some of my favourite interior designers.
Those whose career I follow are in this month's
issues of top decorating magazines.

Catch Kelly Wearstler in the November issue
of Metropolitan Home. Her design for her
family's shared beach house in Malibu
is organic and futuristic at the same time.

Then Orlando Diaz-Azcuy is featured
in House Beautiful. The San Francisco
home he and an associate decorated
is calm and soothing, sophisticated
and simple. (see the November issue).

Lastly, Darryl Carter, the look
is spartan and curatorial has
his own residence featured in
the November issue of Elle Decor.
It must take hard work to make a home
look this under-decorated yet coherent.

Enjoy.

Helen.

October Abstract II 2009

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This piece was inspired by the work of sculptor Cristina
Iglesias.

Some of her major work consists of installations
of lattice-like panels of braided metal wires.
These panels are suspended from the ceiling
to form walls and ceilings of latticework.
The latticework is embedded with symbols
from texts. This creates pavillions and hallways/
corridors. The work surrounds the viewer.
A construction within the walls of a gallery
or office lobby. An enclosure. The light shines
through the installation creating shadows
of lace-like shapes on the floor.

In my work. Symbols float across
the page.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have an always-open-to-inspiration
kind of day.

Helen.

October abstract I

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Well I am just playing.

Made an abstract art image.

This is my first effort so be kind.

There is something very enjoyable

about the process of making this piece.

Have a don't-hesitate-to-improve-oneself

kind of day.

Helen.

October shot 2009

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This is a more traditional image again.

I find it an attractive shot.

For some reason my ability to see a shot

is higher and stronger than a couple of years ago.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have an enjoy-fall-while-it-is-here

kind of day.

Helen.

Vicente Wolf at Home

Dear reader:

Vicente Wolf gives a tour of his loft in a clip
from a videotaped tour he recently gave.

I follow his work and you might find this tour
of his residence to be interesting if you have a passion for
interior design.

Enter his blog first:

vicentewolfblog.com

See today's posting -Oct. 19th/2009.

The title of the posting is
"LXTV's Open House".

click on the link for the web-site
of the TV show featuring the tour
to do so-
see "watch it via their web-site here"
and click on this phrase located
at the end of the entry.

Click on play video and enjoy the tour.

He has fantastic taste and the loft
space is quite stunning.

Helen.

Fall Impressions 2009

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Sped by this stand of trees.

Noticed the mutli-colour hues of the leaves

and returned with my camera.

Used the Freeman Patterson motion

technique.

Very pleased with the results.

Here are 3 of the 10 shots I liked.

A representative sample.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have an enjoy-every-minute-of-it

kind of day.

Helen.

Dahlia II-Impressionism

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Three more shots of dahlias.

The shots are impressionistic on purpose.

I moved the camera, a Freeman Patterson

technique, while taking the shots.

I see these images hanging in an

entryway or in the bedroom of

a stylish young woman.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a take-a-safe-risk kind of day.

Helen.

DAHLIA I 2009

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Might make this an annual outing.

Shooting dahlias at the Halifax Public

Gardens on Thanksgiving weekend.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a ready-for-the-weekend kind of day.

Helen.

Fall Reflections

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These shots capture fall at it's best.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a capture-each-moment kind

of day.

Helen.

Autumn Shot

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Really like this shot. The shot

almost looks like a

painting on silk. The soft effect

and beautiful colour are striking.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a not-ready-for-winter

kind of day.

Helen.

Golden Trees III

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Happened to see this shot and didn't have my camera with me.

Back-tracked and got the camera and drove back again
returning to get the shot.

The sunlight illuminated the golden yellow in a
canopy of arching branches. I recklessly stood
in the middle of the road to get the composition
I wanted.

Funny, fall shots keep presenting themselves
to me.

Have an always-pay-attention kind of day.

Helen.

Golden Tree II

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Went back twice to capture this yellow tree that looked

gold with sunlight illuminating the leaves.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a one-more-day-of-R&R-kind

of day.

Helen.

Golden tree I

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Found this yellow tree in a nearby park.

Found the sun illuminated the yellow leaves

to make them look golden.

Plan to return next sunny day to photo

capture some impressionistic images of this

particular tree.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a getting-ready-to-celebrate

kind of day. Eat too much. Laugh too hard.

Helen.

Georgia's Hummingbird

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This image unites my bird series with

famous artist Georgia O'Keefe (1887-1986).

The petunia references her most famous work-

her flower paintings. I also associate Georgia

O'Keefe with desert scenes with skulls.

I hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a sense-of-wonderment-never-

goes-away kind of day.

Helen.

Kahlo's dove

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)

had a tragic life featuring a bus accident

that left her disabled and death at a young age.

She is best knwon for her self-portraits with

themes of death, tragedy and loneliness.

She was married to muralist and fellow painter

Diego Rivera.

This folk art painting continues

my bird series while honouring Kahlo.

I hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a young-until-one-dies

kind of day.

Helen.

Leaf Portraits Revisited

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Reviewed my files and liked 3 more photos.

Really liked the sunlit tree branches

of a maple.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a look-ahead-but-not-behind

kind of day.

Helen.

Model portrait 2009

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Felt like sketching today.

Liked one of my sketches so

much that I painted it.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a don't-overlook-the-

details kind of day.

Helen.

Leaf portraits

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I was running yesterday and noticed

many leaves coming down. A true

sign of autumn. Some of the fallen leaves

were lovely so I decided to return to the

street with my camera and take shots of them.

I decided to call these shots leaf portraits.

I returned with my camera and started

shooting fallen leaves. This required

bending or crouching to get my close-ups.

I got many great shots.

A jogger interested in what I was doing

asked me if I was taking pictures of bugs

on the ground. I corrected her but found

this speculation to be quite funny.

How eccentric to be taking pictures

of bugs.

Hilarious.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a look-out-for-the-small-

guy-kind of day.

Helen.