Collaged views of the sea defence ramparts, surrounding the entrance to Cromer pier. Also are the railings on the steps leading up to the pier. Those angled metal stanchions, with the chains and a runner, belong to the fishing boats nearby. The are, I presume, to help lower and retrieve the fishing nets. I like the composition, and I think its a strong image.
Untitled No.9a
This a montage of yatchs that were sailing on Oulton Broad. They are members of the Waveney and Oulton Broad Yatch Club. I took quite a few photos from the riverbank, and have ended up collaging eight different shots. Some of the number identity markings, on the sails were back to front, because I had to turn the boat around,(in the computer) to face the same way as the others. So I erased all the markings on the sails. They are sailing on a broken slate roof, and the opposite bank is a low brick wall, just outside my flat. The sky is of course, perversely, a rusty corrugated fence, probably in Australia somewhere. C’mon nothing is simple or straightforward…Jeeez
Untitled No.17
If you stand in the Norwich bus station, at the No.4 and 8 bus stop, look up behind you, at the gap between the back of the multi-storey car park, and the Travelodge. The brick edifice in the picture, is what you will see. Beyond that, in the gap above, is a view of Dubai through the window of a plane waiting on the tarmac. Makes sense eh? In front is a collage of overhead power lines for trains at Norwich Railway station. I liked all the conflicting lines and angles in the composition.
Under The Gate And Away
I was drawn to the patterns created by the rain dripping off the trees, that were overhanging the river. I took quite a few photos whilst getting soaked. How we suffer for our art! I have montaged three photos of ripples in the river. The gate and railings are by the river, near New Mills Yard. Sometimes I will photograph something that gives me the opportunity to cut through the spaces, behind the object. This is a good example, and I liked the configuration it posed. The concrete spheres were an incidental, last minute inclusion, that gave the picture depth. These spheres are used to block off a road entrance by the bus station, but allow bikes and pedestrians through. I collaged the ripples to achieve a more concentrated effect.
Elevation
If you walk round the back of Gentlemans Walk, by the market, there is a little passageway called Weavers lane. There at the back of a building is a spiral fire escape. I have used that as a stencil to cut through to the underlying images. Those are a montage of the entrance hall/staircase in the main building, of the Art School. I was experimenting as I created the picture, with no objective plan.
The Sound Of Light
This is a collage of two different interiors in the Norwich Art School. Through the window; I’ve replaced the view with some ripples of raindrops on a river. I found the golden angel blowing a trumpet in a church, just down the road from the school; St.Georges on Colegate. The image was finished off, with a lens flare filter. As usual the image came about unconsciously, but the title was obvious.
Stand Alone
The setting for the easels is an old picture, that I had half completed and ‘put on the back burner’. It is a view of a corner of a room in an alcove by a chimney breast, looking up at the ceiling. Above it is the bottom of some net curtains. Every year St. Benedicts closes off the road and has a street party. These artists easels were going to be used for the general public to have a painting experience session, courtesy of the local art society. I was able to arrange them, from the different photos I took. My conceit was to duplicate the image, rearrange the easels, and then put that image on the bottom canvas holder of the ‘rebel’ easel.
Best Left Alone
So called because, as I was creating this picture, I got so far and thought this was the point at which I should stop…… and don’t try to embellish the image any further. These are empty cable drums, that had wire wrapped around them. They were lying discarded in the far end of the car park, of Hedley and Ellis, an electrical wholesaler on Pottergate. I collaged two different views of the same pile, and put the side of a railway truck (see Industrial Landscape) behind them.
Scrape And Scour
Just down the road, (Greyhound Opening) there has been a major building project. That meant new road surfaces, pavements and underground pipes. These digger shovels and blades were being stored, behind an enclosure fence. I took a few photographs from different angles, and as you can see, collaged them (in conflict?). I applied a filter to give them that gritty look, and darkened what little background there is.
Gon’ Fishin’
There is a railway station in East Dereham, which is the site of a heritage organisation, called the Mid Norfolk Railway. They run trips in old steam trains and rolling stock, and a yard for repairs and reconstruction. Hence the cranes which run on the rails, and used to move the engines and carriages. Notice the green water tank and station building in the background. The beach is at Great Yarmouth. The two came together by pure luck. I did tilt the crane shot a bit, to have the hook dipping into the sea. I think the picture has balance and symmetry.