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notice – [noh-tis ] – to pay attention to or take notice of; to perceive; become aware of; to mention or refer to; point out.

Photography, writing and art have always been a part of my life. Since they’ve always been there, I didn’t give much thought to why or what they do for me until I decided to pursue them more “formally”. From what I can tell they do at least these 2 things for me.

Noticing: I find the world to be an amazing, wonderous place. The more I notice, the more I notice. Looking for things to see, makes you focus, which gets you out of your head and allows you to let go of thinking for a while.

Thinking: If noticing takes you out of thinking for a while, it is simply because I do a lot of thinking. Writing is a way of recording what I’m thinking about and figuring out how I actually thinking about something. It is also a way to make a record of how something went, like a project. Or life.

Recent Writings

Book cover for The Work of Art by Adam Moss

Book: The Work Of Art

A book I enjoyed so much I thought I’d write about the 5 ideas I took away from reading it, which all seem to start with ‘do the work’.

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The Flower Drawing Continues…

Yes, the drawing of the flower continues! And I also enjoyed some free classical music.

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The final image with the first sketch

It’s been 32 days and then some…

Some thoughts on my progress with the 100 day project – there are definitely some frustrations!

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I don't think I've ever gotten out walking early e I don't think I've ever gotten out walking early enough to get photos of magnolias in such pristine condition! 😍

#magnoliasinbloom #springinbloom
🤪 I have been working on the second module of t 🤪 I have been working on the second module of the floral ink drawing course I signed up for a few months ago. ha ha, oh my gosh a test of my rusty drawing skills and my patience!

The thing I have to keep reminding myself, especially when I'm watching her do the inking: she's been doing this for years. This is what she does for a living. I'm not supposed to get it right the first (or second... probably not third either...) time. 

#alwaysabeginner #floralinkdrawing
A close up of a reddish dogwood. I love close ups A close up of a reddish dogwood. I love close ups of flowers that make them seem abstract.

During a floral photography course, the instructor said that abstract photos do not really count as floral photos. While on the one hand I can see what she means, it is still a flower! 

What do you think? 

#springinbloom #dogwoodinbloom
I feel like I just flipped the calendar to March b I feel like I just flipped the calendar to March but here we are - April! I use a calendar of my own photos but after checking them in Dec, when I get the prints, I never peak ahead or actually remember what pictures I chose.

Happy to see that April is one of my favorites from last year 😍 

#violets #springinbloom
My row of tulips is in progress! Enjoying this pho My row of tulips is in progress! Enjoying this photo from last year's batch, thinking about what I'd need to do to get a better version - this is the second attempt. 

#tulipbeauty #springinbloom
I actually did finish the flower right before the I actually did finish the flower right before the end of the year and then... travel. Lots of travel. 😴 I will be working through the next module soon but here is the finished flower and some the process before it. 

There is definitely room for improvement (my background lines need to feel softer) but there are also things I really like about it (the flower actually seems round and soft to me). 

#alwaysabeginner @ioanapioaru #floralinkdrawing
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