Well now, to have finished a book
such as this<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a beautiful book about
still life and life
in
still
–
ness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
days of pandemic and how it was
we
got ourselves
through<\/p>\n\n\n\n
about photography
what it is we may be looking at
or for
and what it is we
see<\/p>\n\n\n\n
about life, lived
interrupted, managed
coped
enjoyed
it\u2019s also about light
and how it touches us
it\u2019s about marriage, artistry
and just how it is
we are
muddling through
it\u2019s about ordinary things
and beautiful things
flowers, fruit, what things to add
and just what
to
take away<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t claim to know so much about still life,
if I am looking at art
I am most drawn to portraiture
however,
if you are to tell me about the beautiful light
and just how it falls
with the openness of a curious child,
I am apt to follow
and through this beautiful writing,
I have learned so much<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of course I am already well acquainted with words I believe I will think of still life, quite differently us \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well now, to have finished a booksuch as this a beautiful book aboutstill life and lifeinstill–ness days of pandemic and how it waswegot ourselvesthrough about photographywhat it is we may be looking ator forand what it is wesee about life,…
from Shawna Lemay
having followed her blog Transactions With Beauty<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
for quite some time
(and before that Calm Things)<\/em>
having read several of her other books
as well as very much appreciating her skill
as a photographer
this beautiful human
of many, many talents
I humbly consider my friend
(even though we have not met)<\/em>
while sitting in on this most recent conversation
Apples On A Windowsill<\/strong>
I am astonished over and over again
by just how much we have in common,
I mean, I do not have her talents,
I have never set up a photograph as such
but I certainly do like to wander with my camera,
I am always captivated by light
when it catches my eye
and I so admire
what it is
she
sees
I came to a great appreciation for Bruce Springsteen
late I suppose, for various reasons
but my devotion to his mind, and his words
his craft
is echoed often in Shawna\u2019s work<\/p>\n\n\n\n
now, having enjoyed immensely
the thoughts put forth here
and it feels kind of wonderful
to have a look at life
simple, ordinary kind of life
one similar in some ways, and then
different from your own
but through someone else\u2019s lens
and not in telling you, what it is you are seeing
but rather, in sharing thoughts
in a kind of ongoing
conversation
with a friend
that does much to nourish
how the light
touches<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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