7/16/11

Study No. 4


Commuting

Highway At Night

Charles Sheeler

I feel like I see the world like this sometimes.


© Charles Sheeler, Amoskeag Mills #2


© Charles Sheeler, Study for Improvisation on a Mill Town, 1948

7/12/11

Unicyclist In Covent Garden

Castle

Cool.

Flute Player

In Bath. He was not pleased with me taking his picture.

Street Scene

In Bath.

Pond

I believe I took this at Stourhead.

A Secret Garden

Alley Way

Rainy day in Warwick.

As a Tourist

Clouds...

...resting above Hadrian's Wall.

River Cam

A view for privileged eyes.

My sister went here yesterday.

Fountain Abbey

Tree

At Hampton Court. An inspiring display of horticulture.

Elgin Marbles

Here are a few posts dedicated to my sisters who are going to pop about England without their hubbies this summer.

Why is there such a fuss over these? I learned that the relief--or depth of the carving--is no deeper than 3 inches. Yet, the stone-carvings have a 3-dimensional quality and capture the movement of the horses and their riders.