Tag: zenmondays
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Hiding in plain sight or standing tall in the crowd, which blossom are you?
I was looking for a photo to match with these poppies, but it will be a while yet before they come back. They were still blooming in mid November at the time of my exhibition. While hiking around Zurich on the Easter weekend I came across a blooming apple tree (swipe). Nearly all early blossoms…
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Taking in the evening glow, at the unexpected turn by the water path.
This overview of works from my recent exhibition will be completed soon. Did you notice something different in last week’s work and today’s? Sometimes taking an unexpected turn, or change in materials, opens up an entirely different view on your path. Much like suddenly turning around on a walk by the river. The perspective behind…
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The infinite mirror of observing nature, and finding it directing its look at you.
Thank you for reading another zen Monday. Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting, coupled with one photograph from my archives.
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With the first plum blossoms comes a bold spring call.
I waited a year to capture this moment, and now it is finally here. The time when the first plum blossoms open in Zurich. Out I went with my camera, close to the golden hour. It was perhaps a little too close for the specific location of this tree, somewhat shaded in the late afternoon.…
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A game of dried textures, in monochrome ink.
On this ongoing walk through the Altstadthaus exhibition I often pair the paintings exhibited with photos from the same season in which the exhibition took place – early winter.
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Before the chestnut stands close, hues of roasted gold.
When spring rolls around, the chestnut stands suddenly fade away from Zurich. Even though trees are still mostly bare, we are slowly getting to that season.