January 31, 2010

Aerial Photos of Salt Lake City

I'm really excited about the aerial photos I took over Salt Lake City. I've never flown over during the winter, so this was new to me.This is one of my favorites . . . such a great composition. This one reminds me of a circuit board.This one looks as if someone just applied the final brushstrokes.The combination of salt, mud, ice and snow made for some fantastic abstract compositions.

We had a great trip to Evanston, IL to visit our daughter for her final college swim meet. Hard to believe that after 14 years it's coming to an end. I know her body will be happy to have a break - 6 hours of swimming a day, 6 days a week is tough. I am constantly amazed at Rachel's focus and determination . . . it's something I could never do.

No trip to Evanston is complete without a visit to Dick Blick and Vogue Fabric. All I bought was a little Thai silk, bright yellow roving, versatex printing ink, extender, Golden open acrylic gloss, and Jacquard color remover.

Not too bad - my suitcase was only 48 pounds and I think my bright red pea coat accounted for 20 pounds. I was surprised how few colorful coats there were. It's so grey in the winter, people should wear more color. Just my opinion.

3 comments :

Lora Martin said...

Wow! Great photos! That top one is especially appealing to me. I never get good ones out of an airplane window (mostly because I always sit on the aisle).

Love that collection of purchases, enough to know that you've been there, but not so much to make your luggage cost you another $75.

Sandy said...

Sounds like a wonderful trip. Great photos.

Gina said...

Love that first photo! And such a good point about the colours we tend to wear in winter - dark, when we should be cheering ourselves up with some color!

Love your quotes at the side ... I'm off to get my journal so I can record a few more of them. Thank you for posting them!