A landscape complicated by texture. Digital collage © 2014 Liz Ruest, 25 layers
Tag: landscape
Show: Kenmore Art 2014
See this award-winning piece through this weekend, Sunday, June 29, 10am-7pm, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE in Kenmore, WA
The British Landscape
Just back from my third visit to Scotland, and it’s still true: there’s something so compelling and inspirational about the British countryside. Here’s one of my compositions from there, Dale. Compared to the long views of the Skagit Valley farmland, the horizons in England and Scotland have a more immediate focal point. Trees and old buildings…
Skagit Horizons
Have you driven through the Skagit Valley in northwestern Washington? I find it beautiful all year, not just during its famous tulip season. The horizons are visible for miles! That I grew up in a farming area likely explains why I’m drawn to these views. My home town, in the Ottawa Valley, has similar terrain. A friend…
Skagit Fields
Skagit Valley farmland detail. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest
My Love/Hate Relationship with Winter
I hate BEING in it, but I love LOOKING at it! (Or creating it, as with my winter-inspired piece, Binding, left.) Here are some gorgeous shots from people who ventured out to capture the beauty of that low-slung light: http://www.photographyblogger.net/16-great-photos-of-winter-sunlight/
Misty Landscapes
On this foggy Northwest day, I am inspired by how great landscape photography can be: Great Landscape Photos of the Lake District and Scotland by Mark Littlejohn.
Show: Come Out of the Dark
I am delighted to be part of this local show, celebrating multi-cultural representations of the winter solstice. All three of these pieces were accepted! When: Thursday, December 19, 5–8 pm Where: Edmonds Conference Center, 201 Fourth Ave N in Edmonds, WA Join me at the opening reception? Or catch the show through Friday, February 14….