The formal language, clarity and colours of the First Nation tribes in North America and Canada are magnificent. The totem poles with their symbolism and undulating depictions of animals and mythical creatures beautiful in their colours and shapes and all that sculpted out of wood. even closer up, they have a flowing shape and therefore they are very powerful and can compete with the most famous abstract paintings. It is not for nothing that a famous Dutch artist like Karel Appel was inspired by these. This picture is a detail of a totem pole standing in a town on Vancouver Island.
My great loves are the water and everything about it. Ships, travel, history and photography. The combination is therefore very common in my photographic work. Most photographs are created intuitively. It is an image that strikes me, usually a combination of form and color in which a.. Read more…