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Friday 30 May 2014

Wild Wild Horses

“Yes, you see, there’s no such thing as coincidence. 
There are no accidents in life. Everything that happens
 is the result of a calculated move that leads us to where we are.” 
― J.M. DarhowerSempre: Redemption

Some days ago I had to say Goodbye to one of my paintings, my dapple has found a beautiful home.
Marriage, 120x100
2014, acrylic on canvas

And then a funny thing happened - I got a new neighbor, a couple of neighbors to be precise, I would like to make friends with them, well, I already asked a permission to do their portraits, they agreed :-) Here is a first one...
  
Have a nice wild weekend :-)

Love,
AB

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Waiting for Summer

Rainy, rainy days again... but we did have some sun last weekend,  I took advantage of its' soft evening light to do some pictures. My exercise was to shoot against the sun, many people are horrified by it, but in fact it could bring some very nice effects. That is what I came up with: 

Nicolas, an engineer from Wettingen, is enjoying his neighbor's freshly cut grass.  
Marina, Zürich, relaxing in her garden after a long week. 

Besides, Marina is a poet and we just did a shoot for her upcoming book, I am very excited about seeing my work on a book cover. :-) 

Keep your feet warm this rainy week :-)

Love,
AB

Friday 16 May 2014

Feeling Blue...

 Looking through my last years' pictures I found this old commode which I brightened up some time ago. Here is a "before" photo... the poor thing was given a rustic touch with random strokes and I had to come to rescue. :-)

My first impulse was to try something edgy and bright, something a la Delphine La Lorme, a painter and designer from Paris. Here is a couple of her chic and provocative pieces. 



But at the end I chose a solution a bit less risqué and painted my commode bright blue (can't name a shade now since I mixed several pigments), adding miniature squarish silver knobs for a modern touch , et Voila!

This is my part of sharing for tonight.

Good night and a good weekend!

Love,
AB

Tuesday 6 May 2014

My Day With...

"I fall in love with almost every person I photograph. 
I want to get close. This is personal for me"

Stephanie Sinclair
How was your day?

I spent mine with my God son who just turned 3. And that's how I remember him on his first birthday, when he bursted into tears just before the candle ceremony :-) Time really flies and I realize I have to spend more time with people I love... 


Apart from that, turning up a bit early for an appointment this morning I was sitting in a waiting room leafing Das Ideale Heim magazine where I came across a wonderful Swiss photographer Catherine Gailloud and her blog My Day With.  Of course the evening passed looking at her work: splendid swiss landscapes and great architecture, lovely interiors and lively portraits... She even bothers to translate her interviews into English (with all my love to French language...:-)  More of her work is on her website: www.cgailloud.com 

In that very same waiting room I had a chance to discover another great person and photographer - Stephanie Sinclair, whose pictures are known to millions, especially lovers of National Geographic where she is a regular contributor. Cinclair is an American photographer and a human rights fighter. 

You probably recognize this photo she took in Afghanistan. 

Her photo series, “Child Brides,” examines “how children continue to be forced into marriage in more than 50 countries around the world.” The project was the result of eight years of work in Afghanistan, NepalEthiopiaIndia, and Yemen. Here is the projects website tooyoungtowed.org.

So that was my day. Since we are talking photography here, may I brag a little? I just got my box of new flyers! Happy as Alex with his birthday cake today :-)



Good night.

Love,
AB