ELEGANCE ABOVE

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"ELEGANCE ABOVE"
Wonderful splendor inside Detroit Institute of Art.
texture study: aged paintings, carved stone, wood trim, metal chandeliers, bare glowing light bulbs

CAPITOL SPIROGRAPH

"CAPITOL SPIROGRAPH"

(click to enlarge the photo!)

A happy accident with a camera setting!

texture study: swirls of brilliant lights against a night sky, the glow of the nation's capitol

ARCH

"ARCH"
Detroit Institute of Art. Foreground and background perspective study.
texture study: curling symmetrical wrought iron, smooth and carved detailed stone, stairway and rail behind a glowing pendant light.

FLOURISH

"FLOURISH"
beautiful column design
texture study: light and shadow against stone carving intricate details

LOOKING UP

"LOOKING UP"
reconstructed 1522 European chapel nestled within Detroit Institute of Art.

texture study: age worn wood sculptures, smooth stone, rough brick

CHANDELIER

"CHANDELIER"
Who can be uncharmed by the glow of a sparking light?
texture study: plaster ceiling medallions, smooth crystal drops, purple glow

Carved in stone

"CARVED IN STONE"

San Francisco architecture. Breathtaking!!

texture study: massive carved images in stone, scaffolding in background

Columns

"COLUMNS"

San Francisco architecture. Beautiful!!

texture study: clear sky behind massive stone columns with carvings

Chadwick Block

"CHADWICK BLOCK"

This is a favorite in Ann Arbor, MI on the campus of U of M. The original Cottage Inn Pizza restaurant. An incredible building inside and out. The food is great too, by the way!

texture study: rusted awning, neon lights, old brick with painted on ivy

Cathedral sky

" CATHEDRAL SKY"

This is a Plateresque architecture style (16th century Spain) Cathedral in Toledo Ohio. Breathtaking!

texture study: tiled roof, stained glass windows, stone bricks and carvings against a smooth brilliant sky

Stone cutters

"STONE CUTTERS"

Imagine the hours put into this facade's artwork in stone done long ago by hand. A lost art indeed! This is the front top of the Exhibit Museum of Natural History on the campus of U of M in Ann Arbor, MI.

( click to zoom on this one!!)

texture study: the ins and outs of man's hand with a chisel

Blue door

"BLUE DOOR"

A perfect shade of blue does not want to go unnoticed.

texture study: blue paint, wired glass, chiseled stone

Cross against brick

"CROSS AGAINST BRICK"

Wonderful blue contrasts with white brick and swirling iron.

texture study: rectangular brick,wooden slats, ornate iron work

Pink Doorway

"PINK DOORWAY"

San Francisco street scene. A study in shapes, textures and soft pink color.

texture study: chevron garage doors, iron gates, arched trim

Homestead

"HOMESTEAD"

The stories this home could tell are endless. A surreal color haze surrounds this scene with dilapidated structure.

texture study: blowing dry weeds, weathered wood, crumbling chimney, shingles over tin roof

Red School

" RED SCHOOL"

On a sunny summer's day I happened upon this forgotten building which schooled so many.

texture study: blowing dry weeds, weathered wood, aqua smooth sky