Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Above is the montage of New Quay that I have now finished
We are now right at the end of February and Winter seems to have returned with a vengence. The 'beast from the east' is upon us. Here on the west coast of Wales we get little snow especially if it arrives from the east. Today it started about 8am and now at 10.25 it has stopped, leaving a light covering. We wait to see what transpires.
In the meantime I have been getting on with my photography for montages. I went to Aberaeron on the 16th Feb. A lovely day for the photos. I hadn't thought much about an outlet for my montage up there but as I went along I passed a gallery. They were willing to accept my work so I spent the day happily taking photographs of the lovely Georgian houses .
I knew I would have to go there again 
on a Sunday when there was less through traffic.Sunday 25th Feb proved to be the day. Lovely and sunny, just as the cold snap was starting. So now I have enough shots to build the montage.

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Well things have moved on and we are now into February. I have just finished two montages of Newport Pembs. It has taken me about a week to create the montages of photos I took last year. I am really pleased with the result and will take some prints into the shop in the next couple of days.
I realise that these montages are my first love and am now planning to finish some more. The worst part is trying to find places where they can be displayed and sold. I don't take rejection very well and although I know people love the montages I always find it hard to ask outlets to accept them.
I do have resiliance but I have been knocked back so many time in the past, as I guess have many creative people, that it is always a challenge.
It has been such a wet winter with little sunshine that we all crave for warmer days. However February is a short month and the days are getting longer so I live in hope.
I have been following a short course online about Creative Empowerment. It is suggested that we use such sites as Instagram and I am attemping to upload some images there. It is a question of getting my PC, tablet and phone to talk to each other...not easy !