July 1, 2015 - Posted by Cara Lockhart Smith | Art, Photography, Uncategorized | Coldstream, evening, June, moon, photograph, River Tweed, scottish borders
I’m Cara, and I live in Coldstream, in the Scottish Borders As well as writing and illustrating books for children I have recently been painting on canvas, in my octagonal studio (aka The Tardis) which inhabits a corner of the vegetable garden.  My work for children has been published in several countries, and translated into different languages. My favourite form at the moment is the picture book, but I have also had published poetry, children’s novels, and illustrations for the work of other authors, and have worked extensively on projects with children. I go out most days with my camera and create blog entries from the results. Some of the pictures I take will be used as background material for the picture book which I am working on at the moment. My son Matty set up this WordPress blog for me, and it has added a dimension to my life which surprises me. It is also interesting and inspiring to read the blogs of other people from different parts of the world, and to look at their sometimes fascinating pictures.
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beautiful photo and landscape !! love the colours of dulled cobalt/violet as night falls and those being reflected in the smooth winding river! the cloud formation above closely emulates the curve of the river – just not as sharp of a bend. excellent. this would make a most wonderful painting. lol. cheers, Debi
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Thanks Debi. I came back late from a meeting, and just caught sight of this moon over the Tweed, so rushed into the house and got my camera. I have taken a lot of views of this angle of the river (just a few moments walk away from where I live), and not liked many of them, but I think in this one the colours of the sky and the placing of the moon made it more satisfactory. It is lovely that you liked it. And like me you like your colours!
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some times, good fortune and blessings just Happen upon us when least expected. this was such a beautiful moment in time to capture.
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Thanks, Debi. I am glad I had the nous to run in and get my camera.
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absolutely on that one! you could enlarge it I bet and frame it. 🙂
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I don’t think I’ve ever thought about framing my photographs, I suppose because my professional life has been to do with illustration work and writing for children, and taking photographs is something different. The wonderful thing about having a blog is sharing my walks, and communicating with people. I am really behindhand at looking at other blogs, which is something I enjoy doing, because I am working most of my spare hours in the studio on a picture book; but I am looking forward to catching up once these illustrations are finished.
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I’m real new to web/blog and make tons of errors. +there’s “web etiquette,” never had a clue! oops lol anyway, after years of looking at others’ art images – when I see some nice framable ones, I just Jump In and say so! I love your blog, with all the countryside roaming about – its very natural. I could be there, walking those forest paths too. thanks!
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I still don’#t knw anything about “web etiquette” – maybe I should look it up!
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there’s all sorts of rules apparently ! i read you not supposed to say thank you, more than once or twice, as ‘it gets boring’…. ?! what happened to good manners 🙂 its actually kind of funny.
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Stunning view Cara!!
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Thanks, Mary. I came back late and caught sight of this moon so rushed into the house and got my camera. It was a different view of the Tweed. it was nearly ten o’clock when I took the photograph, the nights are still very light round here, though sadly we are leaving the longest days behind.
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