Art: stonefoX. Design: Jeremy Thornton
Mr. FoX — How we look and what we see is more important than what we look at.
stonefoX
my favorite pics so far
August 1 – 31, 2021
Without any formal training in the arts, I have applied my creative imagination to explore the visual arts of sculpture and photography, as well as the literary arts of essay writing, poetry, and the writing of quotations, philosophy of life and humor. How philosophy of life and humor travel together, weave in and out, intersect and interact particularly interest me.
Photography is a relatively new adventure for me. All of my images are clicked and edited using only the iPhone camera and various apps.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley, California and its Photography Group have been the spark plugs for my creative imagination.
Thank you for taking the time to view the images in this show. I hope you enjoy them. Please feel free to share your criticism with me. A fine polish often requires an abrasive.
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ANIMAL
Airbnb – Life is fragile. Handle with care.
Putting Our Best Foot Forward — If we don’t step forward, we will find ourselves in the same place.
What’s Not to Love — Skills develop by keeping our eyes and minds open and feet active.
Catnap — May we engage our imaginative curiosity and become curiouser and curiouser.
Chanel — Photography is not only about being in the light place at the light time, but at times it is also about being in the white place at the white time.
Ouch — When we bite off more than we can chew, we become very good at . . . . . . chewing.
Eye Spied Her — What we can learn from a spider: watch, wait patiently, move forward at appropriate times, and occasionally pull a few strings.
VEGETABLE
Flock of Blurds of Paradise — Together we are better.
Rose to the Occasion — May we be able to look back and honestly say that we rose to the occasion.
Up a Creek — When you find yourself up a creek, go with the flow.
Bee passionate – Focused enthusiasm will usually take us farther than intelligence alone
Staghorn Fern — Get high with a little help from your fronds.
Flip – When we flip off Mother Nature, she may respond in kind
Thinking Back Moving On — May we leave the world a little better than we found it.
MINERAL
Rusty O’Tool — Conformity can be the enemy of creativity.
Looking Around — We can learn by looking back into the past, or by planning for the future, but most importantly by looking around attentively wherever we are.
PATTERNS
Turning Over a New Leaf — Achieving value is better than simply achieving success.
Cover Photo for Intergalactic Dating Site — Attentiveness is our passport to creativity.
Wasn’t Barn Yesterday — Nostalgia is a thing of the past and can become a blur.
Butthead — Reality is for those who lack imagination. Fanta-see is fun to see!
Industrial Calm Plex — Complexity can be simplified, but simplicity can be simply complex.
Circles in sPOTS — May we attentively care for the vessel in which we are planted.
The Corner — Expect the unexpected. It may be right around the corner.
REFLECTIONS & SHADOWS
Hot Rod — We only absorb and then reflect a tiny slice of our environment. The closer we look the more we absorb and reflect.
It’s Curtains for the Shadow — The more enlightened we become, the longer shadow we cast.
Reflections of Mother Nature — The windows of perception lie between the known and the unknown.
Goddess of Shadows in Reflection — Light and shadows can walk hand-in-hand for mutual benefit.
PEOPLE
On Queue — Photographs have a clearer and longer memory than we have.
We the People? — Where is the kind in humankind?
National Museum in Havana — We are all the architect of our own thoughts.
Dali Parton — A touch of madness is good for the soul. Whenever an image is crazy, is it crazy enough?
Dreamer — We are never too old to create a new dream, and our dreams need not have expiration dates.
Despair Meets Hope — When despair meets hope anything is possible.
Get Down! — Down is the new up!
CONNECTIONS
Connected — As expected, we are all connected.
Connection — If you were a dog, reach out and lick someone.
Love Me — Heart is left. Love is right. Love holds the key; just love and be. Although love is the best medicine, if it doesn’t work, increase the dose.
CLOSING COMMENTS
What we see often depends upon how we look. As we go through life may we see more than meets the eye.
I have one word of caution to artists (everyone is an artist in one way or another) – When we stretch our imagination far enough and wide enough, it may never return to its former size and shape
Enjoy tomorrow’s past!
– stonefoX
Photography © 2021 stonefoX
Prints are available unframed for $50 for 8″ x 10″ size
Please note the height to width ratio may vary from image to image.
Please inquire at: stonefox777@yahoo.com